Research Links
The University of Melbourne offers a range of resources for researching its own history, as well as holding significant collections of art, technology, and the extensive and varied collections of the University of Melbourne Archives. Below are a series of links to the University's cultural and research collections, along with some useful research tools.
Further recommendations for this list are welcome. Please contact huu-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
Bibliography of the History of the University of Melbourne.
This Bibliography has been produced under the
auspices of the History of the University Unit with assistance
from 150th anniversary funding. It includes both
primary and secondary
sources, most notably material from the University of Melbourne
Archives and other repositories such as the State
Library of Victoria
and the National Library of Australia.
http://lib-resources.unimelb.edu.au/UM-HISTORY/
Keys to the Past
An illustrated, chronological guide to the holdings of the University of Melbourne Archives relating to the history of the University from 1853 to recent times.
http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/archives/exhibitions/keys/web/title.html
150 Years: 150 Stories
Brief biographical sketches of 150 remarkable individuals associated with the University of Melbourne since its foundation in 1853.
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/150people/index.html
University of Melbourne Cultural Collections
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/
University of Melbourne Archives
http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/archives/
Melbourne University Student Theatre Database
A database featuring archival sources from across the University and in the private collections and oral histories of some of the thousands of students who have "trod the boards" at Melbourne.
http://www.must.unimelb.edu.au/
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Medical History Resources Portal
A portal to a range of online resources on the history of medicine at the University of Melbourne maintained by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
http://www.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/about_us/our_history
University of Melbourne Alumni and Friends
The University's Advancement Office maintains an extensive site for alumni. The site includes news and information about events and prominent alumni.
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/
University of Melbourne Calendars Online Database
Digitised editions of the University Calendars from 1858 to 1988, plus 2006.
http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/archives/collections/calendars.html