The University of Queensland Archives collects and preserves university records of enduring value, to document the administrative history and support corporate accountability.
Collection
The permanent records date from the incorporation of the University in 1909, and from 1897 for Queensland Agricultural College, now UQ Gatton Campus.
The archive includes administrative records, committee minutes, student and staff records, and university publications. Some of the major holdings are minutes of the University of Queensland Senate, the Academic Board and its predecessors the Board of Faculties and the Professorial Board, and Faculty and school committees. The University of Queensland Archives holds significant photographic collections pertaining to the university along with some moving image material.
Information access
Discover
UQ Archives provide University staff and postgraduates, professional historians, researchers and heritage consultants with an authoritative and reliable source of information on the University and the people associated with it.
Browse an overview of the Archives holdings (PDF, 1.1 MB) and note the identifiers of items of interest.
Appointments
Due to the confidential nature of most University Archives material, access to the collection is by appointment only. Email or phone the Archivist to discuss your enquiry.
View
A selection of photographs and documents of The University of Queensland held by UQ Archives is available online.
Archives news
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Another Brisbane: the photographs of Bud Brannigan
9 November 2022 -
Fore-gan Smith, a history of golf at St Lucia campus
4 April 2022 -
Archivist uncovers UQ stories for 100 Years of ANZAC
13 November 2018 -
Long history of giving recorded at UQ
5 July 2016 -
From cottage to classic
28 January 2016 -
Photostory: Images of the '74 flood
31 January 2014
UQ Archives operates in line with the UQ Archives Policy.