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Background This report offers a review of recent significant acquisitions by the Library and of collecting activities. It does not describe the large volume of acquisitions of both Australian and overseas materials that are routinely acquired through deposit, purchase or donation.
Antique Maps of Virginia & West Virginia. Gallery of authentic historic and rare maps of Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington D.C. from the 17th to the 19th century.
CBRLife = 堪 生 活 is now being received through legal deposit. Published by a group of young Chinese Australians, it is a ‘magazine for Chinese Australians living in Canberra, recording their lives and memories with connection of this City'. While many multicultural publishers are pleased to deposit their works with the Library, others can be less responsive to the Library’s standard ‘official’ approach. There was a good example recently with the acquisition of three volumes of Aodaliya hua ren nian jian = Yearbook of Chinese in Australia, which we believe to be the first Chine...
The Daily Heller: Booty for Neo-Victorian Gamers (Batteries Not Necessary) It takes a lot of mental muscle, unerring passion and physical space to preserve American ephemeral pop culture. Chief among the experts is Noel Barrett. He is a fixture in the world of antique mass culture and one of the leading toy and game collectors in the nation. “Barrett is an active collector of optical and pre-cinema toys, lithographed paper and comic character toys, as well as salesman samples and advertising icons. He has written numerous articles for various collector publications, particularly Antique ...
Londonist Ever Spot This 'Porters' Rest' Hiding In Plain Sight On Piccadilly? Piccadilly local, Andrew Jones, stumbles across London's only remaining porters' rest... but IS it, though? Next time you're on Piccadilly, look out for this. Image © Andrew Jones On Piccadilly, at the edge of Green Park opposite the Cavalry and Guards Club, stands what appears to be a thin, rectangular table, supported by two decorative columns. It's the sort of table where, on a warm summer's evening, you might rest a martini while admiring the sun go down in between the Wellington Arch and Apsley House. ...