Hawkesbury Library Service, Local Studies Collection

Identity area

Identifier

daa/79

Authorized form of name

Hawkesbury Library Service, Local Studies Collection

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Formerly Hawkesbury City Council Library, Local Studies Collection

Type

  • Municipal

Contact area

 

Local History Librarian

Type

Address

Street address

Deerubbin Centre (Ground Floor), 300 George Street,
Windsor

Locality

Windsor

Region

New South Wales

Country name

Postal code

2756

Telephone

02 4560 4466

Fax

Note

Description area

History

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Officer in charge: Local Studies Librarian

Records management and collecting policies

Collect material about the Hawkesbury District, both past and present.

Buildings

Holdings

Holdings include for example, records of various individuals/bodies:

  • Pamphlet collection (18m)
  • Church and cemetery records (2m)
  • Environmental impact studies, 1970's-present (2m)
  • Church registers (0.5m)
  • Photograph collection, 1870-present (2m).

Walker Solicitors: Correspondence, wills, day books, 1800s-1960 (2.5m).
Hawkesbury City Council: Minute/rate books etc, 1873- (84m).
Published books.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Nichols, Michelle (compiler), Guide to the Local Studies Collection. Hawkesbury City Council Library Service, 1997.

Access area

Opening times

Open Monday to Friday 9am-7pm; Saturday 9am-1pm and Sunday 2-5pm.
Closed public holidays.

Access conditions and requirements

Advance notice of visit required if using the photograph collection or the Council records.

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

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Local Studies (Thematic area)
  • Politics and Government (Thematic area)
  • Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Deerubbin Centre (Ground Floor), 300 George Street, Windsor
Windsor, New South Wales 2756