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The Australian Capital Territory is home to a number of libraries and archival collections. As the site of the national capital, it hosts collections of national significance including specialist collections. The two universities have research and teaching libraries and institutional and specialist archives. The Parliament and public service have collections although these may have restricted access. The ACT Public Library and other community libraries have holdings of interest to family and local historians.


===Government Archives===
== National Public Collections  ==
[http://www.naa.gov.au/ '''National Archives of Australia''']<br>
'''National Archives Australian Capital Territory Office'''<br>
Kings Avenue<br>
Parkes ACT 2600<br>
Australia<br>
<br>
Telephone:02 6212 3600<br>
Email: ref@naa.gov.au<br>
Postal address:, PO Box 4924, Kingston, ACT 2604, Australia<br>
[https://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/australian-capital-territory Website]<br>
[https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/research-guides Research Guides]<br>
[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/family-history/index.aspx Family history]
:You will need to request records to view and book a time to visit in advance. Please complete an [https://reftracker.naa.gov.au/reft100.aspx?pmi=3384102692207550528 '''advance request for records'''], and we will contact you to confirm your booking. Alternatively, you can '''email us''' or '''call on 02 6212 3600.''' 
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'''ArchivesACT'''<br>
255 Canberra Avenue<br>
Fyshwick<br>
ACT 2609, Australia<br>
<br>
Postal Address; GPO Box 158. Canberra City, ACT 2601<br>
Email: archives@act.gov.au<br>
Customer Service: (02) 6205 3510<br>
[https://www.archives.act.gov.au/ Website]<br>


==Libraries==
=== National Archives of Australia  ===
[https://www.library.act.gov.au/find-us '''Australian Capital Territory public library locations and hours''']
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'''ACT Heritage Library'''<br>
255 Canberra Avenue<br>
Fyshwick<br>
ACT 2609, Australia<br>
<br>
Postal Address; GPO Box 158. Canberra City, ACT 2601<br>
Telephone: (02) 6207 5163<br>
Email: act.heritage.library@act.gov.au<br>
[https://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history Website]<br>
[https://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/frequentlyaskedquestions/personal_stories/family_history Researching ACT Family History]<br>
:The ACT Heritage Library helps tell the stories of Canberra and its people. We collect, preserve, promote and provide access to the documents that record the lives of Canberrans at home and in the wider community.


==Museums==
The [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/organisation/locations/canberra.aspx National Office] of the [http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives of Australia] (NAA) is located in Parkes, ACT. The NAA is the official repository for the Commonwealth Government including the personal papers of Commonwealth officeholders and senior employees. It holds significant records of interest to family historians including military, immigration and naturalisation files. It also offers advice about conserving your personal archives.
[https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+in+Australian+Capital+Territory&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=museums+in+Australian+Capital+Territory&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l3j33i299l2.12309j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Museums in Australian Capital Territory''']
 
==Civil Registration Office==
{|
'''!930-to present:'''<br>
|-
[https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/s/article/apply-for-a-birth-death-or-marriage-certificate-tab-contact-options '''Contact Options'''] includes service centre addresses.
| Street address
[https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/s/article/apply-for-a-birth-death-or-marriage-certificate-tab-overview '''Apply for a birth, death or marriage certificate''']
| Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT
----
|-
'''Prior to 1930 records were kept by New South Wales:'''<br>
| Postal address
[https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages '''NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages'''] The Registry was formed in 1856 to register life events in New South Wales accurately and securely for all time, ensuring their integrity and confidentiality.
| PO Box 7425, Canberra Mail Centre, ACT 2610
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support#toc-free-online-search '''Ancestry research help and support'''] Find out what you can search, about the search results, how to order certificates, paid search services and who to contact for support.
|-
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support#toc-free-online-search '''Free online search'''] What you can search
| Phone
:*Birth records more than 100 years ago
| +61 (0)2 6212 3600
:*Death records more than 30 years ago
|-
:*Marriage records more than 50 years ago
| Fax
*[https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search/help-and-support#toc-order-certificates-online '''Order certificates online''']<br>
| +61 (0)2 6212 3699
|-
| Email
| archives@naa.gov.au
|-
| Website
| http://www.naa.gov.au
|}
 
If you are unable to visit Canberra to use the [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/organisation/locations/canberra.aspx reading room], you may be able to [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/order/index.aspx request copying] or use a [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs40.aspx professional researcher].  
 
