This highly regarded journal was founded by the Friends of the State Library of Victoria in 1968 to promote interest in the Library's Australiana collection. It was originally published as the La Trobe Library Journal under the editorship of distinguished historian Dr Geoffrey Serle.
In 1998, the State Library Victoria Foundation became the sponsor of the journal, enabling the publication to expand considerably. Published twice a year, the journal now includes scholarly articles on many known and unknown aspects of the Library's collection.
Launched in July 2007, this full-text online archive of the La Trobe Journal allows researchers to access articles in every edition published between 1968 and 2011. Recent editions can be obtained via the State Library Victoria website, which features scanned images of actual printed pages, as well as transcriptions of all text. Illustrations in articles can also be viewed and printed independently from the text.
Please note: There may be anomalies between the original printed material and the way the information appears on this website. In particular, page numbers on the transcribed article pages may occasionally not align with their page view equivalent, and there may also be some spelling errors.
State Library Victoria acknowledges and expresses its appreciation to copyright owners who have given kind permission for reproduction of their material on this website. The Library is continuing to endeavour to trace copyright owners. In the meantime some items have been reproduced here in good faith. We would be pleased to hear from copyright owners. For further information please contact the Copyright Officer, State Library Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000; tel: 03 8664 7112.
Where permission to reproduce material has been denied by the copyright owner, the material has been removed from the site.
We respectfully advise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that this publication includes images and names of deceased persons.
The State Library Victoria Foundation would like to thank its members, donors and sponsors for their ongoing support of the Library and projects such as this.
