Publishing
UMA holds some noteworthy and diverse collections of publishers' records that span different genres and eras. The type of records held within each collection is various and includes business records such as ledgers and advertisers' day books in the case of the two newspaper collections, while the literary collections - such as McPhee Gribble Pty Ltd and Meanjin - hold author correspondence and manuscripts in addition to their records of business.
Ararat Advertiser
Records from the regional newspaper and printing firm. 3 linear metres of records from 1857-1960.
D.W. Thorpe Pty Ltd
Records of the Melbourne-based general publishing house from 1919-71.
McPhee Gribble Pty Ltd
The complete archive of the Melbourne publishing house that flourished from 1975-90. This collection is currently restricted.
Meanjin
The archive of the University of Melbourne-based literary journal from its foundation in 1940, the Meanjin Archive is of national significance for its comprehensive authors' correspondence and manuscript files.
Pastoral Review Pty Ltd
12 linear metres of business records for 1891-1955 of the firm that published the monthly Pastoral Review, a powerful voice in primary industry affairs.
Sisters Publishing Ltd
2.2 linear metres of records of the Melbourne company established to publish and distribute women's writing from 1978-84.
Sisters Publishing Ltd from the UMA Bulletin.
Sugar and Snails Press Co-Operative Ltd
3 linear metres of records of the feminist-based children's publishing house covering the years 1974-91.