Centre for Gippsland Studies collection

The Centre for Gippsland Studies collection consists of unique photographs and maps of rural and regional Victoria from the mid-1880s to the 1980s. The collection has been built largely by donation from the Gippsland community, and includes a number of smaller "collections" reflecting the original photographer or source of donation. The images cover a large and diverse geographical area, reflecting industrial development, agriculture, country towns and people of the region. The maps comprise a selection related to Gippsland, Victoria, from the Centre for Gippsland Studies collection. Some of the items are photographic copies of originals held elsewhere - such as the State Library of Victoria or in private hands. The collection consists mainly of large format black; white photographic prints. There are also 35mm colour slides, glass negatives, colour photographic prints and transparencies, postcards, and maps of varying scale.