Eerste contactpersoon
Level 5/615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Postal address:
PO Box 124, Parkville 3052
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
Identificatie
Bestandsidentificatie
daa/335
Geauthoriseerde naam
Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives Inc, Melbourne
Parallelle vormen van de naam
Aandere naamsvormen
Soort
- Community
- National
Contact
Committee of Management
Soort
adres
Adres
Level 5/615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Postal address:
PO Box 124, Parkville 3052
Locality
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Landnaam
Postcode
3004
Telefoon
Fax
mail@alga.org.au
Aantekening
Beschrijving
Geschiedenis
The Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives was established in 1978 at the Fourth National Homosexual Conference.
Geografische en culturele 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.
Mandaat/bronnen van bevoegdheid
Organisatie structuur
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.
Gebouwen
Bestanden
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
Toegangen, gidsen en publicaties
Selected finding aids, research guides and indexes are available onsite at the Archives.
Toegang
Openingstijden
Open by appointment Tuesdays 10am-5pm and selected evenings.
Raadpleegvoorwaarden en -eisen
Access is by appointment only.
Toegankelijkheid
Our reading room is wheelchair accessible by lift.
dienstverlening
onderzoeksdienstverlening
Reference and limited research support provided to interstate researchers or those who are unable to access our collections onsite.
reproduktiedienstverlening
Reproduction and digitisation services are available for a fee.
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Beheer
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Datering van aanmaak, herziening of verwijdering
Revised 20 March 2018
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