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About

Officer in charge

Special Collections Librarian

Hours & facilities

Open Mon-Fri 1-4pm; closed weekends, public holidays and Christmas - New Year period. General reference assistance available. General copying services available. Introductory brochure available.

Access

Proof of identity required. Restrictions imposed on some material by donors.

Acquisition focus

Papers of staff and graduates of The University of Adelaide and of those associated with major areas of our book collections (especially, Theatre, Pacific, German settlers in Australia and Australian Aboriginal culture.

Quantity

200m (80% in-house).

Major holdings

• Bates, Daisy: Personal papers 1882-1947 (3m).
• Glennon, Keith: Papers re history of dance in Australia 1913-1970 (4m).
• German Settlers: Papers 1850-1962 (1.5m).
• Harris, Max: Papers re Angry Penguins and Ern Malley Hoax 1935-67, 1987-89 (0.8m).
• Symon, FAN: Theatre Programmes Collections 1879-1976 (10m).
• Oliphant, Sir Mark: Personal Papers 1896-1983 (17m).
• Crocker, Sir Walker: Personal Papers 1902-90 (26m).
• Adelaide University Theatre Guild: Records 1940- (8m).
• Maude, HE & HC: Papers (Pacific History) 1904-84 (4.5m).
• Fisher, Sir Ronald: Correspondence 1911-62 (4.5m).
• Schwerdtfeger, Hans: Papers (mathematics) 1927-90 (4m).

Guides

• Hoskin, Cheryl, Guide to the Special Collections of the Barr Smith Library of the University of Adelaide. Adelaide, The University of Adelaide, 1990
• Entries in National Library of Australia Guide to Collections of Manuscripts Relating to Australia.

References

• Woodburn, Susan, 'The Pacific Collection of the University of Adelaide' Pacific Archives Journal No 6 (June 1988): 36-44.