University of Sydney Archives

University of Sydney Archives

• Universitaire

Officer-in-charge: Manager, Archives and Records Management Services

The University Archives is responsible for the care and preservation of those records of the University which have been appraised as having permanent value. It also holds the archival records of amalgamated institutions such as:

• Sydney College of Advanced Education
• Sydney Teachers College
• Sydney College of the Arts
• the Conservatorium of Music
• Cumberland College of Health Sciences.

Administrative series including University Senate: Minutes, Academic Board, Registrar general subject files, photographs, architectural plans and University publications.

The Archives also holds significant collections of the archives of persons and bodies closely associated with the University including:
Anthropological field research and teaching records, 1926-1956, registered on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register http://www.amw.org.au/register/listings/anthropological-field-research-and-teaching-records-university-sydney-1926-1956 which include:

• Personal Archives of A P Elkin (1891–1979) http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/elkinbio.shtml
• Personal Archives of A R Radcliffe Brown http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives /P129guide_2017.pdf
• Personal Archives of H I Hogbin http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/p15_printedguide.pdf
• Personal Archives of Annie M McArthur http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/Revised%20McArthur%20guide%202009.pdf
• Personal Archives of C Wedgwood
  Other prominent personal archives include those of:
• T W Edgeworth David (1858–1934) http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/davidbio.shtml
• R G Chambers (1917–1999) http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/chambersbio.shtml
• John Anderson (1893–1962) http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/anderson_lists_items.shtml
  Quantity: 3801m

References:

• University Archives, Record 1973- present.
• Smith, K E, "University of Sydney Archives', Archives and Manuscripts 18/1 (May 1990): 162 - 163.
• Connell, W F (et al), Australia's First: A History of the University of Sydney, Volume 2, 1940-1990 (University of Sydney and Hale and Ironmonger, 1995): 342-3.

Information on the Archives holdings, including administrative records, personal archives and those of clubs and societies associated with the University can be found here: http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/about.shtml

Archives Online Search https://uniarchivesonline.sydney.edu.au/#/search/records

Archives Mediabank for general photographic collection: http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/media/

World War I Research Files - Online Biographical Database http://beyond1914.sydney.edu.au/

The University of Sydney Archives produces the journal 'Record' each year. It contains articles by our researchers and staff on aspects of the history of the University. Previous issues available here: http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/record.shtml

By appointment Monday to Friday 9.30am-1pm and 2-4.30pm.
Closed public holidays and for two weeks over the Christmas and New Year holidays - check http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/about.shtml for details closer to the time.

One day's advance notice of visit preferred.

Closed period of 30 years applies to some official records.

Anthropological records may be restricted or closed due to their sensitive nature and permission required from the relevant communities for access.

The Archives are located in the Fisher Library and are not administered by the library and therefore have different opening hours.

The location of the library can be found here https://library.sydney.edu.au/libraries/locations.html

Details on public transport and parking at the campus are available here https://sydney.edu.au/campus-life/getting-to-campus.html

People with disabilities: access is available to all public areas within the library.

Our holdings can be searched online https://uniarchivesonline.sydney.edu.au/#/search/records

Reference services are available in person in the search room or by email and telephone. Users can consult finding aids and inspect original paper records.

On consultation with the Archivist, researchers can use their own devices to take copies after completing a request to copy form http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/Request%20for%20Copying%20form_2015.pdf

See our copying policy for more details http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/copying.shtml .

Revised 19 April 2018

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