Primary contact
Level 5/615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Postal address:
PO Box 124, Parkville 3052
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
Identity area
Identifier
daa/335
Authorized form of name
Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives Inc, Melbourne
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Community
- National
Contact area
Committee of Management
Type
Address
Street address
Level 5/615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Postal address:
PO Box 124, Parkville 3052
Locality
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Country name
Postal code
3004
Telephone
Fax
mail@alga.org.au
Note
Description area
History
The Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives was established in 1978 at the Fourth National Homosexual Conference.
Geographical and cultural context
The Archives' focus is Australia, however, we hold significant international holdings, in particular from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Indonesia.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
The Archives is a volunteer-run community-based incorporated association, managed by a Committee.
Records management and collecting policies
The Archives collects and preserves material documenting the lives of Australian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, brotherboy and sister girl people. The collection focuses on Australasia but has notable international holdings.
Buildings
Holdings
The Archives' holdings extend over 500 shelf metres, and include over 250 archival collections. In addition to archival collections, the Archives also maintains extensive collections of periodicals, photographs, books, posters, oral history and audio recordings, ephemera, newspaper clippings, audio-visual, artwork, badges, t-shirts and miscellaneous textiles, costumes, banners and objects.
Further information on holdings is provided on the Archives' website (http://alga.org.au/), and the following websites: https://issuu.com/australianlesbianandgayarchives https://www.librarything.com/profile/ALGA
Finding aids, guides and publications
Selected finding aids, research guides and indexes are available onsite at the Archives.
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment Tuesdays 10am-5pm and selected evenings.
Access conditions and requirements
Access is by appointment only.
Accessibility
Our reading room is wheelchair accessible by lift.
Services area
Research services
Reference and limited research support provided to interstate researchers or those who are unable to access our collections onsite.
Reproduction services
Reproduction and digitisation services are available for a fee.
Public areas
Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 20 March 2018
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