Adrian Cunningham (born 1960) is an Australian archivist who worked for many years at the National Archives of Australia.
[1] Cunningham worked as an archivist at the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau and as a librarian at the State Library of New South Wales.
[1] As Director, Strategic Relations and Personal Records he was responsible for collaborations between the NAA and domestic and international partners in government, industry, the professions and academia.
[4][a] Formal recognition includes:[1] The Emmett Leahy Award was given to recognize Cunningham's work in the National Archives of Australia and the International Council on Archives to promote collaboration in improving the practice of electronic records and information management, including leadership in developing the ICA's Principles and Functional Requirements for Records in Electronic Environments.
[6] In accepting the Emmett Leahy Award, Cunningham said,[7] ... we should not lose sight of those things that probably first attracted us to records work; ... the sense that somehow the spirits of human beings now departed can yet resonate through the written artefacts of their lives.In November 2019 Simon Chu, Adrian Cunningham and Nolda Römer-Kenepa were awarded Fellowships by the International Council on Archives.