Projects

In 2023, we archived artefacts from the Western Australia’s first satellite mission to space and worked with the Space Science and Technology Centre (SSTC) to ensure the long-term preservation of these unique records and artefacts.

We are continuing to digitise 35mm film negatives for their long-term physical preservation, and to provide the community access to these records of the university’s foundational years as the Western Australian Institute of Technology.

These drawings provide valuable insight into the development of our built environment in Western Australia and early Architectural teaching methods.

We recently had the physical university wall calendars professionally digitised. A calendar can be thought of as a somewhat ephemeral object, but the 1969-2023 collection shows a progression of the university’s priorities, services and style.

In our custody are thousands of black and white film photographic negatives of our campus from 1978-1979. We recently had a selection professionally digitised to archival standards. They are an incredible record of the activities of staff and students almost 50 years ago.

We have been developing the collections related to the School of Nursing and Midwifery in preparation for the 50th anniversary next year.

The Archives team has commenced work on a large historical collection of Western Australian architectural drawings and plans.

In preparation for the 50th anniversary of the Curtin School of Nursing and Midwifery in 2024, we have begun planning a collection development project.

We are currently digitising a large collection of historical photographs, 35mm film slides and negatives.