Significance of NCACL collection

Significance of NCACL collection
The significance of NCACL collection is it contains the works of many renowned Australian authors, illustrators and publishers.
This significance has been described by a leading expert, Graeme Powell as having:

  • Historic and research significance, particularly from 1960;
  • Translations among the strongest in the country;
  • Invaluable research files on Australian authors and illustrators;
  • Papers, manuscripts and artworks from some of Australia’s most important authors, illustrators and publishers;
  • Exceptional diversity with its collections of books, manuscripts, artwork, papers of authors, illustrators and publishers; also
  • Significant newspaper articles, reviews, photographs, audio material, publicity material and other printed ephemera, journals and theses, which cover the period from 1960.

Sharon van Baalen displaying Japanese translations

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