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Collections

Explore our archives as we bring them online

Special archives

Melanesian Film Archive

Melanesian Film Archive

Collection 80. This unique medical and ethnographic archive holds film and other records from Papua New Guinea, Southeast Asia and South America ranging from 1926 through to 1980.

Research Institute for Cultural Heritage

Research Institute for Cultural Heritage

Collection 24. The Research Institute for Cultural Heritage conducted research and undertook consultancy work on a fee for service basis from 1993 to 2008. This collection is composed of the report and consultancy documents produced by RICH during this period.

Architectural Plans & Drawings

Architectural Plans & Drawings

Collection 125. We are currently in the process of appraising and accessioning this archive.

Publication photographs

Publication photographs

Photographs taken for use in the WAIT and Curtin Reporter and Gazette, 1979 to 1990

Hayman Theatre Productions

Hayman Theatre Productions

Collection 126. Curtin University’s Theatre Arts course opened in 1973 and was based in Hayman Hall. This collection holds records of these Theatre Arts productions.

WAIT Historical Photographs

WAIT Historical Photographs

Collection 91. This collection contains historical photographs and audio-visual materials of Curtin’s predecessor, the Western Australian Institute of Technology during the period 1967-1987.

WA School of Mines

WA School of Mines

Collection 28. Opened in 1902, The Western Australian School of Mines was established to provide training in mining and related fields such as metallurgy, engineering, surveying.

Department of Surveying

Department of Surveying

Collection 23. The Department of Surveying became an autonomous department at WAIT in 1970. This collection is composed of historical documents and records from the Department, 1967-1987.

Official Journals of the University

Official Journals of the University

Collection 171. This collection contains the official printed journals of the University from 1968-2017 including The Gazette, The Reporter, CurtiNews and CITE Magazine.

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