Primary contact
10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak
Melbourne, Victoria 3142
Identity area
Identifier
daa/556
Authorized form of name
Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak, Melbourne
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Heritage Collection and Records Manager
Type
Address
Street address
10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak
Locality
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Country name
Postal code
3142
Telephone
03 9823 8100, or direct 03 9823 8157
Fax
Note
Description area
History
Loreto Toorak is an independent Catholic school for girls from Preparatory through to Year 12. The school is one of many around the world directed by the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), also known as the Loreto Sisters.
The Institute had spread rapidly throughout mainland Australia from 1875, when Catholic primary and secondary schools were established in Ballarat. In 1924, Loreto Toorak was established. It is one of seven Loreto Schools in Australia.
The Loreto Toorak Heritage Collection documents the tradition and history of the School and serves as its long-term memory. The collection encourages quality planning and decision-making by providing access to past experience, expertise and knowledge, as well as providing a historical perspective.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak is an Australian Public Company, Limited by Guarantee and governed by a School Board. For further details, see https://www.loretotoorak.vic.edu.au/our-school/governance
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Heritage Collection and Records Manager
Records management and collecting policies
Material relating to Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak and its community.
The Heritage Collection continually grows thanks to the donations of staff and students (both past and present), and the acquisition of the school’s day-to-day records. Photographs, blazers, hats, badges and copies of the school magazine are just some of the precious items that have been donated in recent years.
Please contact the Heritage Collection and Records Manager if you wish to donate an item to the heritage collection or loan material for copying.
Buildings
Holdings
Includes:
- General photographs including class photos
- Textiles including blazers, hats etc
- School magazines
- School newsletters and other publications
- Student records (files)
- Class rolls
- Principal's correspondence
- Audiovisual material including films and videos
Quantity: 100 shelf metres.
References: A Mosaic of Memories, Loreto Mandeville Hall 1924-1999
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
Advance notice of visit is preferable. All records are closed until they are requested at which time an assessment will be made of their availability.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Reproduction services
Copying services for books, journals, original records to A3, photographs, newspapers, maps and plans.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 3 April 2019
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)