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/family-history/index.aspx NAA Family History] resources
*[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/by-number/index.aspx NAA Fact Sheets]
**[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs86.aspx Family History] sources held in the ACT.
 
{|
|-
! Access
! Reader's Ticket
|-
| A closed period of 30 years applies to most records. Some are redacted or withheld on national security grounds.
| Not required to search/browse collection online, but issued to all researchers who wish to request material.
|}
 
<br>  
 
=== National Library of Australia  ===
 
The [http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia] (NLA) [http://www.nla.gov.au/collections claims] to hold "the greatest collection in the world of material relating to Australia and the Australian people. It ranges from the earliest European works about the Great Southern Land to the most current publications. The collection includes all formats of material, from books and magazines to pictures, photographs, maps, sheet music, oral history recordings, manuscript papers, ephemera and much, much more".  
 
{|
|-
| Street address
| Parkes Place, Canberra, ACT
|-
| Postal address
| Parkes Place, Canberra 2600
|-
| Phone
| + 61 (0)2 6262 1111
|-
| Fax
| +61 (0)2 6257 1703
|-
| Email
| [http://reftracker.nla.gov.au/reft100.aspx?key=Enquiry2 Online enquiry form]
|-
| Website
| http://www.nla.gov.au/
|}
 
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/our-services/family-history NLA family history services] (includes short video).
*[http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/ NLA Catalogue]
*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ NLA Trove] online search and access to books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more.  
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/ Electronic resources] available either only in the library, or from home with a [http://www.nla.gov.au/getalibrarycard/ library card], or from anywhere via the internet.
 
{|
|-
! Access
! Reader's Ticket
|-
| Generally open and immediate access but some material should be ordered ahead of a visit and some manuscripts have restricted access.
| A library card is not required for all materials but Australian residents may apply for a [http://www.nla.gov.au/getalibrarycard/ library card] which widens access.
|}
 
<br>
 
== National Specialist Collections  ==
 
=== Australian Dictionary of Biography  ===
 
The [http://ncb.anu.edu.au/homepage National Centre of Biography] conducts biographical research on prominent and representative Australians. It has a computer database containing references relating to over 20,000 individuals, a biographical card index consisting of an estimated 300,000 entries and obituaries of those who died in the period 1981 to the present. It publishes the '''Australian Dictionary of Biography'''.
 
{|
|-
| Street address
| Coombs Building, Fellows Road, Acton ACT
|-
| Postal address
| Australian Dictionary of Biography, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200
|-
| Phone
| +61 (02) 6249 2676
|-
| Fax
| +61 (02) 6257 1893
|-
| Email
| adb@coombs.anu.edu.au
|-
| Website
| http://adb.anu.edu.au/
|}
 
*[http://adb.anu.edu.au/ Australian Dictionary of Biography]  
*[http://ncb.anu.edu.au/node/269 Obituaries Australia]
*[http://ncb.anu.edu.au/anulives ANU.Lives Series in Biography]
 
{|
|-
! Access
! Reader's Ticket
|-
| Advisable to contact ahead of a visit.
| Researchers must sign the copyright and access agreement.
|}
 
<br>
 
=== Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  ===
 
The [http://www.aiatsis.gov.au Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies] (AIATSIS) describes itself as "the world’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, past and present." It claims to hold "the world’s largest collections of printed and other resource materials for Indigenous Studies" including films, photographs, video and audio recordings.
 
{|
|-
| Street address
| Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, ACT
|-
| Postal address
| GPO Box 553, Canberra 2601
|-
| Phone
| +61 (02) 6246 1111
|-
| Fax
| +61 (02) 6261 4285
|-
| Email
| library@aiatsis.gov.au
|-
| Website
| http://www.aiatsis.gov.au
|}
 
*[http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/fhu/about.html AIATSIS Family History Unit]
**[http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/fhu/kit.html Family history kit]
*[http://aiatsis.gov.au/collections/muraread.html @Mura] AIATSIS Collections Catalogue
 
{|
|-
! Access
! Reader's Ticket
|-
| Advance notice of visits required to access special collections.
|
|}
 
<br>
 
=== Basser Library  ===
 
Housed within the [http://www.science.org.au/ Australian Academy of Science] the Basser Library specialises in the history of science in Australia. Its manuscript collection concentrates on the personal papers of prominent Australian scientists and records of scientific societies.
 
