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The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery History collection represents both Tasmania's place in Australia and the world, and brings the world to Tasmania.
The Collection is diverse, and ranges across many collecting areas, from archives and photographs, to personal items, archaeology, comparative cultural collections and large industrial technology such as trains, aircraft or printing presses. The collection represents collecting activities from 1842 to present day.
contexto cultural e geográfico
Mandatos/Fontes de autoridade
estrutura administrativa
Officer in charge: Curator, History Collection
Políticas de gestão e entrada de documentos
Tasmanian history with particular reference to Northern Tasmania.
Prédios
Acervos documentais
History Collections include:
General History
Photographs
Community History Series (CHS)
Oral History
Tasmanian Aboriginal collections
Large Technology
Comparative Cultural
The Beattie Collection
Arms and Militaria
Numismatics
Manuscript and ephemera
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery records
Specific holdings include, for example:
Launceston City Council: Correspondence and Cuttings (includes former Lilydale Council and St Leonards Council), 1850s-1980s (334m)
Uniting Church Collection: Baptism and Marriage Registers, 1833-1985 (4.5m)
Weston Papers: Correspondence, 1830-1880 (3.5m)
King, H J: Photographs, 1921 (3m)
Cowie: Postcards, 1900-1915 (3m)
Masters, A H: Photographs, 1890-1930 (4m).
Scott Papers: Correspondence, 1847-9, 1853-4 (2m).
Wherett: Photographs, 1940s (2m)
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery: Correspondence and records, 1891-1985 (60m)
Tasdance: performing arts - correspondence, photos, videos, cassettes, 1981-1996 (34m).
Instrumentos de pesquisa, guias e publicações
Bartlett, Anne, 'Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery Archive Collection' Local and Family History Sources in Tasmania, Genealogical Society of Tasmania, 1991: 81-83.
área de acesso
horário de funcionamento
The History Centre is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am-12pm, 2-4pm by appointment. The Centre is located on the second floor of the Museum at Inveresk.
Condição de acesso e uso
Copies of collection guides, some photographs, and news cutting files are available without appointment. Appointments however are essential if visitors wish to access original items. Please contact us at least 24 hours prior to a planned visit.
Access to all material is subject to standard archival restrictions. Donated material which has not been catalogued is not generally available.
Acessibilidade
área de serviços
serviços de pesquisa
General reference assistance is available.
serviços de reprodução
Copies of most items can be purchased. Appropriate forms listing fees and conditions can be provided upon request.
Áreas públicas
Zona do controlo
Identificador da descrição
Identificador da instituição
Regras ou convenções utilizadas
Estatuto
Nível de detalhe
Datas de criação, revisão ou eliminação
Revised 1 November 2021
Línguas e escritas
Script(s)
Fontes
Notas de manutenção
Pontos de acesso
Pontos de acesso
Local Studies (Thematic area)
Religião (Thematic area)
Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)