Primary contact
Rare Books and Special Collections Fisher Library F03, University of Sydney 2006Sydney, New South Wales 2006
Identity area
Identifier
daa/189
Authorized form of name
Archive of Australian Judaica, Sydney
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Archive of Australian Judaica, Rare Books and Special Collections, Fisher Library, University of Sydney
Type
- Community
Contact area
Archivist: Laura Carmichael
Type
Address
Street address
Rare Books and Special Collections
Fisher Library F03, University of Sydney 2006
Fisher Library F03, University of Sydney 2006
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2006
Telephone
02 9351 4162
Fax
02 9351 7765
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
The preservation of records of Australian Jewish Organisations and the papers of individuals involved in the Australian Jewish Community.
Buildings
Holdings
New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies: Organisational minutes and reports/correspondence, 1938-1974 (35m).
Zionist Federation of Australia and New Zealand: Organisational minutes and reports/ correspondence, 1945-1992 (14m).
Max Joseph Collection: Individual collection - letters, photos, articles, 1921-1971 (7m).
Cyril Pearl Collection: Individual collection - letters, photos, articles, 1941-1983 (0.5m).
Ruby Rich-Schalit Collection: Individual collection - letters, photos, articles, 1979-1986 (2m).
Executive Council of Australian Jewry: Organisational minutes and correspondence, 1945-1980 (25m).
Australasian Union of Jewish Students: Organisational minutes and correspondence, 1971-1988 (25m).
Jewish Council to Combat Fascism and Anti-Semitism: Organisational minutes and correspondence, 1940-1969 (3m).
Quantity: 254m.
Zionist Federation of Australia and New Zealand: Organisational minutes and reports/ correspondence, 1945-1992 (14m).
Max Joseph Collection: Individual collection - letters, photos, articles, 1921-1971 (7m).
Cyril Pearl Collection: Individual collection - letters, photos, articles, 1941-1983 (0.5m).
Ruby Rich-Schalit Collection: Individual collection - letters, photos, articles, 1979-1986 (2m).
Executive Council of Australian Jewry: Organisational minutes and correspondence, 1945-1980 (25m).
Australasian Union of Jewish Students: Organisational minutes and correspondence, 1971-1988 (25m).
Jewish Council to Combat Fascism and Anti-Semitism: Organisational minutes and correspondence, 1940-1969 (3m).
Quantity: 254m.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Dacy, M (compiler) Archive of Australian Judaica Holdings, 1985-87. Monographs 1, 3-8, 10, 11, University of Sydney.
Periodical republication of catalogue, and bibliography information supplied on request.
Archives of Australian Judaica. Casual Bulletin (1983-April 1998).
Dacy, Marianne, 'Archive of Australian Judaica' Archives and Manuscripts 12/2 (Nov 1984).
Dacy, Marianne, 'Archive of Australian Judaica' Australia/Israel Review 9/14 (Aug, 1984).
Dacy, Marianne, 'Archive of Australian Judaica' Australian Historical Biography 11 (July 1986).
Dacy, Marianne, 'The Archive of Australian Judaica at the University of Sydney' Proceedings of the Eleventh World Congress of Jewish Studies Division B.
History of the Jewish People. Volume IV. Modern Times, 413-20, Jerusalem 1994.
Dacy, Marianne ,'The Archive of Australian Judaica - after ten years', Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society 12/3 (November 1994).
Access area
Opening times
Open: The Archivist is available on Fridays 10am – 4pm; all other days by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
Access to records not normally available for research can be gained by permission of creating body, eg New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies Archives.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available. Referral to paid researchers is available.
Reproduction services
General copying services available.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 6 March 2019
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)