Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S4428
Title
STOCK BOOKS
Date(s)
- 1894-09-03 - (Creation)
- 1894-09-03 - 1960-02-18 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Volumes
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A494 - VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
(1889-01-01 - 1904-01-01)
Administrative history
The Victoria Public Library was established as a State Library in 1889. In 1894 Dr James Sykes Battye was appointed as the first State Librarian, a position he held until his death in 1954.
Name of creator
AU WA A496 - PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(1911-01-01 - 1955-01-01)
Administrative history
The Public Library of Western Australia was amalgamated with the Museum and Art Gallery in 1911 and the name changed accordingly.
Name of creator
AU WA A497 - LIBRARY SERVICE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(1955-01-01 - 1964-01-01)
Administrative history
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
These registers record all publications purchased by the Victoria Public Library/Library Service of Western Australia from 1894 to 1960 and which were added to the Public Library's stock. Each book was issued an accession number by the Public Library and which was allocated sequentially as books were procured.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing access (legacy)
Open access