Primary contact
207 Barkers Road, KewMelbourne, Victoria 3101
Identity area
Identifier
daa/484
Authorized form of name
Methodist Ladies' College Archives, Melbourne
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- MLC Archives, Melbourne
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
207 Barkers Road, Kew
Locality
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Country name
Postal code
3101
Telephone
03 9274 6333
Fax
Note
Description area
History
Methodist Ladies' College is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne.
MLC was founded in 1882 as a 'modern school of the first order' with buildings that formed ‘a collegiate institution for girls unsurpassed in the colonies’. The goal of MLC's founders, the Wesleyan Methodists, was to provide a 'high-class Christian education for girls', comparable with that provided elsewhere for boys at the time.
Although MLC was Australia's first girls' school to be founded by the Weslyan Methodists, those of all faiths and cultural backgrounds have always been welcomed.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Methodist Ladies' College is governed by a Board of Directors. The Principal reports to the Board of Directors and, with the College Management Team, oversees all aspects of the College.
In June 2015 the College adopted an updated Constitution. Accompanying the Constitution is the Relationship Agreement between MLC and the Uniting Church. (For further information, see https://www.mlc.vic.edu.au/About-MLC/Governance)
Records management and collecting policies
Records relating to the development, history and activities of the College and Old Collegian memorabilia.
Buildings
Holdings
- School magazines, 1885- present
- Student enrolment records, 1882- present
- College prospectuses, 1882- present
- College Council minutes, 1882- present
- School memorabilia and photographs, 1882- present
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment only.
Access conditions and requirements
One week's advance notice of visit required. Past staff/student research service for a fee.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Reproduction services
Copying services available for most records.
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)
- Religion (Thematic area)