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The Australian War Memorial

BOOKS

All-Australia memorial : a historical record of national effort during the Great War : Australia's roll of honour ; history, heroes and helpers. Melbourne, British-Australasian Publishing Service, 1919.

All-Australia memorial ; a historical record of national effort during the Great War : Australia's roll of honour ; history, heroes and helpers. Melbourne, British-Australasian Publishing Service, 1917.

Australia today : from the heart of the nation. Canberra, Australia Today, 1985.

Australian War Memorial : development strategy. A.C.T. Region, Department of Construction [Canberra], The Dept, 1978.

Australian War Memorial : survey for the National Capital Development Commission, by A.C.T. Region, Department of Housing and Construction. [Canberra], The Dept, 1978.

Australian War Memorial. Guide to Australian War Memorial, Canberra. [Canberra (Sydney)], [The Memorial] (Halstead), various editions : 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1953.

Australian War Memorial [Papers of the Australian War Memorial History Conference] [Canberra], Australian War Memorial, [1986].

Jones, K. N. Inquiry Into the Australian War Memorial. [Canberra], Australian War Memorial, [1986].

McKernan, Michael. Here is Their Spirit : a history of the Australian War Memorial 1917-1990. St. Lucia, Qld, University of Queensland Press in association with the Australian War Memorial, 1991.

McKernan, Michael. War kills : the Australian War Memorial's approach to war and peace. Canberra, Australian Defence Studies Centre, Australian Defence Force Academy, 1987.

Millar, Ann. The origin and establishment of the Australian War Memorial, 1915-41. Australian War Memorial History Conference, 10-14 February, 1986.

Monson, Ronald. A selection of Australian War Memorial paintings : with the story of the artists. Canberra, Australian War Memorial, 1970.

Napier, S. Elliott. The book of the ANZAC Memorial, New South Wales. Sydney, Beacon Press, 1934.

Piggott, Michael. A general guide to the library collections and archives in the Australian War Memorial. Canberra, Australian War Memorial, 1982.

Piggott, Michael. A guide to the personal, family and official papers of C.E.W. Bean. Canberra, Australian War Memorial, 1983.

Primary package : resource education material from the Australian War Memorial. [Canberra], A.W.M., [1986].

Roll call! : a guide to genealogical sources in the Australian War Memorial, compiled by Joyce Bradley ... [et al.]. Canberra, Australian War Memorial, 1986.

Stevens, Alfred G. ANZAC Memorial. Sydney, NSW, Returned Soldiers Association, 1917.

Stanley, Peter. A guide to the Australian War Memorial. Sydney, John Ferguson in association with Australian War Memorial, 1986.

Strusz, Beryl. The Australian War Memorial architectural competition 1925-26. R727.6355 A938w.

Strusz, Beryl. The history of the Australian War Memorial building. R727.6355 H673a.

ARTICLES

Anderson, Nola. 'Art and mind : the Memorial's poster collection'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 12 April, 1988. p 51-52.

'Australian War Memorial, Canberra'. Reveille, vol. 15 no. 3 1 November, 1941. p. 4.

'Australian War Memorial needs urgent attention'. Mufti, vol. 19 no. 1 Jan-Feb., 1979. p.3.

Bean, C. E. W. 'The Australian memorial'. Reveille, vol. 2 no. 5 31 January, 1929. p. 22.

Blackburn, Vera M. 'Australian War Memorial library'. Australian Library Journal, vol. 14 June, 1965. pp. 73-76.

Browne, Margaret. 'A museum as a memorial'. Journal of the Royal United Services Institute of Australia, vol. 6 no. 1 April,1983. pp. 69-74.

'Build national war memorial'. Stand-to, vol. 5 no. 3 May-June, 1955. pp. 32-34.

Burness, Peter. 'The Australian War Memorial Collection : Military Heraldry'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial no. 19 November, 1991. pp. 44-45.

