The Fellowships aimed to promote the Library as a centre of scholarly activity and research, and encourage the use and promotion of the Library's rich and varied collections. It supported 150 researchers until 2014 when it was replaced by the Fellowships and Scholarships program.

NLA Fellow Dr Alice Garner recently dove into the oral history collection to explore the remarkable life and legacy of Mavis Robertson AM.

Dr Penny Olsen, illustrated by Rhonda N. Garward

The Library is proud to house this collection, which preserves the voices of 1,290 Australians.

Illustrated by Tony Flowers

About 7600 music scores and albums, mainly piano and vocal works published in France, Britain, Germany, Austria and Italy in the late 18th and 19th centuries.

Learn about the opening of the Library building in 1968 and how collection storage has changed over the years.

The Heritage Strategy aims to achieve the conservation of the cultural heritage significance of the National Library of Australia.

Books, pamphlets, photographs, posters and a small number of maps relating to war and aviation.

Personal papers of Hevingham-Root, biographies and autobiographies of opera singers and composers, theatre and concert programs, vocal scores, song books, anthems, sacred songs, oratorio, lieder and folk songs.