The La Trobe Journal is a scholarly publication featuring research drawing on State Library Victoria’s rich collections. This is the latest edition.

About the current issue (No.107):

In this issue of the La Trobe Journal, we dive into the Library’s collections to reflect on the things that have grounded us in difficult times: our homes, gardens, families, stars, art and literature.

John Gregory takes a fresh look at the Howard Arkley archive and Sue Walker investigates William Shum’s editorship of Australian Home Beautiful. We look to the skies with Patrick Ferry’s tale of a WWII crash in North Melbourne, William Tobin’s forensic research into photographs of a Transit of Venus expedition, and a glimpse into Handmade Universe. Ruth Lawrence’s research on the nineteenth-century ‘Washbourne album’ of photographs of Aboriginal families from North-East Victoria illuminates a new date that will help future generations trace their histories. And our librarians share their insights on valuable items in our collection, including a first edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses, Edna Walling’s rarely-seen photographs, and the eccentric and striking work of artist Vali Myers.