Catalogue descriptions for material in the ephemera collection are progressively being added to the Library's catalogue: to find these, add 'Ephemera' to any keyword search.
Readers may request to use material in the collection at any time using eCallslips via the Library's catalogue.
Finding aids
Finding aids to selected holdings are available for:
- Australian Rules Football (programs and inviations)
- Cricket
- Federal election campaigns, 1901-2013
- Rugby Legue and Rugby Union
And from our performing arts (PROMPT) sequence, specific performers, companies and productions:
- Australian performers in UK pantomime 1981–2012
- Dame Judith Anderson (1898-1992)
- Frank Allenby
- William Anderson
- Florence Austral
- Annie Get Your Gun Australasian seasons, 1947-1963
- Robyn Archer
- Oscar Asche (1871-1936)
- Ballet Rambert Tour of Australia-New Zealand, 1947-1949
- The Ballets Russes in Australasia, 1936-1940
- Harold Blair
- Michael Blakemore
- The Borovansky Ballet
- June Bronhill (1929–2005)
- Coral Browne
- John Brownlee
- Clara Butt
- Zoe Caldwell
- Freddie Carpenter
- Sara Crowe
- Peter Dawson
- Kirsten Flagstad
- Garnet H. Carroll Management
- Dame Joan Hammond (1912–1996)
- Rolf Harris
- Sir Robert Helpmann (1909-1986)
- Bland Holt
- Barry Humphries
- Kirsova Ballet in Australia, 1941-1944 (PDF)
- Cyril Keightley
- Marie Lohr (1890-1975)
- Sir John McCallum (1918–2010)
- Sir Charles McKerras (1925-2010)
- Reginald “Leo” McKern (1920-2002)
- Ray Lawler
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931)
- Keith Michell
- Kylie Minogue
- Maggie Moore
- Melbourne Theatre Company
- Mercury Theatre
- George Musgrove
- Geoffrey Parson (1929-1995)
- Anna Pavlova Australian tours, 1926 and 1929
- Phillip Street Theatre
- Ada Reeve
- George Rignold
- Cyril Ritchard
- Sharp Collection of theatre program (PDF)
- Tivoli theatres
- Louden Sainthill
- Nellie Stewart
- Dame Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge
- Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
- J. C. Williamson Theatres
- Albert Whelan
- Googie Withers (1917-2011)
- Charles Zwar
Websites
Digital ephemera is stored and made accessible through PANDORA: Australia's Web Archive as well as through the catalogue.
Copying and borrowing material from the collection
Material from the ephemera collection can be copied subject to copyright and permissions restrictions, and preservation risks. Copies may be requested through the Copies Direct Service.
Material from the ephemera collection is not available for loan.
