Primary contact
5 Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill
Sydney, New South Wales 2023
Identity area
Identifier
daa/66
Authorized form of name
Cranbrook School, Sydney
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
5 Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2023
Telephone
02 9327 9475
Fax
archives@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au
Note
Description area
History
Cranbrook is an Anglican independent day and boarding school for boys, from Pre-school to Year 12.
The school was established on 22 July 1918 in Bellevue Hill on the shores of Sydney Harbour. It was to be a school in the Anglican tradition whose mission would be to provide the best possible education for each boy entrusted to its care.
The Cranbrook School Archives was established in 1974 and has been staffed by a professional Archivist since 1987. Its mission is to ensure the preservation in perpetuity of those official and unofficial records and artefacts appraised to be of permanent value and significance to the continuing history, heritage and management of Cranbrook School. The Archives acts as the corporate memory of Cranbrook School and is an integral part of the School fabric.
These records and artefacts are made available for use on behalf of past, present and future generations and are used to support and enhance current decision-making. The School is committed to making accessible its history, heritage and culture to members of the School community and public.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer-in-charge: Archives Officer
Records management and collecting policies
The Cranbrook School Archives acquires significant records created by the school body, and those associations closely affiliated.
Buildings
Holdings
The Archives includes the in-house records of the School of permanent value and the Heritage Collection of movable objects of cultural heritage significance to the School. The collection includes photographs, items of uniform, school registers, the school magazine, other school publications, prize lists, architectural plans and oral history recordings, specific examples include:
- Cranbrookian Editorial Committee: Publications - The Cranbrookian, 1920- present (5m)
- School Council: Minutes of council meetings, 1917- present (1m)
- School plans, 1920s- present
- Annual reports and balance sheets, 1921- present (0.2m)
- Headmaster - M Bishop: Bishop papers, 1963-1980.
Quantity: 100m.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by appointment.
Closed public holidays and independent school holidays.
Access conditions and requirements
Advance notice of visit required. Proof of identity required. Researchers should have bona fide interest in the school or be a member of the school community. Enquiries regarding access to the School Archives should be made to the Archives Officer.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
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
Revised 1 March 2024
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)