The Archives contains records created by the Lithuanian
community in Australia that are worthy of permanent preservation. The primary collection dates from 1947 and
includes minutes, reports, correspondence and other material from various
clubs, groups and organisation in Australia.
Material was kept, in numerous places over the years until
the 1990’s when it was consolidated in Adelaide. This collection was curated by Viktoras
Baltutis, Augis Zamoiskis and Jonas Jonavičius.
Collections that have become part of the Archives include,
the Lithuanian Information Bureau, records and original documents used by the
Adelaide editorial team to produce the second Australian Lithuanian Metraštis
(Yearbook), Adelaide, St Casimir Church Archive and archives from the Adelaide
Lithuanian Museum & Archives.
The Archives is housed in the Adelaide Lithuanian Catholic
Centre in St Peters, where we have storage rooms and a large work room.
What we do
The Archives aims to preserve and provide access to an
authentic record of the people, programmes and governance of the Lithuanian
community in Australia.
We aim to increase knowledge and understanding of Lithuanian
history and culture, both that of Lithuania and concerning Lithuanians in
Australia.
The Archives seeks to:
• select
records that best document the community.
• ensure the reliability of evidence
through maintenance of the context and order of the archival records entrusted
to its care.
• create and maintain electronic and
hard-copy descriptive tools that provide intellectual and administrative
control of the records.
• provide a physical environment for
records that ensures their long-term viability and usefulness.
• respond
to the needs of the general public for historical evidence and information.
• To make
available these materials and objects to the public for study and enjoyment.
• To cooperate with like
organisations in activities which promote history and/or heritage to our mutual
benefit.
The Australian Lithuanian Community Archives is responsible to the Australian
Lithuanian Community Federal Council (Australijos Lietuvių Bendruomenės Krašto
Taryba).
The Archives is managed by an honorary Archivist and supported by
volunteers.
Donations
Donations are welcome which meet our selection criteria and are
offered unconditionally. The Archivist is responsible for assessing all
donations.
All accepted donations become a part of the collection and therefore
the property of the Archives.
Donors of accepted material are required to sign an
agreement/authorisation form which addresses issues of access, reproduction,
copyright and transfer of the item to the collection endowing ownership to the
Archives.
Long term loans will not be accepted. Short term loans will only be
accepted for specific purposes such as for exhibition or research.
Digital reproductions of photographs and texts are available upon
request. Because preservation of its
materials is a paramount concern, the Archives reserves the right to decline to
digitize materials, or to limit the amount of material that can be safely
digitized.
The Archives is committed to making research materials
available to users on equal terms of access. Equal access does not mean that
all materials are open. It is the
responsibility of the Archives to balance a researcher's needs for access with
the needs of confidentiality of persons and institutions whose activities are
reflected in the materials.
Consequently, the use of some materials in the Archives, especially
those of recent date are subject to restrictions.
Stay up to date with the activities of the Archives by
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