Directory of Archives in Australia

About

Officer in charge

Archivist

Hours & facilities

Open Mon-Fri by appointment; closed weekends and public holidays. General reference assistance available. Copying services available for printed materials, original records to A3, photographs and plans.

Access

2 weeks' advance notice of visit desirable with information about topic and purpose of research. 30 year rule applies to original records but may be waived in special circumstances by written application to the College Council.

Acquisition focus

The history of The Women's College, its staff and students including their biographical details and careers.

Quantity

70m (95% in-house)

Major holdings

• Women's College Council and sub-committees: Minutes 1891- (2m); finance records (2m); architectural plans & specifications for College buildings 1892- (10m).
• Women's College: Calendar 1893-1989 & Journal 1992- (annual report) (1m); Administration records 1892- (25m); Student record cards & Roll books 1892-1939 (8m).
• Students' Club & sub-committees: Magazine 1914- (1m); Minutes 1917- (5m).
• College and Students: photographic collection 1892- (8m).
• The Ladies' Committee of the Women's College Fund: Minutes, correspondence & miscellaneous printed material 1887-1895 (1m).
• Individuals: personal correspondence of Louisa Macdonald to Eleanor Grove 1892-1898; manuscript and correspondence of Christopher Brennan and John Le Gay Brereton concerning A Mask (1913).

Guides

• Annable, Rosemary, (compiler) Women's College Archives Shelf List, 1991.