Books, pamphlets, broadsides, posters, periodicals, newspapers and some manuscripts mostly relating to Federation and political and constitutional history.

Collection of Australian drama consisting of 197 unpublished plays in typescript or manuscript form by Australian authors.

About 240 recordings of folk music, folklore, and oral histories documenting family history, local history, work experiences, music and other arts.

About 6500 lantern slides, glass negatives and photographs, mostly of Australian ships, especially sailing ships.

Explore 2 different examples of artistic responses to the Second World War. 

Honorary Fellow Associate Professor Andrew Carr discussed his research on the history of Australian defence policy.

New collection material online reveals stories of Australia’s women scientists.

Look to the stars with stories and collections that tell Australia's role in space exploration.

We held a special book launch event for Robert Macklin's definitive biography of Charles Weston.

Explore the artistic legacy and complex history of Donald Friend through diaries, letters, and personal papers.