Mentone Girls' Grammar School Archives, Melbourne

Identity area

Identifier

daa/496

Authorized form of name

Mentone Girls' Grammar School Archives, Melbourne

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

Type

  • Educational

Contact area

Type

Address

Street address

11 Mentone Parade, Mentone

Locality

Melbourne

Region

Victoria

Country name

Postal code

3194

Telephone

03 9581 1200

Fax

Note

Description area

History

Mentone Girls' Grammar School is a leading Australian girls' school founded in 1899. It is an independent, Anglican day school for girls, located in Mentone, a bayside suburb of Melbourne.

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

All items relating to Mentone Girls' Grammar School and its associations and associates from 1889.

Buildings

Holdings


  • School council correspondence and minutes
  • Old Girls' Club correspondence
  • Class photos from the 1950s
  • School magazine, Spindrift
  • School newsletters and other publications
  • Student records (files)
  • Textiles including blazers, hats, school ties, etc
  • General memorabilia including badges, trophies, etc.

The School's Digital Archive celebrates this proud history and makes our heritage available to current and past students, parents, and the broader community. Access to these digital collections is made available through the generous support of Mentone Girls' Grammar Old Girls' Association as well as current and past parents. See https://mentonegirls.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/

Finding aids, guides and publications

Burren, Pauline B., Mentone: The Place for a School 1984.

Access area

Opening times

Open by appointment on Fridays between 8.30am-4.30pm.

Access conditions and requirements

All items in the archives are closed until requested. The requested items will then be assessed by the Archivist and a decision made on their accessibility.

To access some of the digital archive collections, you need a Mentone Girls' Grammar School Community login, see https://www.mentonegirls.vic.edu.au/student-life/kerferd-library/mentone-girls-school-digital-archives

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

General reference assistance available.

Reproduction services

A4 and A3 copying services available for paper based items (an assessment of the conservation needs of each item to be copied will be made by the Archivist).
Copies of photographs 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

28 July 2018

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

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

Primary contact

11 Mentone Parade, Mentone
Melbourne, Victoria 3194