heritage book collection full list.
stories1— Stories from the Heritage collection.
Full list of Heritage Book Collection, sorted by dewey number.
webloannonfiction Non-fiction books for loan to members.
vmhtml. von Mueller Plant Specimens. List of specimens in the three volumes in the collection. They are sorted (ABCD) in the order they appear in the volumes. Also available on request on a CD with photos of each entry.
Professor Abel Specimens listing from Abel specimens handbook.
poems This is a list of poetical works from the heritage book collection.
catalogue Published books of the early contents of the library.
Disastrous fire in Buninyong 1876. An extract from The Star newspaper and the BMI archives.
theatre-events This is a listing of some of the early shows and events that took place in the theatre. A full list is being compiled, together with many fliers, photos and information from the BMI archives.
archives1869 This file is all the archival records from the year 1869 and show the preparation for the fine arts exhibition and the construction of the new building.
art union1874. This file is all the archival records for the year of the great Art Union of 1874
Ask the librarian for details of your selection. Not all volumes in the Heritage collection are available for reading or research, as some are fragile and boxed.
http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BMI-fire-in-hall.htm A fire in the theatre proscenium on June 20th. 1915 resulted in the theatre closing until September 12 1916.
Here is a bit about the florist shop at the BMI http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/florist.htm
For BMI use only, this listing is for record of books removed from databases because of duplication, adverse condition or incorrect listing. http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/delisted-heritage-2024.htm also listing of non-fiction that leaked from NF loan into heritage DB. corrected 22/1/2024. http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shelvedlibraryinheritagedelisted.htm
Listed below are some files in Excel format. These are only here for research purposes, if you want to browse the files, use the various other listings, such as HTML format.
Archives http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/archives.xlsx, Heritage Books http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/heritage.xlsx, Newspapers http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/newspapers.xlsx, Artefacts, http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/artefacts.xlsx BMI photos. http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BMI-photos.xlsx
The maps and plans within the BMI are mainly found in the two large plan cabinets in the library. They are not all on a database, but most are listed in the below, and can be viewed by members. There are some very valuable and historic early plans, as well as a full set of plans of the restoration from 2000-2008. All final as-built plans are contained within the series of as-built ring-back binder records in the committee room.
Here is the listing …
http://bmilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/maps-and-plans.htm