The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a world-class museum, and an extensive archive.
The Official and Private Records team develops, controls, cares for and communicates the Official and Private Records of the Australian War Memorial, both in paper and digital form. These are the records that are made by Australia’s servicemen and women in the course of their service, and their private communications, such as diaries, letters and emails connected to their service and those made by their families. As such they are crucial to the Memorial’s purpose, which is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war, and to its mission to assist Australians to remember, interpret and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society. The team is a repository of ex pertise on these collections, exciting the public’s interest in them by initiating and delivering powerful public programs and supporting the research and exhibition-making activities of other sections of the Memorial.
In addition, through the Honour Rolls team, Official and Private Records maintains the Roll of Honour, the Commemorative Roll and the supporting databases and records that are at the heart of the Memorial.
Reporting to the Senior Curator, Official and Private Records, the Assistant Curator, Official and Private Records supports the activities of the Official and Private Records team. Duties include curatorial research, writing and producing online content in support of public programs, and contributing to the research, administrative and collection management activities of the Official and Private Records team.
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