Primary contact
70 Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane
Brisbane, Queensland 4004
Identity area
Identifier
daa/622
Authorized form of name
Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Educational
Contact area
School Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
70 Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane
Locality
Brisbane
Region
Queensland
Country name
Postal code
4004
Telephone
Fax
archives@bggs.qld.edu.au
Note
Description area
History
Brisbane Girls Grammar School is an academically non-selective independent school, established in 1875 as one of Queensland’s original Grammar schools. It caters for girls from Years 7 to 12.
It opened initially as a branch of Brisbane Grammar School to provide girls with the same educational opportunities as their brothers. In 1882, the decision was made to separate from Brisbane Grammar School and operate independently under the Grammar Schools Act. In 1884, the School relocated to its current site on Gregory Terrace.
The Mothers Group Archive Centre was officially opened in 1999, with funds generously donated by the Mothers Group, to actively collect, preserve, research, document, and provide access to the School’s collection, which dates from 1875 to the present.
For further information about the history, see https://www.bggs.qld.edu.au/about-brisbane-girls-grammar/our-history/
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
To actively collect, preserve, research, document, and provide access to the School’s collection
Buildings
Holdings
The collection, which dates from 1875, includes:
- documents, curriculum materials and publications
- photographs and multimedia
- visual art
- awards and badges, furniture, objects and ephemera
- uniforms.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
The collection is accessible to the wider community, including staff, students, alumnae, parents, The Old Girls Association, as well as researchers and the general public. Contact the School Archivist for further information.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created 14 August 2024
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)