Archives & Special Collections at Curtin University Library

The article briefly outlines the history and vision of the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library (JCPML) at Curtin University and provides an overview of its archival and special collections holdings. The primary focus of the JCPML is the life and times of John Curtin (1885-1945), Australia’s warti...

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Main Authors: Wells, David, Laming, Sally
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89415
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description The article briefly outlines the history and vision of the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library (JCPML) at Curtin University and provides an overview of its archival and special collections holdings. The primary focus of the JCPML is the life and times of John Curtin (1885-1945), Australia’s wartime prime minster, and by extension the Australian-US relationship, post-war reconstruction, foreign policy, social and political history, and the prime ministership as an office. Other collection areas include post-war Australian political history, women’s health, sexology, folklore in Western Australia, architecture, East Africa during the period of decolonization, and library studies. The JCPML also hosts material relating to yachtsman Jon Sanders’ solo triple circumnavigation of the world in 1986-1988, and the Elizabeth Jolley Research Collection, as well as a collection of rare books and maps.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-894152023-01-12T06:27:02Z Archives & Special Collections at Curtin University Library Wells, David Laming, Sally John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library Curtin University Library special collections 4302 - Heritage, archive and museum studies 4610 - Library and information studies The article briefly outlines the history and vision of the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library (JCPML) at Curtin University and provides an overview of its archival and special collections holdings. The primary focus of the JCPML is the life and times of John Curtin (1885-1945), Australia’s wartime prime minster, and by extension the Australian-US relationship, post-war reconstruction, foreign policy, social and political history, and the prime ministership as an office. Other collection areas include post-war Australian political history, women’s health, sexology, folklore in Western Australia, architecture, East Africa during the period of decolonization, and library studies. The JCPML also hosts material relating to yachtsman Jon Sanders’ solo triple circumnavigation of the world in 1986-1988, and the Elizabeth Jolley Research Collection, as well as a collection of rare books and maps. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89415 fulltext
spellingShingle John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library
Curtin University Library special collections
4302 - Heritage, archive and museum studies
4610 - Library and information studies
Wells, David
Laming, Sally
Archives & Special Collections at Curtin University Library
title Archives & Special Collections at Curtin University Library
title_full Archives & Special Collections at Curtin University Library
title_fullStr Archives & Special Collections at Curtin University Library
title_full_unstemmed Archives & Special Collections at Curtin University Library
title_short Archives & Special Collections at Curtin University Library
title_sort archives & special collections at curtin university library
topic John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library
Curtin University Library special collections
4302 - Heritage, archive and museum studies
4610 - Library and information studies
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89415