Cultural and historical collections

With its elegant gilt-embossed cover protecting a full-page relief-printed engraving by Francis Delaram,The Historie of the Most Renowned and Victorious Princesse Elizabeth (1630) visually demonstrates the value of literacy in the seventeenth century. The earliest owners of this book suffused it with meaning in their own distinct ways. The Historie of Elizabeth evolved against a backdrop of differing political and religious views and the rise of print and literacy.

We are pleased to announce the Fryer Library Fellow for 2019 is Lindy Allen.

To commemorate Anzac Day, we look back through collections held in our Fryer Library to examine the role that war played in the life of students and staff at The University of Queensland during the Second World War.

From Tuesday 16 April, you'll be able to browse detailed information about our manuscript collections at our brand new Fryer Manuscripts website.

Listen to interviews recorded between 1987-1990 with Queenslanders during the Second World War.

Explore Daphne Mayo's creative process through photographs of her studios over the years. Australian cultural heritage images.

During the digitisation of the Jack Keith [JK] Murray collection, held in the Fryer Library, we uncovered an interesting story. Photographs illustrate the 1949 Hallstrom Trust Meeting held in the then Australian administered Territories of Papua and New Guinea.

A story about work by University Archivist, Bruce Ibsen. Between 2014-2018 Bruce uncovered stories of UQ ANZACs and helped contribute to a number of projects.

An assortment of First and Second World War badges from the Father Leo Hayes Collection, reveal fundraising activities that occurred in Australia to support the war effort and are a reminder that conflict is not without cost.

Dr Ashley Haywood, 2017 UQ Library Creative Writing Fellow, discusses influences from the Fryer Library on her poetry.