Edited by Chris Wallace

Learn how to uncover facts and colour from historical documents, manuscripts, newspapers and more.

Dianne Wolfer, illustrated by Erica Wagner

Explore some of the speculative fiction reads in the collection and how they can help future generations understand society in the time they were written.

We joined Prof John Morrissey for a discussion about his recent Fellowship research focused on the environmental writing of renowned Australian poet and author Judith Wright.

Learn about Dr Christina Thompson's experience as a Creative Arts Fellow researching the introduction of writing in Polynesia.

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Henry Lawson is celebrated as one of Australia’s greatest poets. 

Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell

Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into uncovering different forms of life writing produced in Australia following the Labour Migration Scheme between Turkey and Australia in 1967.

Learn about the research of 2024 National Library Scholar Zoe Smith and what she found during her time at the Library.

Around 500 titles by minor and obscure British poets of the 19th century, most having been published during the reign of Queen Victoria – some earlier imprints extending back to 1801.

A vast repository of over 4,000 books, primarily in Chinese, covering history, culture, politics, and religion. Collected between 1950 and 2000, it includes rare texts from Taiwan and China, reflecting the richness of Chinese scholarship.