Special collections

Collections

Life and Times of John Curtin

The archive focuses on the life and times of John Curtin, wartime prime minister of Australia (1941-45). An online archive provides access to the collection and other material.

Learn more about John Curtin on our website.

Exhibition

50 Objects for 50 years

A celebration of Curtin's 50th anniversary through a collection of fifty significant items from the Library's special collections.

Architecture

We have unique collections relating to Western Australian architecture and architect education.

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Health & medicine

Includes the Mike Daube Tobacco Control and Public Health collection, Women’s Health collection, Jules Black Sexology collection and Melanesian Film archive.

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Journeys & exploration

The Library has the records of the Project Endeavour, and explorer journals, maps and other historical material.

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Literature

Our Rare Books collection includes books from the 16th - 18th century and Australian works from 1885 onwards. We also hold signed books from authors associated with Curtin and WAIT.

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Politics & government

We hold collections of political archives including the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library archive. Many of the collections relate to Western Australian politicians, both state and federal.

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Western Australian stories & history

Our collections include archival material, maps, oral history and published books about the history of Western Australia and the cultural heritage of Western Australians.

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Slide Feature

Life and Times of John Curtin

50 Objects for 50 years