University of Melbourne Archives
The University of Melbourne Archives collects, manages and provides access to the historical records of the University, Victorian business, trade unions and other labour organisations, community and cultural organisations, as well as the personal papers of many individuals prominent within them.
Records date from the first years of the colony of Victoria until the present day and cover a very wide field of endeavour. The Archives were established in 1960 and to date hold some 18 kilometres of records.
To order material please contact the reference service or see the services for researchers information.
Email: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.au Phone: (03) 8344 6848 / 8344 4122
What's New
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Architectural treasures of the University of Melbourne Archives will be featured at this year's Cultural Treasures Day (pdf). An introduction to the Archives and family history resources will be presented, also. See our events page for futher details.
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The staff of the University of Melbourne Archives would like to express their sadness at the passing of David Scott on April 22, 2012. David donated a large collection of papers related to his campaigning efforts for East Timorese independence to the UMA in 2006. An obituary by Richard Tanter in The Age outlines his leading role in Australian social welfare and policy fields.
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The only extant recordings of the John Henry Austral radio programs are now available online. Developed by Sim Rubensohn for the Liberal Party in the late 1940s, the programs were the first national political advertising campaign on radio in Australia.
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The University of Melbourne Archives' architectural plans of JJ Clark are currently featured in an exhibition at the Old Treasury building, Gold and Governors. An example of Clark's work is the Melbourne City Baths, above.
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The latest issue of the UMA Bulletin, February 2012 number 30, is now available online.
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The hunt for Ned Kelly is now online! 54 letters to and from Superintendent Francis Hare, who was apppointed officer-in-charge of the hunt for the Kelly gang, have been digitised and are available on the University Libraries' Digital Repository, along with the brief for the prosecution in the subsequent trial.
Rio Tinto
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Rio Tinto Limited is a strategic partner of the University of Melbourne Archives. |
The R E Ross Trust
The University of Melbourne Archives acknowledge the support of The R E Ross Trust. |
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