Reading Room
Material from Special Collections is not available for loan. Instead, it can be consulted in the Reading Room. All Special Collections material must be pre-requested for delivery to the Reading Room. Requests for material can be made online prior to visiting the Reading Room. To request material, please log on to Aeon and complete the relevant request form.
Location:
Reading Room
Third floor
Baillieu Library
Parkville
Opening hours:
| Collection code | Collection name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bail CXT | University of Melbourne Restricted Materials | This collection holds items, including copies of Masters and PhD theses completed at the University of Melbourne, that have no viewing rights at present. Inquire with Special Collections staff for further information on accessibility. |
| Bail SpC | Special Collections | Books, journals and pamphlets, as well as archival material, that have been placed on 'closed access' by reason of age, value or uniqueness in order to ensure their long-term care and preservation for future generations of scholars and researchers. |
| Bail SpC/ARCHIT | Special Collections Architecture Rare Books | A collection of rare books in the field of architectural topics. |
| Bail SpC/AX | Special Collections Australiana | The AX collection is essentially comprised of material published either in or about Australia before 1900. |
| Bail SpC/BALD | Bald Collection | The Bald collection contains items by English Romantic poets. |
| Bail SpC/BRASS | Special Collections Brass Collection | |
| Bail SpC/BX | Special Collections Rare Books | The BX collection is a general collection of rare books. |
| Bail SpC/CAM | Cambridge Collection | The collection contains works about Cambridge University and the city of Cambridge. |
| SpC/CHISHOLM | Chisholm Collection | Allan Rowland Chisholm was an important humanities scholar in Australia. The collection contains copies of his own works, French literary works, Greek and Latin classics in old editions. |
| Bail SpC/CHISHOLM f | Chisholm Collection folio | Folio-sized items in the Allan Rowland Chisholm collection. |
| Bail SpC/CLASSICS | Classics Collection | |
| Bail SpC/CLASSICS f | Classics Collection folio | |
| SpC/DUCKER | Ducker collection | The Ducker collection includes items from the library of distinguished Australian botanist, Sophie Ducker. |
| Bail SpC/EA | East Asian special collections | The East Asian special collection is composed of Chinese and Japanese language material. |
| Bail SpC/ER | English Room | The English Room collections contain items of English literature from 1750-1850. |
| Bail SpC/GILIGICH | Giligich collection | |
| Bail SpC/GRIM | Grimwade collection | The collection is comprised of works on the history and exploration of Australia. |
| Bail SpC/HOW | Howitt Collection | The Howitt collection comprises books on entomology. |
| Bail SpC/MCL | McLaren collection | The McLaren collection contains a wide variety of Australiana and Oceania. |
| Bail SpC/MEANJ | Meanjin collection | The Meanjin collection contains works from the library of C. B. Christesen, founding editor of the Melbourne literary journal Meanjin. |
| Bail SpC/Med | Medical Rare Books | A collection of medical rare books generally predating 1850. |
| Bail SpC/MENZ | Menzies collection | A collection of items originally forming the library of Australian Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies. |
| Bail SpC/MIC | Special Collections Microforms | A collection of items in microfilm and microfiche kept in the Special Collections area. |
| Bail SpC/MORG | Morgan Collection of Children's Books | The Morgan collection is generally composed of children's books published prior to 1940. |
Bail SpC/MSG | Ian Gardiner Collection | Small collection of books owned by artist Ian Gardiner on art and design witha focus on Japanese books |
| Bail SpC/MS gf | Ian Gardiner Collection Folio | |
| Bail SpC/MSG ef | Ian Gardiner Collection Eliphant Folio | |
| Bail SpC/MSO | Ormond College Library Collection | A small, mainly theological collection from the Ormond College Library, Melbourne. Some books date back to the 1660s |
| Bail SpC/MSO f | Ormond College Library Collection Folio | |
| Bail SpC/MUP | Melbourne University Press collection | The collection comprises a set of Melbourne University Press publications. |
| Bail SpC/PRIVA | Australian Private Press books | A collection of Australian Private Press books. |
| Bail SpC/PRIVA ef | Australian Private Press elephant folio books | A collection of Australian Private Press elephant folio books. |
| Bail SpC/PRIVA ef | Australian Private Press folio books | A collection of Australian Private Press folio books. |
| Bail SpC/RAAB | Raab Collection | The Raab collection is composed of works on Machiavelli. |
| Bail RB | Rare Book Room | The Rare Book Room houses non-Australiana rare books. |
| Bail SpC/SCHOOL | School Fiction Collection | The school fiction collection comprises works set in British public schools. |
| Bail SpC/UM | University collection | The collection comprises material published or produced by the University and Colleges. |
| Bail SpC/VILL | Villiers Collection | The Villiers collection comprises works on ships, sailing and the sea. It was originally the collection of writer and sailor Alan Villiers. |
| Bail T | University of Melbourne Thesis | This collection holds copies of Masters and PhD theses completed at the University of Melbourne. |
| Bail T ef | University of Melbourne Thesis elephant folio | This collection holds copies of Masters and PhD theses completed at the University of Melbourne. |
| Bail PRINTS | Special Collections Print Collection | The Print Collection is essentially comprised of the University's collection of some 7,000 prints that date from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries, and a reference collection which supports this collection. |
| Bund SpC | Special Collections at Bundoora Store | This item from Special Collections is held off-site in the University's Bundoora Store. |
| Bund SpC/AX | Special Collections Australiana at Bundoora Store | The AX collection is essentially comprised of material published either in or about Australia before 1900 and held in storage at the University's Bundoora Store. |
| Bund SpC/BX | Special Collections Rare Books at Bundoora Store | The BX collection is a general collection of rare books and held in storage at the University's Bundoora Store. |
| Bund T | University of Melbourne Thesis at Bundoora Store | This collection holds copies of Masters and PhD theses completed at the University of Melbourne and held in storage at the University's Bundoora Store. |
| UniM Store Burnley SpC | Special Collections Burnley Rare Books at Dawson St Store | Burnely Rare book collection (horticulture) is held in storage at Dawson Street, Brunswick. |