{|
|-
| Street address
| Gordon Street, Acton, ACT
|-
| Postal address
| GPO Box 783, Canberra 2601
|-
| Phone
| +61 (02) 6247 9024
|-
| Fax
| +61 (02) 6257 4620
|-
| Email
| Rosanne.Walker@science.org.au
|-
| Website
| http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/bass_lis.htm
|}
 
<br>
 
{|
|-
! Access
! Reader's Ticket
|-
| Advisable to contact ahead of a visit. Open to all bona fide researchers.
| -
|}
 
<br>
 
<br> <br> <br>
 
*[http://education.nationalcapital.gov.au/index.asp National Capital Authority Education Portal]
 
<br>  


== References  ==
== References  ==

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The Australian Capital Territory is home to a number of libraries and archival collections. As the site of the national capital, it hosts collections of national significance including specialist collections. The two universities have research and teaching libraries and institutional and specialist archives. The Parliament and public service have collections although these may have restricted access. The ACT Public Library and other community libraries have holdings of interest to family and local historians.

National Public Collections[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Australia[edit | edit source]

The National Office of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) is located in Parkes, ACT. The NAA is the official repository for the Commonwealth Government including the personal papers of Commonwealth officeholders and senior employees. It holds significant records of interest to family historians including military, immigration and naturalisation files. It also offers advice about conserving your personal archives.

Street address Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT
Postal address PO Box 7425, Canberra Mail Centre, ACT 2610
Phone +61 (0)2 6212 3600
Fax +61 (0)2 6212 3699
Email archives@naa.gov.au
Website http://www.naa.gov.au

If you are unable to visit Canberra to use the reading room, you may be able to request copying or use a professional researcher.

Access Reader's Ticket
A closed period of 30 years applies to most records. Some are redacted or withheld on national security grounds. Not required to search/browse collection online, but issued to all researchers who wish to request material.


National Library of Australia[edit | edit source]

The National Library of Australia (NLA) claims to hold "the greatest collection in the world of material relating to Australia and the Australian people. It ranges from the earliest European works about the Great Southern Land to the most current publications. The collection includes all formats of material, from books and magazines to pictures, photographs, maps, sheet music, oral history recordings, manuscript papers, ephemera and much, much more".

Street address Parkes Place, Canberra, ACT
Postal address Parkes Place, Canberra 2600
Phone + 61 (0)2 6262 1111
Fax +61 (0)2 6257 1703
Email Online enquiry form
Website http://www.nla.gov.au/
Access Reader's Ticket
Generally open and immediate access but some material should be ordered ahead of a visit and some manuscripts have restricted access. A library card is not required for all materials but Australian residents may apply for a library card which widens access.


National Specialist Collections[edit | edit source]

Australian Dictionary of Biography[edit | edit source]

The National Centre of Biography conducts biographical research on prominent and representative Australians. It has a computer database containing references relating to over 20,000 individuals, a biographical card index consisting of an estimated 300,000 entries and obituaries of those who died in the period 1981 to the present. It publishes the Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Street address Coombs Building, Fellows Road, Acton ACT
Postal address Australian Dictionary of Biography, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200
Phone +61 (02) 6249 2676
Fax +61 (02) 6257 1893
Email adb@coombs.anu.edu.au
Website http://adb.anu.edu.au/
Access Reader's Ticket
Advisable to contact ahead of a visit. Researchers must sign the copyright and access agreement.


Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies[edit | edit source]

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) describes itself as "the world’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, past and present." It claims to hold "the world’s largest collections of printed and other resource materials for Indigenous Studies" including films, photographs, video and audio recordings.

Street address Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, ACT
Postal address GPO Box 553, Canberra 2601
Phone +61 (02) 6246 1111
Fax +61 (02) 6261 4285
Email library@aiatsis.gov.au
Website http://www.aiatsis.gov.au
Access Reader's Ticket
Advance notice of visits required to access special collections.


Basser Library[edit | edit source]

Housed within the Australian Academy of Science the Basser Library specialises in the history of science in Australia. Its manuscript collection concentrates on the personal papers of prominent Australian scientists and records of scientific societies.

Street address Gordon Street, Acton, ACT
Postal address GPO Box 783, Canberra 2601
Phone +61 (02) 6247 9024
Fax +61 (02) 6257 4620
Email Rosanne.Walker@science.org.au
Website http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/bass_lis.htm


Access Reader's Ticket
Advisable to contact ahead of a visit. Open to all bona fide researchers. -






References[edit | edit source]


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