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COLLECTING HISTORY – THE FEDERAL ELECTION. Here is a call out from the National Library:
The National Library collects and preserves printed election campaign materials to ensure a permanent record Australia’s federal political history is kept, and we would be very grateful if you could help us collect it. Please keep any Federal election campaign material you come across in the lead-up to the 2nd of 2 July and post it to us!
We’re interested in copies of any original printed leaflets, letters to constituents, how-to-vote cards and anything related to election issues. We aim to collect as comprehensively as possible, to preserve material for every candidate, party and lobby group, and we try to gather material from every electorate across Australia.
It’s a big task, and so it would be wonderful if you are able to please pass this email on to any friends and family who live interstate.
Please send original campaign material (published, not photocopies or digital files) for inclusion in the national collection to:
Ephemera Officer
Printed Australiana,
National Library of Australia
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Material may also be personally delivered to the Library – please phone ahead to the Ephemera Officer on 02 6262 1180.
There’s more information on the Library’s website: https://www.nla.gov.au/
We also share any multiple copies of this important material with our colleagues in other Australian libraries and collecting institutions.