Archives
Archives and Special Collections has significant holdings of Indigenous Cultural Heritage and Indigenous records collected by the University over many decades. We recognise that archival practice has not adequately served the inalienable rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s in and to this cultural heritage. Our Statement of Intent articulates our commitment to work with cultural humility and heart to improve discoverability through collaboration.
The University of Melbourne Archives (UMA) is one of Australia’s largest non-government research archives, with a collection of nearly 20km of records. Established in July 1960 to collect and preserve records relating to the University and to business and business people for the purposes of historical research, the UMA’s collecting has since expanded to include trade union and other labour history material and the records of professional, community, women's, peace and political organisations and individuals. The UMA collections provide a rich source for research in Victorian and Australian history.
The collections are accessible via the Baillieu Library Reading Room.
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Collection areas
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Archives Resources
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Teaching and Learning
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Access to Archives
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Child Welfare Records
The University of Melbourne Archives is home to an array of collections which provide insight into the sometimes harsh reality of growing up in an institution in Victoria in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This is a Guide to those records and a document of the University’s efforts to make them accessible for Care Leavers and their families.