Melbourne Cricket Club Archives

Identity area

Identifier

daa/356

Authorized form of name

Melbourne Cricket Club Archives

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • MCC Archives

Type

  • Business

Contact area

 

Archivist

Type

Address

Street address

Melbourne Cricket Club Museum, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont Terrace, Jolimont, Melbourne

Locality

Melbourne

Region

Victoria

Country name

Postal code

3002

Telephone

03 9657 8888

Fax

Note

Description area

History

The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) Archives collection was opened for public access in 2012. These primary source documents illustrate the history of the MCC, its management of the Melbourne Cricket Ground and other sporting facilities, and its contribution towards the development of sport.

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Officer in charge: Archivist

Records management and collecting policies

The MCC Archives reflect the administration of the MCC as a private sporting club, and as an important cricket institution and promoter of a national Australian game.

Buildings

Holdings

Types of records held include financial, administrative and cultural/socio/historical records including ledgers, minute books, letter books, membership books, receipt books, stile books, scorebooks, scrapbooks, maps and plans, sketches, personal and business correspondence.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Open by appointment organised in advance only. Open during MCC library opening hours (Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am-4pm), subject to Melbourne Cricket Ground match day requirements.

Access conditions and requirements

Access to the collection is by appointment only. In preparation, prospective users are advised to familiarise themselves with the MCC Archives Access Policy.
Researchers who wish to undertake their own research using the archives need to register annually before they are able to access collection material.
(For further details, see https://mcc.org.au/about-the-club/club-history/mcc-archives)

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

Archives staff can provide general information about the collections and relevant advice concerning any secondary source material. They can assist with specific reference enquiries.
Simple research questions that can be answered easily will be treated as reference enquiries and be free of charge.
The archives will conduct a limited amount of research on behalf of researchers (fees apply). See website.

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 19 August 2022

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Recreation / Leisure / Sports (Thematic area)
  • Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Melbourne Cricket Club Museum, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont Terrace, Jolimont, Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria 3002