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
-
The University of Melbourne Archives congratulates Mr Ian Renard, chair of the Archives Advisory Board on being named Member of the Order of Australia for his service to the tertiary education sector, business and commerce and cultural institutions.
-
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.
-
2011-2012 marks the centenary of Australian Antarctic Exploration. The UMA holds a number of collections of interest, including those of Raymond Priestley and the Geology Department's collection of 1,500 glass slides of Antarctic which will be digitised in 2012.
Rio Tinto
 |
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. |
 |