Casey, R. 'Gallipoli and the Memorial - 'we will remember them''. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 16 April, 1990. p. 63.

'Charge!? Should we pay to visit the Australian War Memorial'. Sabretache vol. 31 no. 4 Oct-Dec., 1990. pp.3-5.

Coadey, C. F. 'Australia's largest first war relic'. Stand-to, vol. 7 no. 4 July-August, 1962. pp. 6-10.

Coadey, C. F. 'Australia's war history records : creation of the Australian War Memorial;. Reveille, vol. 40 no. 1 1 August, 1966. pp. 7, 32-33.

Coady, C. F. 'Australian War Memorial'. Reveille, vol. 40 no. 4 1 November, 1966. pp. 13. 24.

Dvoretsky, Harold. 'Canberra carillon : bells cast in England for War Memorial'. Reveille, vol. 24 no. 1 1 September, 1950. pp. 25-27.

Edwards, Peter. 'Australian Military History in the 1980s : Genres : The Memorial and the Official War Histories'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 19 November, 1991. pp. 29-30.

Gammage, Bill. 'Research and the Australian War Memorial : Researching at the 'old' Memorial'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 19 November, 1991. pp. 38-39.

Gandevia, Bryan. 'Publications programme of the Australian War Memorial'. Despatch, vol. 18 no. 10 April, 1983. pp. 253-260.

Gilchrist, Ron. 'Private Records and the Vietnam War'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 21 October, 1992. pp 46-47.

Gray, Anne. 'The Australian War Memorial Collection : Art : Shape and Significance of the Art Collection'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 19, November, 1991. pp. 51-52.

Higgins, Matthew. 'Records of war'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 13 October, 1988. pp. 51-52.

McKernan, Michael. 'A Monument to the Dignity of Man : A Reflection on the History of the Australian War Memorial;. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 19 November, 1991. pp. 5-10.

McKernan, Michael. 'Research and the Australian War Memorial : Making History'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 19 November, 1991. pp.40-41.

Millar, Ann. 'Gallipoli to Melbourne : the Australian War Memorial, 1915'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 10 April, 1987. pp. 33-41.

'National memorial'. Reveille, vol. 19 no. 8 1 April, 1946. pp. 10-11, 27.

'National War Memorial'. The Listening Post, vol. 16 no. 6 15 June, 1936. p. 4.

'National war memorials of Australia and New Zealand'. Stand-to, vol. 4 no. 2 March-April, 1954. p. 23.

'Our national war memorial'. Stand-to, vol. 6 no. 7 Feb-Aug., 1959. pp. 1-5.

Ray, Pam. 'The Australian War Memorial Collection : Photography, Sound and Film'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial no. 19, November, 1991. pp. 47-48.

Piggott, Michael. 'The Australian war records section and its aftermath, 1917-1925'. Archives and manuscripts, vol. 8 December, 1980. pp. 41-50.

Schwirtlich, Anne-Marie. 'The Australian War Memorial Collection : Printed and Written Records - What will you find?' Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 19, November, 1991. pp 53-55.

Stanley, Peter. 'Research and the Australian War Memorial : The AWM Research Grants Scheme'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 19 November, 1991. pp. 42-43.

Strusz, Beryl. 'The architecture of the Australian War Memorial'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 12 April, 1988. pp. 50-51.

'War Memorial expands : national city's project'. Reveille, vol. 42 no. 10 1 May, 1969. pp. 23-24.

'War memorial: precious relics; Canberra sanctuary'. Reveille, vol. 1 no. 7 31 March, 1928. pp. 14-15.

White, John. 'The Australian War Memorial Collection : Military Technology'. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, no. 19, November, 1991. pp.49-50.

'World's largest mosaic'. Reveille, vol. 32 no. 8 1 March, 1959. p. 13.

PLANS
 Original and subsequent plans and architectural drawings of the Memorial are listed individually in the Published and Digitised Plans Collection . A hard copy finding aid is available in the Research Centre's reading room.