Thanks to the generous support of our many donors, we have secured the extraordinary Bruce Postle Archive. READ MORE

The Keith Murdoch Oration raises funds to support the Library's work as a centre for excellence in the world of ideas and information, while honouring Sir Keith Murdoch's outstanding contribution to the Library. READ MORE

Thank you for helping bring the untold story of Walter and Helena Cass to light. READ MORE

Thank you for helping us acquire and conserve an extraordinary 1862 watercolour by WFE Liardet, which brings Melbourne's 19th-century maritime history to life.READ MORE

Thank you for your support in acquiring precious manuscripts, pictures and books – including a ship-board diary that reveals a surprising connection between Melbourne and the American Civil War – for all Victorians to share.READ MORE

Your generous donations helped us to add a rare first edition of Lewis Carroll's iconic story to the State Library's collection.READ MORE

Thanks to your support we were able to purchase 36 hand-drawn Blinky Bill illustrations by author Dorothy Wall. READ MORE

Generous donations to our 2015 Annual Appeal helped us to purchase the life's work of one of Australia's finest authors, Sonya Hartnett.READ MORE

The Library's unique collection of CUA streetscapes is a vast Google-style photographic survey of Melbourne, capturing inner-city life in the 1970s. READ MORE

This extraordinary archive of images by the celebrated Melbourne photographer Rennie Ellis is a valuable record of Victorian life and culture in the late 20th century. READ MORE

La fin du monde is a key 20th-century illustrated book, and a beautiful example of modernist book design. READ MORE

The Diggers Ten Commandments is an anonymous, rare document circulated in the Victorian goldfields between 1851 and 1860. READ MORE

The Library's purchase of the Peter Carey papers provides a fascinating glimpse into the creative mind of one of Australia's most celebrated authors. READ MORE

Juan Davila's panorama traces the evolution of Melbourne, from early white settlement to a futuristic view of what the city may become. READ MORE

The extraordinary Ballarat goldfields diary was written in 1855 by a Scottish gold-digger, charting six eventful months in the miner's life. READ MORE

In 2007, the Library acquired the archive of internationally renowned photographer Mark Strizic, best known for his images of Melbourne in the 1950s and 1960s.READ MORE

The purchase of the Times Digital Archive provides online access to The Times, one of the world's most famous newspapers, in its original published context. READ MORE

The purchase of two Persian manuscripts in 2012 enhanced the State Library's reputation as the home of the finest and oldest collection of rare books in Australia. READ MORE