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Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue sitting in an armchair and smiling

Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, image by Leanna King, courtesy of the Lowitja Institute

Speeches of Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue now available online

The Library has recently digitised the speeches of Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG.

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Stead Collection

Papers of Christina Stead including diaries, manuscripts of her works, correspondence, personal documents, cuttings and photographs as well as papers of her biographers.

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Troops stationed at the base of the Egyptian pyramids.

AG Stephens, Will Donald, Returned Soldiers Association of New South Wales and Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, Anzac memorial , 1916, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-37362638

Stephens Collection

Manuscripts of poems and stories and letters from over 70 writers that Stephens assembled in the years in which he was editing the ‘Red Page’ of the Bulletin and later the Bookfellow.

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pencil drawing a young male artist leaning over a canvas painting an active scene

William Strutt, Atelier Drolling, Paris, 184-, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-134769037

Strutt Collection

About 280 paintings and drawings by William Strutt dating from 1837-1900, produced in France, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and England, as well as 2 typescripts of stories by Strutt.

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Leaflet with a large image of three students, bold text reading 'AUS & YOU' and some information about The Australian Union of Students

National Union of Australian University Students / Australian Union of Students, AUS & you: students working together, 1981, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-450381672

An old map of Antarctica from 1842.
The first Russian Antarctic expedition in 1819-21

The Library has recently acquired a journal recording the first Russian Antarctic expedition in 1819-21.

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A man standing next to a hanging fish. The fish is taller and larger than him.

DC Tilghman, Groper caught off Cairns foreshore, 1932, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-142227653

Tilghman Collection

About 260 books and pamphlets on American history, as well as papers of the Woodriff family and Tilghman, including about 380 of Tilghman's photographs of the Northern Territory 1925–1927 and Queensland 1931–1933.

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Small handmade diaries of various sizes and designs, some in fabric cases

Philippa Webb, Artist's travel diaries of Philippa Webb, 1994-2015, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10025959

Travel around the world with artist Philippa Webb

Explore Philippa Webb's vibrant artist’s travel diaries and learn about her artistic style.

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Shelf and table with dozens of old, leather-bound books, some with gold designs or writing on the spines

Rare Books in the collection. 

Using the Rare Books collection

Records for much of the Rare Books Collection are in our catalogue, but if you do not find the item you are looking for, please ask for help: the item may not yet be catalogued, or an alternative version may be available

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Valente Collection

Around 6,000 books, mostly in Portuguese, mostly relating to literature, history and religion among many other topics.

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Van der Sprenkel Collection

This Collection contains around 150 Chinese books, including some very rare works. They cover a range of subjects such as Chinese history, literature, society, classics, philosophy and religion.

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