Historical resources


Online archives search
To find information on records held in the Archives - view theÌýOnline Archives SearchÌýor visit ourÌýPhotographsÌýpage for information on the Archives' photographic collections.

Âé¶¹Éçmadou calendars handbook
- Online versions ofÌýÌý(1950 - 2011)
- ¹ó²¹³¦³Ü±ô³Ù²âÌýÌý(1957 - present)
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- Ìý(1968 – 2009)Ìý
Calendars and Handbooks are sources for Âé¶¹Éçmadou course descriptions, staff lists and administrative information about the university. They also contain maps of the campus.

Uniken/ Âé¶¹Éçmadou magazine
All issues of Uniken / Âé¶¹Éçmadou magazine are available for viewing viaÌýÌýandÌý. Print copies can be accessed in the Archives.

Tharunka
- Issues of the student magazine Tharunka are available for viewing viaÌýÌýandÌý. Print copies can be accessed in the Archives.

Online exhibitions
View photographs and information onÌýÂé¶¹Éçmadou Women,Ìýinternational students,Ìýnamed buildings on the Kensington campus, theÌýC. S. (Jim) Smith caricatures,ÌýArchives' posters collection,Ìýdevelopment of the Kensington Campus,Ìýlost features of the Kensington campus, Âé¶¹ÉçmadouÌýFoundation Days,Ìýchancellors,Ìývice-chancellorsÌýand former chancellorÌýSir John ClancyÌý.
AnÌýÌýalso provides more examples of images of the Âé¶¹Éçmadou campus during the 1960s.

Âé¶¹Éçmadou's 70th anniversary timeline
In 2019 Âé¶¹Éçmadou Alumni produced aÌýÌýto celebrate the university's 70th anniversary, using many photographs from the Archives' collection.

Âé¶¹Éçmadou's 60th anniversary slideshow
In 2009 Âé¶¹Éçmadou's Media Office produced a slideshow to celebrate the university's 60th anniversary, using many photographs from the Archives' collection.
A pdf of the slideshow can be viewed atÌý60th Anniversary slideshow.

Âé¶¹Éçmadou published histories
Reference material on the university is also available for access in the Archives' Reading Room.
Published histories about Âé¶¹Éçmadou include:
- Cashman, R., Hughes, A. & Zavos, Z. (2005).ÌýÌýThe Pavilion on the Village Green: A History of the University of New South Wales Sports Association.
- Daniels, Eric C. (1988).ÌýÌýA History of the Faculty of Architecture
- Davis, Adela R. (2019). Something Borrowed, Something Blue: 50 Years of New College, Âé¶¹Éçmadou 1969-2019
- Dixon, Marion. (2001).ÌýÌýThirty Up: the story of the Âé¶¹Éçmadou Law School.
- Douglas, J. B. (1996).ÌýÌýA Brief History of the Department of Statistics, the University of New South Wales (1948 - 1983).
- Frame, Tom. (2017).ÌýÌýWidening Minds: The University of New South Wales and the education of Australia's defence leaders.
- Hampton, B., Allen, B. &ÌýLoeffel, R. (2009).ÌýÌýThe History of the Âé¶¹Éçmadou Faculty of Engineering 1949 - 2009.
- Hampton, B. (2012).ÌýÌýThe History of the Âé¶¹Éçmadou School of Chemical Engineering 1949 - 2009
- Hampton, B. & Allen, B. (2010).ÌýÌýThe History of the Âé¶¹Éçmadou School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications 1949 - 2009.
- Hampton, B. & Allen, B. (2010).ÌýÌýThe History of the Âé¶¹Éçmadou School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering 1949 - 2009.
- Hampton, B. & Allen, B. (2010).ÌýÌýThe History of the Âé¶¹Éçmadou School of Mining Engineering 1949 - 2009.
- Hughes, Anthony T. (2024).ÌýThe Badge We Wear: A History of Sport at Âé¶¹Éçmadou Sydney.
- Lawrence, L. J., Ward, C. R., Neef, G. &ÌýRickwood, P. C. (2003).ÌýÌýFifty Plus: A History of Geology at the University of New South Wales 1949 - 2002
- Le Moignan, Mick. (2017).ÌýÌýÂé¶¹Éçmadou: Australia's Global University.
- Loeffel, R. (2007).ÌýÌýThe History of the Âé¶¹Éçmadou School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems 1949 - 2007.
- Luscombe, Desley (ed) (2001).ÌýÌýÂé¶¹Éçmadou Campus: A Guide to its Architecture, Landscape and Public Art.
- McLintock, Rae (1993).ÌýÌýThe Development of the Buildings and Grounds of the University of New South Wales.
- O'Connell, M. (2010).ÌýÌýThe History of the Âé¶¹Éçmadou School of Civil & Environmental Engineering 1949 - 2010.
- O'Farrell, Patrick (1999).ÌýÌýÌýÂé¶¹Éçmadou A Portrait: The University of New South Wales 1949-1999.
- Pfennigwerth, Ian. (2012).ÌýÌýADFA: the first 25 years of the Australian Defence Force Academy.
- The School of Chemistry (1999).ÌýÌýThe School of Chemistry: the University of New South Wales (1879 - 1999).
- Scobie, Claire (2015).ÌýÌýBasser, Philip Baxter and Goldstein: The Kensington Colleges.
- Willis, A. H. (1983).ÌýÌýThe University of New South Wales: The Baxter Years.
- Winton, Ronald (1999).ÌýÌýWith Hand and Mind and Heart: A look back at the first quarter century of the Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales.

Âé¶¹Éçmadou graduate register
- View Student Services'ÌýÌýto search for Âé¶¹Éçmadou graduates from 2000 onwards.

Can you help us?
Assist us in identifying a selection of photographs from the Archives' collectionÌý- visit theÌýCan you help us?Ìýpage

Visit the archives
Arrange a visit to the Archives to conduct in-depth research -ÌýAccessing University Information.

Âé¶¹Éçmadou Annual reports
Âé¶¹Éçmadou annual reports are available for viewing online viaÌý.
Have a question?
Contact the Records Team onÌý02 9385 2861Ìýor emailÌýrecords@unsw.edu.auÌý/ Contact the Archives Team onÌý02 9385 2906Ìýor emailÌýarchives@unsw.edu.au