Personal papers including correspondence, manuscripts of books, newspaper articles, lectures and material concerning writers, artists and literary organisations as well as about 2500 books published from 1900 to 1960, many inscribed by the authors and is particularly strong in novels, poetry and history.

Oral history interviews with people involved in all aspects of forest and around photographs depicting various aspects of forests and forestry work.

About 350 photographs, including glass negatives, and a small number of pencil sketches, majority depicting paddle steamers sailing or moored on the Murray or Darling rivers.

Four photographs of the 2022 Pacifica Youth Rugby Cup have recently been added to our collection.

The Library commissioned photographers to capture the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The Library has recently acquired 3 photographs from a Rational Dress Movement picnic in 1895.

The latest buzz at the Library is that 50 new photos of beekeeping in Australia are now available online. 

A summary of copyright and rights in the Pictures collection.

Personal papers, manuscript scores, literary manuscripts, sound recordings and family photographs of Peter Sculthorpe, plus videos of films for which he wrote the music and television interviews.

Wolfgang Sievers' remarkable legacy with about 19,000 prints and 52,000 negatives and transparencies captured from 1938 to 1991. His work offers an extraordinary glimpse into Australian architecture, mining, and industry. 

Hear about the Australian Sikh Games, and how Library staff gained new collection items, connections and knowledge.

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Examples of advertising and media drawn from the National Library of Australia’s exhibition The Sell: Australian Advertising 1790s to 1990s and looks at their influence over time.