Primary contact
1431 Sturt Street, Ballarat
Ballarat, Victoria 3350
Identity area
Identifier
daa/554
Authorized form of name
St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Victoria
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- SPC Archives
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Catriona Banks
Type
Address
Street address
1431 Sturt Street, Ballarat
Locality
Ballarat
Region
Victoria
Country name
Postal code
3350
Telephone
03 5331 1688
Fax
cbanks@stpats.vic.edu.au
URL
www.stpats.vic.edu.au
Note
Description area
History
St Patrick's College is a Catholic day and boarding secondary school for boys, founded by the Christian Brothers and in the Edmund Rice tradition. Since 1893 it has served the people of Ballarat, Western Victoria and beyond. For further information, see http://www.stpats.vic.edu.au/en/st-patricks-college/history/
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Holdings include records and information dating from the college's foundation in 1893. Items include student records, ephemeral items, registers, uniforms, plaques, photographs, trophies, pennants, maps and plans.
As many generations of boys have attended the College, stories relating to family and social histories can be found in the archives. There are also links to the Catholic Church archives in the Ballarat Diocese and further afield, as well as other Catholic schools in Ballarat.
Finding aids, guides and publications
The college's centenary was celebrated in 1993, and an official history of the college by Br P C Naughtin 'History and Heritage' was published.
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
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 13 April 2018
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Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)