Collections
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Special archives
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
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
Collection 125. We are currently in the process of appraising and accessioning this archive.
Publication photographs
Photographs taken for use in the WAIT and Curtin Reporter and Gazette, 1979 to 1990
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
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
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
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 This collection is composed of historical documents and records from the Department, 1967-1987.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
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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