Primary contact
Library Walk, Lane Cove NSW 2066
Postal address:
as above
Identity area
Identifier
daa/96
Authorized form of name
Lane Cove Library
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
Contact area
Archivist/Local Studies Librarian
Type
Address
Street address
Library Walk, Lane Cove NSW 2066
Postal address:
as above
Locality
Region
Country name
Postal code
Telephone
(02) 9911-3637 (archives); (02) 9911 3634 (library)
Fax
(02) 9418-8054
library@lanecove.nsw.gov.au
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Archivist/Local Studies Librarian
Records management and collecting policies
The Archives of Lane Cove Council, Lane Cove Community groups and personal papers of Lane Cove Families. Current and retrospective material in all formats on the Municipality of Lane Cove, and the Lane Cove River.
Buildings
Holdings
Lane Cove Municipal Council: Rate and valuation books 1872-1983 (45m); Minute books 1865-1990 (11.2m); Correspondence 1895-1974 (50.5m); Electoral rolls 1898-1991 (1m); Building applications 1963-1988 (290m); Business papers 1895-1990. Various Community groups: Archives (38m).
Quantity: 497m (40% in-house)
References: Washington, Judy 'A case study of the retrieval of some local government record' Preserving Our Heritage : A Paper Conservation Video Kit. Video 2, Part 1. Sydney : ALIA , 1990 . Byleveld, Alan 'Lane Cove Municipal Council Archives: an access policy in action' Paper delivered to seminar 'Access and Attitudes', 17 September, 1990 (in publication).
Finding aids, guides and publications
Unpublished guide to the Archives of Lane Cove Council. Unpublished guide to the Archives of Lane Cove Community Groups and Family papers. Washington, Judith: Guide to the Papers of the Garling Family. Lane Cove: Lane Cove Public Library, 1991. Dempsey, Clare T. Catalogue of the Desiderius Orban Research Collection in Lane Cove Public Library, Lane Cove: Lane Cove Public Library 1989. From 1992, Entries in National Library of Australia Guide to Collections of Manuscripts Relating to Australia.
Access area
Opening times
Archives/Local History hours are: open Tues, Thurs 10am-5pm, Sat 9am-12pm, or by appointment; closed Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun. General reference assistance available. Copying services available for books, journals, original records to A3, photographs and newspapers. Introductory brochure available.
General Library open 7 days. Please contact 02 9911 3634.
Access conditions and requirements
Application for access required. A general closed period of about 10 years applies to some series in Council Records Department.