List of Summer Scholars from 2002 to 2015

We stepped into the private libraries of one of history’s most infamous royal couples and discovered how ink, margins, and manuscript flourishes reveal more than meets the eye.

Dr Eleanor Hogan presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research into the brilliant career of award-winning dramatist and scriptwriter Eleanor Witcombe.

Dr Melanie Duckworth presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into award-winning Australian children's author Christobel Mattingley’s manuscripts, papers, and published works.

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Professor John Maynard is a Worimi man from the Port Stephens region of New South Wales.

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Lieutenant James Cook’s 753-page account of the voyage of His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour (also known as HMS Endeavour) from 1768 to 1771 is the story of one of history’s greatest journeys of discovery.

Personal papers and legal material that record of one of the most important and controversial legal cases in Australian history and the life of the man who is chiefly associated with the case.

Papers and photographs related to Clark's life and work as an Australian historian of renown.

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As time progressed, the number of people who could read did begin to increase, as some countries began to increase the emphasis on educating their people to basic levels.