Australians have often gone to great lengths to see their favourite sporting teams, even back in the 1860s. This is evidenced ...

Every federal election, the Library collects campaign material and ephemera across all candidates, electorates and parties comprehensively. The Library's election ephemera collection covers every ...

We often don’t realise we’re living through a major historical moment until the time has passed. The pandemic we find ourselves in now is one such historical moment. Dr Chris Wallace and Professor ...

Browse descriptive finding aids and digital images of records of private organisations and personal papers (M Series) relating to Australia and the Pacific filmed by the Australian Joint Copying ...

Australian society is in the midst of a major digital transition that fundamentally changes the ways in which collecting and memory institutions must operate. The digital deluge – the sheer volume and ...

Australia’s cultural collections are a national treasure: reflecting the diversity, strength, and growth of our nation. They provide context to our history and enable us to envision new futures. They ...

School’s in at the National Library’s Digital Classroom. Home to more than 10 million collection items, the National Library of Australia is the largest source of information in the world about ...

In accordance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, the National Library Council submits its annual report to the Minister for the Arts. Accessible versions of the ...

Rare and special materials represent manuscripts, illustrations of special artistic or graphic interest Note: In the Library context manuscripts (such as the papers of prominent Australians) will be ...

The Library’s Oral History and Folklore Collection dates back to the 1950’s and includes a rich and diverse collection of interviews and recordings with Australians from all walks of life. Our Oral ...

Locating the last resting places of our family and forebears can be an important aspect of our genealogical research. For many, it will eventually lead to a journey to those places and to the exact ...

During the development of Cook and the Pacific, the National Library of Australia consulted First Nations peoples from the places Cook visited. Some members of these communities have provided us with ...