Special collections
Read about our eight special collections and find out how to access these unique resources.
We’re proud to be able to share special collections that showcase our history and culture and support teaching, learning and research across Federation. Items include books, artworks, photographs, maps, docments and artefacts – many unique and rare.
Each collection is carefully curated, preserved and stored at international museum standards. You can explore these treasures in person at our Ballarat and Gippsland locations, or browse online.
Our collections
Help us grow our collections
We welcome offers of donations that support the development of our Historical Collection and our Gippsland and Regional Studies Collection.
We’re interested in materials concerning the history of Federation University and its predecessor institutions, as well as the history and heritage of the Gippsland and Ballarat districts.
We’re interested in materials concerning the history of Federation University and its predecessor institutions, as well as the history and heritage of the Gippsland and Ballarat districts.
Learn how you can donate to the Library.
Visiting our collections
The reading room is currently closed, but you can book an appointment to access the collections.
Explore the history, literature, culture, environment and social structure of Gippsland.