Primary contact
Richmond Villa, 120 Kent Street, SydneySydney, New South Wales 2000
Identity area
Identifier
daa/161
Authorized form of name
Society of Australian Genealogists, Sydney
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Archives Officer
Type
Address
Street address
Richmond Villa, 120 Kent Street, Sydney
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2000
Telephone
02 9247 3953
Fax
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer-in-charge: Archives Officer
Records management and collecting policies
The Society maintains its own records relating to establishment, activities and growth of Council and Committees including minutes and financial records.
Our manuscript collection (known originally as the Primary Records) was set up in 1963 to house donated material. At present there are more than 55,000 files, with additions weekly. The files hold family papers, pedigrees, photographs, certificates, unpublished research notes, other documents and memorabilia from Australia and overseas. The Online Catalogue is available at http://midas.sag.org.au/
Buildings
Holdings
Holdings include:
- Bound manuscripts
- Family papers and documents
- Photographs, pictures and framed material
- Reeve records
- Rolled maps and charts
- Brass rubbings
- Confidential material
- Thomson Grant records
- Tom Mutch memorial cuttings
- Marriage unit forms
- Outsize items
- Dennes records
- Waldron-McCarthy records
- Artefacts.
References: Robinson, Tim, 'An Introduction to the Primary Records', Descent Vol 11/2: pp 83-90.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 10am-4pm (for members and day researchers).
Closed Monday, Friday, Sunday and public holidays.
Closed Monday, Friday, Sunday and public holidays.
Access conditions and requirements
Researchers may be members of the Society or Day Researchers. Day Researchers must show identity, complete a research form and pay a fee. Membership of the Society is available on application to, and subject to approval of, the Council. The Society records are restricted but the majority are available on application to the Archives Officer. Primary records are available upon request.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reference assistance is available in person as well as referral to paid researchers. The society also operates a library of books, journals, microform and computer based materials.
Reproduction services
Copying services for original records to A3 size, photographs, newspapers, maps and plans. Digital copies can also be provided.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 29 March 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)