The Art Gallery of NSW archive holds the administrative records of the Gallery from the 1870s to the present day. These can be grouped in the following categories:

• The Trust – includes minutes, reports, resolutions, etc
• The Directorate – includes appointment records and director reports and papers
• Correspondence – includes government, foreign, general and acquisition correspondence
• Finance and administration – includes ledgers, cash books, insurance records, sale books, audit records, etc
• Visitors – includes copy and visitor books
• Exhibitions – includes exhibition files, installation photographs, proposals, etc
• Prizes and scholarships – includes the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, travelling scholarships, etc
• Acquisition, registration and deaccession – includes accession registers, location registers, journals, worksheets, wills and bequests, outward and inward loan registers, copyright, deaccession registers, etc
• Conservation – includes reports, ledgers, etc
• Photographs – archival photographs of the building, collection and staff
• The building – includes architectural plans and drawings, etc

For a complete listing of each category, you’ll need to consult the three-volume guide in the library.

For more information about accessing the archive at the Gallery, see Using the archive.