The Establishment of the Library of the Supreme Court of Victoria, 1851-1884 : antecedents, foundation and legacy.

[Melbourne] : Sue Reynolds, 2008.

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Victoria. -- Supreme Court. -- Library -- History.

Law libraries -- Victoria -- History.

1. Introduction

2. Influences and antecedents

3. Foundation, 1851-1854

4. Library governance

5. Library staff: remuneration and duties

6. Acquisition of the collection

7. The collection

8. The branch libraries

9. The courthouse and the library: old and new

10. The library of the Supreme Court of Victoria: foundation legacies

This thesis examines the first three decades of the Library of the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia from 1851 to 1884. It also discusses historical, cultural and political influences on, and the personalities involved with, the Library's establishment and developemnt"--Abstract.

Cover title.

Facsimile of the author's original dissertation.

"December 2008"

Thesis (PhD)--Charles Sturt University, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

x, 309 p. : ill. (some col.), charts ; 30 cm