Directory of Archives in Australia

About

Officer in charge

Archivist

Hours & facilities

Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; closed public holidays. General reference assistance and copying services available for books, journals, original records to A3, photographs, maps and plans.

Access

Access to records not normally available for research can be gained by permission from the Headmaster or Archivist.

Acquisition focus

Material related directly to Guildford Grammar School, its Old Boys, and to its related bodies.

Quantity

350m (99.9% in-house).

Major holdings

• Guildford Grammar School: School magazines (indexed) 1904- (1.5m); Moody Collection (semi current) 1979- (5m); Freeth Collection 1928-1949 (5m); Boys' personal files 1926- (300m); Henn Collection 1909-1925 (3m); Staff Personnel Files 1930- (10m); Chapel Collection 1910-(5m); Parents and Friends Association 1960-(5m); Photographs 1900- (5m). Walter Tapper (London Architect): Chapel Building Plans 1911.
• Rev P U Henn (4th Headmaster): Henn Collection 1909-1925 (3m).
• Rev R E Freeth (6th Headmaster): Freeth Collection 1928-1949 (3m).
• F Bennett (1st Headmaster): Information re 1896-1898.
• A D Gillespie (2nd Headmaster): Information re 1899-1903.
• W S Corr (3rd Headmaster): Information re 1904-1909.
• P Hinckley (5th Headmaster): Information re 1925-1927.
• P N Thwaites (7th Headmaster): Thwaites Collection 1950-1956.
• D A Lawe Davies (8th Headmaster): Lawe Davies Collection 1957-1978.

Guides

• Entries in National Library of Australia Guide to Collections of Manuscripts Relating to Australia.

References

• Norwood, Jim 'An Archives for Guildford' Archives and Manuscripts 19/1 (May 1991):67-70.