Primary contact
Science Centre, Morgan Thomas Lane, AdelaideAdelaide, South Australia 5000
Identity area
Identifier
daa/307
Authorized form of name
South Australian Museum Archives, Adelaide
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- State
Contact area
Archive Collection Manager, Lea Gardam
Type
Address
Street address
Science Centre, Morgan Thomas Lane, Adelaide
Locality
Adelaide
Region
South Australia
Country name
Postal code
5000
Telephone
08 8207 7375
Fax
Note
Description area
History
The South Australian Museum Archives was formally established in the 1940s when the Curator of Anthropology, Norman B Tindale, recognised the need to manage the collections and aid their retrieval. For further information about the archives, see http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collections/information-resources/archives.
For a history of the museum with its origins in the mid nineteenth century, see http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/about/our-history
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Archive Collection Manager
Records management and collecting policies
To supplement the South Australian Museum’s research interests, documents have also been collected by donation, bequest and acquisition. Fellow scientists, missionaries, Indigenous organisations, artists, police inspectors, medical doctors and photographers from the mid-1800s have all contributed to the wealth of knowledge contained in the Museum archives.
Buildings
Holdings
South Australia Museum: Records, 1856- present.
Board for Anthropological Research: Records, 1925-1971.
N B Tindale: Records, 1920s-1990s.
F J Gillen: Records, 1875-1900s.
J G Reuther: Records, 1888-1906.
S A White: Records, 1890s-1930s.
W D Walker: Records, 1900s-1930s.
J B Birdsell: Records, 1930s-1970s.
Board for Anthropological Research: Records, 1925-1971.
N B Tindale: Records, 1920s-1990s.
F J Gillen: Records, 1875-1900s.
J G Reuther: Records, 1888-1906.
S A White: Records, 1890s-1930s.
W D Walker: Records, 1900s-1930s.
J B Birdsell: Records, 1930s-1970s.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday 10am-4pm.
Access conditions and requirements
By appointment only: a minimum of two weeks’ notice is required.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
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 17 April 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Indigenous (Thematic area)