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Waterside Workers' records digitised
This year marks a very special anniversary for the Maritime Union of Australia, with 2022 marking 150 years since the formation of the first trade unions representing waterside workers in Port…
Applications for the Eric Fry labour history research grant are now open
The Canberra Region Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (ASSLH) and the Australian Studies Institute at the Australian National University (ANU) invite students doing…
Records and Recollections: the pneumonic influenza pandemic in Australia, 1918-1919
For the 2021 ANU Archives Annual Lecture, Dr Anthea Hyslop spoke about the pneumonic influenza pandemic in Australia, 1918-1919. A recording of this event is now available online. It was…
Opening up the "Palace Letters"
A momentous High Court decision handed down on 28 May has seen the National Archives of Australia directed to review access to letters between the Queen and Governor General Sir John Kerr…
Covid-19 update
ANU campuses are moving to remote work and study from Thursday 26 March until at least 27 June 2020. ANU Archives staff who are able to work remotely will continue to assist you with…
2019 Eric Fry Research Grant winner announced
Congratulations to Rhys Williams from the Australian National University, who has been awarded the Eric Fry Research Grant for 2019. Rhys is researching British Socialism and Australia 1880-1914.…
Two new exhibitions from the ANU Archives.
The ANU Archives is pleased to present two new exhibitions showcasing some of the wonderful records we hold. Australia and the Spanish Civil War: Activism and Reaction explores the reactions in…
Frank Fenner's papers added to UNESCO Australian Memory of the World register
Renowned ANU microbiologist and virologist Frank Fenner's long and distinguished career has been recognised through the addition of his papers to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World register.…
Hear Professor Simon Ville's lecture Tales of the unexpected: why archival research remains important today.
You can now listen to the 2018 Archives Lecture, Tales of the unexpected: why archival research remains important today by Professor Simon Ville at https://tinyurl.com/y79tfz85
2018 annual lecture by Professor Simon Ville
The 2018 Archives annual lecture will be held in the McDonald Room in the Menzies Building at ANU on Tuesday 9 October from 5.30 to 7.00pm. See the events page for more information.
