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Welcome

 

On behalf of the State Library of Western Australia and the State Library of WA Foundation, I would like to thank you for attending Tuesday's Behind the Covers event Treasuring the ANZACS: Bringing them Home, themed around the State Library’s WW1 materials.

We hope that you enjoyed the presentations by our two expert speakers, Trish Fairweather and Jo Roberts. 

Trish’s presentation is found on the State Library’s dedicated webpage Collection Highlights World War I. When you click on the following link you will recognise the image by May Gibb “Are we downhearted?”  Keep clicking through and you will see many more
State Library Collection highlights WWI

 

Jo Roberts gave a presentation on the WWI oral histories.  The link below will take you to the presentation In their own words

 

We mentioned that the State Library continues to collect your materials, your photographs, your documents and films.  We encourage you to tell your families and friends that the Library needs their materials too, to help build our valuable and important state heritage collections for future generations.

For further enquiries please contact our Collections team on the following email Collection.Liaison@slwa.wa.gov.au and they will be able to assist you.

You can also support us by volunteering – visit the Volunteer page or please contact Mary Doyle on (08) 9427 3327 or email volunteers@slwa.wa.gov.au

Other ways to support are by making a donation or a bequest – you can find out more here http://slwa.wa.gov.au/support_us

 
 
 
 
 

The State Library and the Foundation acknowledges the contribution you have made by donating your items for the safekeeping by the State Library.  Collectively you are assisting in building the knowledge about our Sate’s past, and contributing to the stories that will be told well into the future.

Please feel free to contact the Foundation team at any time on info@statelibaryfoundation.org.au

Thank you again for attending this event.  

Birute Greenhalgh
A/CEO
State Library WA Foundation