Collections

Help us build the Library’s COVID-19 collection.

Tips for preserving your social media content, now and into the future.

A glimpse into the heart of the Turnbull Library's collection of photographs.

Memories of the 1965 New Zealand Opera Company ‘Porgy and Bess’ show.

Curator of Rare Books and Fine Printing delves into the history of the collection's illuminated manuscripts.

From music on the blog to Twitter morsels, Dr Aleisha Ward takes a look back at the Library's NZ Music Month activities for 2020.

Uncovering my grandfather’s letters and diaries from his time as a pilot in WWII.

Introducing the Anthony Norton Collection of recorded music and memorabilia.

Uncovering the Chris Knox archives held at National Library and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.

Celebrating NZ Music Month with our annual mix of creative commons music.

Documenting New Zealanders daily lives during COVID-19.

Announcing open-access online to the original score of New Zealand’s most iconic orchestral work.

This project was not undertaken lightly. We developed principles that have guided the process to ensure its integrity.

Looking back on the ways local communities have observed Anzac Day.

Commemorate Anzac Day with us and watch ‘Great War Stories’ with a focus on Māori and Pacific stories.

Alexander Turnbull Library activities during COVID-19.

With the latest release of newspapers on Papers Past we uncovered the first known publication of New Zealand’s national anthem “God defend New Zealand”.

How we’re collecting and preserving online content.

Collecting ephemera at the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Meeting the challenges of email archiving.