Primary contact
86 Anderson Street South YarraMelbourne, Victoria 3141
Identity area
Identifier
daa/538
Authorized form of name
Melbourne Girls Grammar School Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- MGGS Archives
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
86 Anderson Street South Yarra
Locality
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Country name
Postal code
3141
Telephone
03 9862 9200
Fax
Note
Description area
History
Melbourne Girls' Grammar, is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in South Yarra, an inner city suburb of Melbourne. It delivers education for girls from Early Learning to Year 12 for more than 125 years.
It was originally established as an academic school for girls in 1893. In 1898 the Registrar of the Melbourne Church of England Diocese, purchased the school and in 1903 the school became the first Anglican school for girls in Victoria, known simply as the Church of England Girls Grammar School.
The Melbourne Girls Grammar Archives was first established in 1998 to ensure the collection, retention and preservation of the school’s tangible and intangible history.
The Archives provides access to the extensive historical holdings of the school to students, staff and to the wider community, for research and general historical interest. Melbourne Girls Grammar, through its former students and staff, has made a significant contribution to girls’ education, and to the cultural capital of Victorian and Australian society.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer-in-charge: Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
Records relating to staff, students and the general administration and everyday life of Melbourne Girls Grammar School since 1893.
Buildings
Holdings
The Archives contains an indexed collection of documents, photographs and memorabilia which includes material relating to, inter alia:
- Student and staff records
- Business records
- Records and information on past principals
- School magazines and student publications
- Student work
- Curriculum
- School committees and administration
- General historical information
- Buildings
- Photographs of staff, students, buildings and events
- Uniforms and general memorabilia.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am-4pm.
Archives are closed during school holidays.
Archives are closed during school holidays.
Access conditions and requirements
If you wish to undertake research using school records, please fill in and print the forms:
and sent them to the school - see https://www.mggs.vic.edu.au/archives
- Application for Access to Archival Collection
- Archives Rules for Access and Use
and sent them to the school - see https://www.mggs.vic.edu.au/archives
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reference assistance available by email, mail and telephone.
Reproduction services
Copying services available for most records. Photographic reproduction can be arranged.
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
- Education (Thematic area)
- Built Environment (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)