About 3200 books, pamphlets, serials, maps, newspapers and ephemera mainly related to Japan plus some works on China and Korea.

Step into the world of William Yang in this special collection-in-focus display showcasing 24 compelling images from Sydney Mardi Gras festivals between 1981 and 2003.

Learn about one of Australia's great storytellers and his photography documenting Australia’s most fabulous parade.

Stephanie Owen Reeder

With support from Principal Patron Jane Hemstritch AO, Wilfred Burchett’s papers have been made available on Trove.

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How did our national story take shape? In this lesson, students explore how and why Captain James Cook has been portrayed so prominently in Australian history.

The Friends annual 'White Gloves' event offers a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with highlights from the National Library's Collection.

Personal papers of Patrick White, plus letters from White to other Australian writers acquired as part of their papers. Also papers of White's biographer David Marr and those of the artist and theatre designer Desmond Digby who had a long friendship with White.

Unfortunately, architectural plans have not commonly been kept as archives. This is particularly the case for commercial and residential buildings. However, there are a number of resources which you can try.

For many centuries Europeans believed there must be a vast land in the southern hemisphere, variously called ‘Terra Australis Incognita’ from the Latin for ‘Unknown South Land’.