Past events
Vote 'Yes' for Equality
In a referendum on 27 May 1967 more than 90 percent of voters agreed to amend sections of the Australian Constitution which discriminated against Aboriginal people. The changes received overwhelming…
2017 Dr Shino Konishi: Indigenous lives and the Australian Dictionary of Biography
You can now watch the lecture on ANU TV. About the lecture Of the more than 12,000 individuals included in the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) only 210 (1.5%) of all entries relate…
70 years of the Australian National University
To celebrate the 70th birthday of The Australian National University (ANU), the ANU Archives has put together an exhibition of documents and photographs showcasing …
2016 Phil Carswell OAM: Did the Grim Reaper win?
You can watch the lecture online on the ANU YouTube channel. About the lecture The early history of HIV/AIDS in Australia was marked with controversial political decisions and public and…
Living, working and playing at Mt Stromlo
Mt Stromlo Observatory is known for its outstanding research into astronomy and astrophysics, including the work of Nobel Prize winner and current ANU Vice Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt. Less…
High street dreams
Wealth from gold and wool, combined with a growing population, facilitated the expansion and transformation of shops across Australia at the end of the 19th century. Shops and shopping were…
Writings from the archives
The archival collections of anthropologist Marie Reay and first British Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, Charles Morris Woodford, are the inspiration for 2 books published by ANU scholars this…
2015 Professor David Merrett: Whither business history? Memory, message and meaning
You can watch the lecture online on the ANU YouTube channel. About the lecture Professor David Merrett, the University of Melbourne explores the past 25 years as it experienced marked shifts…
Treasures of the ANU Archives
The Treasures of the ANU Archives exhibition will highlight historic documents, photographs, maps, and film from the ANU Archives extensive collection including the University's own archives, and the…
Wives and wanderers in a New Guinea highlands society
Women's lives in the Waghi Valley Marie Olive Reay Edited by Francesca Merlan, with additional introduction by Marilyn Strathern Wives and Wanderers in a New Guinea Highlands Society brings…
Annual lectures
Each year the ANU Archives and the Friends of the Noel Butlin Archives Centre present a lecture by a prominent researcher.