The History of the University Unit

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

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