Memory of a Nation dataset

This dataset tells fascinating stories drawn from treasures of the National Archives collection - http://naa.gov.au/visit-us/exhibitions/memory-of-a-nation/interactive.aspx

The dataset includes a digitised version of every original item that has been put on display in the Archives’ permanent exhibition Memory of a Nation, from its launch in 2007 through to the present day. This includes an original musical score of Waltzing Matilda, a petition for Aboriginal land rights from the Larrakia people of Darwin, and Charles Kingsford Smith’s 1921 application for a pilot’s licence.

The dataset covers around 500 record items (eg. a file, object or photograph in the NAA collection).

Examples of content - http://naa.gov.au/visit-us/exhibitions/memory-of-a-nation/index.aspx

Record Item data fields include

• Theme • Subtheme • Title • Keyword tags (names, places, government activities), • Short description • Long description • More info • Year (of record) • Series number (note: a series is a group of records that has resulted from the same filing process), • Control symbol and barcode (record item reference numbers) • Collection (i.e. the government agency or person that created the series) • Format (for example, photograph, letter, bound volume, plan, film, etc.) • File name for scanned images • Number of images • Notes • Digitised and Folio / page number