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The Australian Credit Union Historical Co-Operative Limited was established in 1985 in order to collect the records of the credit union movement and to preserve its history.
In 1996 the Australian Credit Union Archives Trust was established. The Trustees were responsible for the control and management, collection, storage and access to the archives. The Trustees employed archivists to carry out the various collections management tasks and to manage access to the archives.
In 2004 the Australian Credit Union Historical Co-Operative Ltd was dissolved and its assets and responsibilities were transferred to the Australian Credit Union Archives Trust.
In 2017 the Australian Credit Union Archives changed its name to Australian Mutuals History. This was to better reflect the broader collecting remit of the entire financial mutuals sector.
Contexto geográfico y cultural
Mandatos/Fuentes de autoridad
Australian Mutuals History is supported and funded by individual credit unions, building societies and customer owned banks and also the Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA).
Estructura administrativa
Australian Credit Union Archives Trust: Senior Archivist - Ben Woods
Administración de registros y políticas de recolección
The Australian Mutuals History appraises, collects, documents, and preserves records and other heritage material created by, or relating to, the Australian credit union and building society movements and the customer owned banking sector.
Edificios
Fondos
The collection contains the business records of organisations within the financial mutuals sector. It includes:
archival records of individual credit unions, building societies and customer owned banks
archival records of relevant industry bodies and
personal papers of some prominent individuals in the credit union movement.
Any or all of the following records may be held for any credit union, building society, customer owned bank or other associated organisation:
Board and Committee minutes and papers
correspondence and reports
newsletters, annual reports and publications
histories
photographs of events and personalities.
Instrumentos de descripción, guías y publicaciones
Collection database available in-house. Register of Mutuals available online (as a finding aid and a resource).
Área de acceso
Horario de apertura
Open Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-4pm.
Condiciones de acceso y requisitos
Readers are requested to make an appointment.
Accesibilidad
The office/research area is located on the ground floor (up two steps). Wheelchair access is available through a roller door side entrance.
Área de servicios
Servicios para la investigación
Archives staff are able to do basic research, but are not able to undertake detailed research on behalf of clients. Service fees apply for research services.
Servicios de reproducción
Photocopying, scanning, researcher photography available for appropriate records. Fees apply for copying/scanning services.
Áreas públicas
No dedicated research/public area. Researcher space is available in the office area and there are facilities for using laptop computers.
Área de control
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
Estado de elaboración
Nivel de detalle
Fechas de creación, revisión o eliminación
Revised 8 September 2022
Idioma(s)
Escritura(s)
Fuentes
Notas de mantención
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso
Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
Portapapeles
Contacto principal
59 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills Sydney, New South Wales 2010