Information files

Description

Unique IDAS-1159Start date1810 - ongoingStart date qualifiercircaFormatLoose PapersDescriptionThis Series is a collection of folders containing accumulated information on subjects relating to Sydney and the City of Sydney Council. The files contain:
- newsclippings
- pamphlets
- guides
- ephemera
- photos
- biographical information
- correspondence
- research enquiries and responses
- compiled histories, and
- photocopied sections of secondary resources.

Many of the files originated from the Library Department which created and kept news clipping files and bound volumes in their Newspaper room based in the Queen Victoria Building (QVB). In 1983, when the Central Library moved to Pitt Street, many of the newsclipping records were destroyed. In the 1990s, the Library rebuilt their information files collection mostly through the efforts of the Reference Librarians, such as Felicity Lynch who along with library assistants clipped relevant materials for reference and local history files. Local Studies Librarians continued to add to the files.

In 1997, the Library's Information File collection was transferred to the Archives Department when Ross Connell, the Local Studies Librarian (who had been the City's first Local Studies Librarian but had later acted in various positions) was transferred from the Library Department to the Archives Department. At this point, the Library's Information file collection was merged with the Archives' small collection of Information Files. From this time, the Archives Department continued to add to the collection, but the collection was mostly used as an information resource.Relationship summaryCREATED BY: Corporate Services AG-0111 (02/01/1997 to 01/12/2013)
CREATED BY: Sydney City Library AG-0007 (01/01/1983 to 01/01/1997)
RELATED TO: Newsclippings Books AS-0759 (01/01/1909 to 01/01/1965)
RELATED TO: Historical research and writing AY-86 (01/01/1983 to 20/11/2013)
RELATED TO: Libraries management AY-36 (01/01/1983 to 01/01/1997) LanguageEnglish (eng)

Item

Letter - Health and Sanitary Inspecting Staff thanking Mr M Connington, 1916

Information file - Newtown - early title documents, 1841-1981

Information file - Newtown - Daniel Brennan, Brennan's Store and and the Elizabethan Theatre

Information File - Historic Businesses 2 - Anthony Hordern & Sons and various

Information file - Essays about the Newtown built environment

Information file - Newtown family history essays

Information file - Hydraulic power - box 2 - Material donated by John Gibson including research

Information file - Hydraulic Power - box 1 - Material donated by John Gibson including newspaper

Information file - Election Statistics 1974 - 1985

Information file - Elections, 2012; 2016 - contains clippings dated 29 February to 15 May 2012 -

Election Procedures/Elections - Local 1900-1978 & 1980 - includes clippings from The Sydney Morning

Information file - Festivals and Celebrations - Box 2 - Suury Hills Festival - includes information

Information file - Quong Tart - box 2 - donated by Lisa Murray, City Historian, includes a file

Information File - City Commissioners - historical information, notes, minutes, clippings, memos

Information file - Palings Lane - historical material, maps, plans, title reference lists donated

Information file - Zetland. History; news clippings.

Information file - YWCA. Newspaper clippings; brochures. In 1981, the YWCA negotiated the sale of

Information file - Yellow House Gallery. Clippings. For 20 years it was the site of Sydney's

Information file - York Street (3). Historical notes; York Street Priority Design Project - Return

Information file - York Street (2). Development Application and Return Brief prepared by Mitchell

Information file - York Street (1). Development Application Appendices prepared by Mitchell

Information file - Wunderlich. News clippings; Heritage Conservation News. The Wunderlich firm,

Information file - World Youth Day 2008. Newspaper clippings. 100,000 pilgrims gathered on the

Access

Public access noteMuch of the information in these folders is subject to copyright restrictions.

Identification and Arrangement

Source system ID1159System of arrangementAlphabetical

Digitisation

Digitisation statusNot digitised

Relationships

Related seriesNewsclippings BooksCreating agenciesSydney City LibraryCorporate ServicesRelated activitiesLibraries managementHistorical research and writing

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