City Archives
The documentary heritage of the City is preserved in the Archives, Civic Collection, and Oral History collections.
Archives are valuable records which are considered worthy of being preserved permanently. The Archives holds about 5,000 shelf metres of records and these exist in a wide variety of physical formats: volumes, files, documents, photographs, maps, plans, microfilms, computer printouts, tapes and CDs.
Archives Services
The City Archives provides a reference service to the public. Records more than 30 years old can be made available to the public for research in the Archives’ Search Room.
Online Resources
The City Archives offer many valuable resources that are available online including the photo library, civic collections, oral history and source sheets.
Photo Library
The City of Adelaide Archival Photographs of Adelaide date from about 1860, with the bulk of the collection being from around the turn of the century to the 1970s.
Civic Collection
The City of Adelaide Civic Collection is the name given to a wide assortment of historic memorabilia, artefacts, and other items accumulated by successive Councils since 1853.
Displays
The displays of archival materials feature historic items selected from the City of Adelaide Archives, the Civic Collection, the Oral History Collection, and the Historical Pictorial Collection.
Archives Collection
The City of Adelaide Archives is responsible for preserving the archival records of the City of Adelaide and individuals and organisations closely associated with it, dating from the formation of the Council in 1840.
Oral History
From 1971 to 2001 City of Adelaide sponsored a program of oral history interviews with individuals who had had a long association or made a significant contribution to the City of Adelaide.
Source Sheets
Source Sheets are available for you to download and print and are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. They are helpful for archival matters in general and lists of records relating to subjects about which the Archives commonly receives inquiries.
Conservation Treatment of a Town Clerk Docket
The City of Adelaide Archives houses thousands of these Town Clerk’s Dockets and the historic information they contain.
