The music collection contains over 300,000 musical scores and the largest collection of music research resources in Australia.

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Waltzing Matilda is recognized as Australia’s most popular folk song.

Papers, maps, photographs and other publications largely relating to Daisy Bates' research on First Australians.

Mostly Australian and New Zealand sheet music, the majority from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries collected by Charles Begg.

Overseas and Australian sheet music, including some manuscripts, with the main strengths popular songs and piano music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Our dance collection contains portraits, manuscripts, oral history interviews, photographs, music scores, personal papers, theatre programs and memorabilia.

Music scores and music related material created or collected by the composer, conductor and musicologist Richard Divall.

Discover the legacy of Don Banks, one of Australia’s most innovative composers, in the Don Banks Collection. Featuring music manuscripts, sound recordings, and personal papers, this collection celebrates Banks' pioneering work across jazz, classical, and film music. A true trailblazer, his fusion of genres continues to inspire and shape Australia's cultural landscape.

2286 titles, mainly monographs but also including manuscripts and music material about the history of Ireland and Australia.

A comprehensive collection of original records of the Federation movement plus books, pictures, music and other material related to Federation.

Over 32,000 items, including rare books, pamphlets, maps, and ephemera, covering topics such as Oceania, transport, and literature. Compiled by Sir John Alexander Ferguson, it is a key resource for Australian history and bibliography.

Searching for the 18th-century character in the Library's rare books and music collections.