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John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection

Contact Details
Street Address
Queensland Cultural Centre, Southbank, South Brisbane 4101
Postal Address

PO Box 488, South Brisbane 4101

Phone
(07) 3840-7892 / 3840-7894
Fax
(07) 3846-2421
Archive Information
Officer in Charge
John Oxley Librarian
Hours & Facilities

Open Sun-Fri 10am-5pm; closed Sat. General reference assistance available. Copying services available. Introductory brochure available. An historical research service is provided for a fee.

Access

Approved application required for long term users of the collection. Proof of identity required for reader's ticket. Access to restricted collections can usually be gained with written permission from the donor.

Acquisition Focus

The John Oxley Library collects material relating to the regional, political, economic and social history of Queensland and its near neighbours.

Quantity
1,992 m (ACA Australian Archival Statistics, 1998)
Major Holdings
  • Uniting Church in Australia: Baptisms 1977- .
  • Methodist Church, Queensland: Baptisms 1848-1977.
  • Congregational Church: Baptisms -1977.
  • Presbyterian Church: Baptisms 1862-1977.
  • Rosa Campbell Praed: Papers (6m).
  • Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company: Records (100m).
  • Australian Sugar Producers Association: Records 1908-1978 (90m). Anglican Dioceses of Carpentaria: Baptisms.
  • Chronological Register of Convicts in Moreton Bay 1826-1841 (0.15m).
  • Australian Labor Party Queensland Branch: Records 1892-1991 (60m).
Guides
  • Entries in National Library of Australia's Guide to Collections of Manuscripts Relating to Australia.
  • Queensland Business Records, A select list of business records held in the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Brisbane: Library Board of Queensland, 1987.
References
  • Hicks, Shauna 'Family history fossicking in the John Oxley Library' Queensland Family Historian Dec 1991.
Last Updated
23 June 2005