State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

Zona de identificação

Identificador

daa/384

Forma autorizada do nome

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

Forma(s) paralela(s) de nome

Outra(s) forma(s) do nome

Tipo

  • State

Zona de contacto

 

Manuscripts Librarian

Tipo

Endereço

Endereço

328 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Localidade

Melbourne

Região

Victoria

Nome do país

Código Postal

3000

Telefone

03 8664 7009

Fax

Nota

área de descrição

história

contexto cultural e geográfico

Mandatos/Fontes de autoridade

estrutura administrativa

Officer in charge: Manuscripts Librarian

Políticas de gestão e entrada de documentos

The acquisition of original records which document all aspects of the history and development of Victoria and its inhabitants, from the earliest times until the present day.

Prédios

Acervos documentais

The Library's manuscripts collection has a particular emphasis on Victoria and its inhabitants, and seeks to gather papers and records that reflect the full range of human diversity and undertakings.

With a wide collecting brief, the manuscripts collection is particularly strong in a number of areas:


  • records of the discovery, exploration and settlement of Victoria by Europeans, including the Port Phillip papers relating to the first contact between Europeans and Aboriginal people
  • the diaries and letters of immigrants to Victoria, especially shipboard diaries
  • life on the Victorian goldfields
  • company records, including the very extensive Coles Myer retail collection
  • records of the labour movement and the papers of notable political figures in Victoria
  • manuscript papers from individuals and organisations active in the fields of literature, the fine arts and the theatre
  • collections relating to Aboriginal people in Victoria
  • diaries, letters and photographs from World War I and World War II

Instrumentos de pesquisa, guias e publicações

A video is available with helpful tips on locating or requesting collection items (see https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/manuscripts-letters-diaries).

área de acesso

horário de funcionamento

Material from the Australian Manuscripts collection is viewed in the Heritage Collections Reading Room or, for certain manuscript collections, in the Australian Manuscripts room.
Heritage Collections Reading Room: open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday to Sunday 10am-6pm, Wednesday 10am-9pm.
For other reading rooms and public holiday opening, see https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/plan-your-visit/opening-hours-getting-here

Condição de acesso e uso

The use of the Australian Manuscripts collection is subject to the State Library’s manuscripts access policy and can be searched via the Library's catalogue. The Library's Rare Books collection is held in storage and can be viewed by contacting Library staff to arrange an appointment in the Heritage Collections Reading Room.

Acessibilidade

área de serviços

serviços de pesquisa

General reference assistance available.

serviços de reprodução

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

Línguas e escritas

Script(s)

Fontes

Notas de manutenção

Pontos de acesso

Pontos de acesso

  • Área de transferência

Contacto principal

328 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria 3000