Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School Archives, Melbourne

Identity area

Identifier

daa/539

Authorized form of name

Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School Archives, Melbourne

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Formerly Lowther Hall Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne

Type

  • Educational

Contact area

 

School Archivist

Type

Address

Street address

17 Leslie Road, Essendon

Locality

Melbourne

Region

Victoria

Country name

Postal code

3040

Telephone

03 9325 5000

Fax

03 9331 1247

Note

Description area

History

Lowther Hall was established in 1920 when two small schools, Essendon’s Winstow Girls School and Blinkbonnie Ladies’ College in Moonee Ponds, joined as one. Lowther Hall is named after former Archbishop of Melbourne, Henry Lowther Clarke.

Afton College of Essendon amalgamated with the school in the 1930s.

Since its establishment, Lowther Hall has grown to become one of Melbourne’s leading girls’ schools, providing an excellent education to approximately 800 students from Kindergarten to Year 12.

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Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

Records relating to the establishment in 1920 and day-to-day running of Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School (formerly known as Lowther Hall Church of
England Grammar School). Limited records also relating to the School's predecessor organisations: Blinkbonnie Ladies' College, Winstow Ladies' College and Afton College.

Buildings

Holdings

Administrative records, including:


  • School Council records, 1920- present
  • Administrative files
  • Architectural drawings
  • Enrolment and attendance records 1920- present.

School publications, including:

  • The Chronicle (school magazine), 1920- present
  • Annual Report/Year in Review, 1992- present
  • Lowther News, 1966- present.

Photographic material.
Audiovisual material.
Textiles, including school uniforms, flags and banners.

Quantity: 140 shelf metres

Finding aids, guides and publications

Pyke, Alvin D, The Gold The Blue: A History of Lowther Hall, 1981.

Access area

Opening times

Open by appointment only.
General reference assistance available.

Access conditions and requirements

All records are closed until requested. Written permission required from Principal for some groups of records.

Accessibility

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Research services

Reproduction services

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Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised 14 April 2018

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Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Education (Thematic area)
  • Religion (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

17 Leslie Road, Essendon
Melbourne, Victoria 3040