Collections

The ephemera collection contains documents of everyday life generally covering publications of fewer than five pages. These may include: advertising material, area guides, booklets, brochures, samples of merchandise postcards, posters, programs, stickers and tickets.

Unpublished notebook containing some of the earliest known scientific descriptions of Australian fauna, based on observations of participants in Cook's first voyage to the Pacific aboard HM Bark Endeavour. The notebook (octavo bound in vellum) summarises mostly zoological information given to Pennant by his close associates, Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Carl Solander, and by other members of the Endeavour crew. Besides references to Australian fauna, the volume contains notes about species in New Zealand, South East Asia (particularly Java) and South Africa, presumably observed by Banks and others on the return voyage. Notes about animals and birds of the North Pacific were most likely added by Pennant in later years, based on information collected on Cook's second and third voyages.

The Anne Summers Women's Collection (ASWC) comprises of 796 books collected since the 1960s. This material is a unique record of the intellectual development of feminists engaging with transnational intellectual networks and social history of those times, including the impact of feminism on shaping social policy in Australia. The majority of materials in this collection are books published by various publishers including a number of government publications. The content covers a wide range of topics including women's rights, women's history, biographies, women and business, women in politics, sex roles, diversity, parenting, affirmative action for women, women and the media etc. There are also a small number of flyers, pamphlets, journal articles and speeches included in this collection. Most of of the volumes in this collection have handwritten annotations by Anne Summers. The collection also includes wide-ranging accompanying materials originally inserted into individual volumes, such as postcards, bookmarks, post-it notes, newspaper cuttings, press releases, invitations, letters, etc.

Collection of photographs documenting the Anzac Day March and Dawn Service in Adelaide, South Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, and Sydney, New South Wales. Includes photographs of the commemorative services, marches, and annual Two-up Game, showcasing the spirit of remembrance.

This collection include material relating to the opening of the Anzac Hostel in Brighton, Victoria. Previously known as the Kamesburgh House, the Anzac Hostel was established as a home for the care of incapacitated soldiers.

Material includes Order of Services, concert and event programs, song and hymn sheets, and lecture programs for events held in Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairo, France, Kalgoorlie, London, Melbourne, Sydney and aboard the H.M.A.T. Wyreema.

Material includes Order of Services, concert and event programs, song and hymn sheets, and lecture programs for events held in Adelaide, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Canberra, Western Australia, and London.

Material includes Order of Services, concert and event programs, song and hymn sheets, and lecture programs for events held in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Canberra, Queensland, and London.

Material includes Order of Services, concert and event programs, song and hymn sheets, and lecture programs for events held in Adelaide, New South Wales, Canberra, Western Australia, and London.

Material includes Order of Services, concert and event programs, song and hymn sheets, and lecture programs for events held in New South Wales, Victoria, Canberra, and Tasmania.