Blog: Archives and archiving
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Pallottine Mission student records - Tardun, WA
CollectionReserves and missionsArchives and archiving
5 Jun 2019 Cathy ZdanowiczIn July 2017, the Pallottines donated a collection of material to AIATSIS relating to the Mission, hostel and school that had been operating in Tardun, WA, from 1948 to 2004. A portion of this collection included the student files that had been kept and maintained in relation to Aboriginal children who had been staying in the hostel and attending the school.
The Bennelong Letter – Voice of a Wangal Diplomat
CollectionArchives and archivingLanguageHistory
21 Aug 2017 Rita MetzenrathThe AIATSIS Collection holds a very precious copy of what is considered to be the first known use of written English by an Aboriginal Australian.
Revitalising and Protecting Indigenous Knowledge
Archives and archivingResearch
16 Jun 2017 Dr Tran Tran, Nell ReidyAIATSIS staff travelled to the Kiwirrkurra community to run the first workshop of a pilot project – ‘Keeping the Desert Stories Alive’
Spying on the AIATSIS Collections: Going undercover with the Nagra Série Noir
How does it feel to hold a real piece of cold war spy equipment in your hands? For our skilled audio technicians, it’s all in a day’s work.
Arthur Capell and language codes
Indigenous Australian LanguagesIndigenous languagesLinguisticsArchives and archivingAustralia’s heritage – The AIATSIS Collections
11 Oct 2016 Dr Kazuko ObataFor many years, AIATSIS has been looking after Arthur Capell’s archive of over 230 reels that contain language recordings.
Archival finding aids and discoverability
Indigenous Australian LanguagesArchives and archivingAustralia’s heritage – The AIATSIS Collections
5 Oct 2016 Fiona BlackburnArchives, or manuscript collections, form over time. In the process, a structure develops, a shape which reflects the way the content has been created and organised.
Introducing the Family History Unit
Family historyFamilyHistoryArchives and archiving
12 Aug 2016 Family History UnitThe Family History Unit has recently been re-established at AIATSIS.
