Articles

Drawing on the expertise of its membership, the ESA publishes informative articles on ephemera, collectors and collecting and documenting and caring for collections.

We also share current work from external researchers and authors.

Enjoy this selection of longer form articles:

Up, Up and Away
Essay – Peter Spearritt, 2025

Cover of the seventh edition of a catalogue to the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout exhibition from the 1950s.

ESA member Associate Professor Peter Spearritt is a serious collector of travel ephemera. He recently donated his collection to the State Library New South Wales.

Published in the SLNSW Openbook magazine, Summer 2025, Up, Up and Away, explores Peter’s ephemera journey.

Openbook is an award-winning magazine of new writing, fresh ideas and contemporary photography. 

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