Collections
The National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature Inc (formerly Lu Rees Archives) is a comprehensive collection of books and other resources by and about Australian authors, illustrators, publishers and their creative works. The collection* includes over 60,000 books. Some 6,000 of these books are in overseas translations in 75 languages including 106 of books with an additional 42 unique Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
The Centre also has over 607 research files, with significant collections of authors’, illustrators’ and publishers’ papers, manuscripts and artwork, plus select related organisations’ archives.
The resources are publicly available, and visitors are welcome during opening hours.
* Collection at 30 June 2025
Artists’ Artwork
Australian Children’s Publishers
Author and Illustrator research files
Books Illustrated Donation
CBCA Children’s Book Week Artwork Collection
Caroline Ambrus Donation
Christobel Mattingley Donation
Elizabeth Honey Donation
Ephemera
John Barrow Art Collection
Libby Hathorn Framed Artwork Donation
Looking after your papers
Medals & Awards
NCACL Artwork Frameworks
Nicholls Schools’ Donation
Walter McVitty Archives
Websites on Children’s Literature
Working Title Press Archive
Poster collection
Publishers’ Websites
Wish Lists
Emily Rodda’s many translations
Posted by: NCACL | Published: 30 Jun 2025
