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Australian Museum

Contact

Street address
6 College Street, Sydney 2010
Postal address
As above
Phone
(02) 9320-6185
Fax
(02) 9320-6050
Email
archives@austmus.gov.au
Website
http://www.amonline.net.au/

About

Officer in charge
Manager, Archives & Records
Hours & facilities
Open Mon-Fri 9am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-5pm. Reference assistance available in person and by telephone. Copying services available for books, journals, microfilms and photographs. Referral to paid researchers is available.
Access
Advance notice of visit is required.  Please contact (02) 9320-6185.
 
Acquisition focus
The Australian Museum Archives holds the records of the Australian Museum and papers of scientists and other individuals who have worked at, or been associated with, the Museum.
Quantity
180m (85% in-house).
Major holdings
  • Australian Museum: Correspondence 1837-1949 (44m); Portraits of trustees and staff 1846-1925.
  • Australian Museum Trust: Trust minutes 1836 to date.
  • Curators: Accession schedules 1879-1956 (5m).
  • Scott Sisters: Drawings 1860s (2m).
  • G Whitley: Whitley papers c1922-1965 (20m).
Guides
  • Entries in National Library of Australia's Guide to Collections of Manuscripts Relating to Australia.
  • A Guide to the Australian Museum Archives, 3rd edition, 1989.
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Last updated: 7 February 2008