Primary contact
Ground Floor, 91 Murray Street, Hobart
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Identity area
Identifier
daa/477
Authorized form of name
Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, LINC Tasmania
- Formerly Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, LINC Tasmania
Type
- State
Contact area
Curator (Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts)
Type
Address
Street address
Ground Floor, 91 Murray Street, Hobart
Locality
Hobart
Region
Tasmania
Country name
Postal code
7000
Telephone
03 6165 5584
Fax
Allport@libraries.tas.gov.au
URL
Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts - Libraries Tasmania
Note
Description area
History
The collection was bequeathed to the people of Tasmania by Henry Allport in 1966. Relevant manuscripts are infrequently added to the collection.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Manager, State Library and Archive Service
See also: State Library of Tasmania - W L Crowther Library
Records management and collecting policies
The content of the manuscripts collection is generally nineteenth-century Tasmanian, with an emphasis on the Allport family. The collection is largely as it was when bequeathed by Henry Allport. Manuscripts are infrequently added to the collection, but rare and significant items may be acquired if they meet the Library's Collection Development Policy.
Buildings
Holdings
- Allport family: personal papers (5m).
- Dobson, John: professional (legal) papers, c.1834-1860 (3m).
Quantity: 20m.
References: - The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts. Hobart, State Library of Tasmania, 1993.
- Winter, G (ed) Tasmanian insights: essays in honour of Geoffrey Thomas Stilwell. Hobart, State Library of Tasmania, 1992.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Search the LINC Tasmania library catalogue at www.linc.tas.gov.au
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday 9.30am-5pm; Saturday 9.30am-2pm.
Closed public holidays.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Materials can be viewed in the State Library History Room upon request. Many items are digitised and may be viewed through the LINC Tasmania catalogue.
Services area
Research services
Assistance with research is provided by the State Library and Archive Service. See https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/get-help/Pages/help-finding.aspx
Reproduction services
High resolution digital scans and photography can be ordered through the State Library and Archive Service. See http://sltas.altarama.com/reft100.aspx?pmi=6LVUGkgOb4
Public areas
Manuscript items can be requested for use in the History Room, 2nd floor, 91 Murray Street.
Exhibitions are held in the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts gallery space on the ground floor.
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 8 November 2023
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Environment (Thematic area)
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Geography (Thematic area)
- Law and Justice (Thematic area)
- Travel and Exploration (Thematic area)