Melbourne University Magazine (1916)
The Robert Menzies Institute’s museum in the historic Old Quadrangle tells the story of Robert Menzies, his enduring legacy and the values he lived by.
The museum features numerous exhibits including Sir Robert’s desk, interactive displays, and items from his personal book collection. In the museum you can see artifacts owned by the Menzies family, including Sir Robert’s Kodak 16mm movie camera and projector and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports uniform.
Exhibition Items
The Barrister (1967), with photo of Menzies at the University of Virginia
Draft Platform of the Liberal Party of Australia (1944)
Australian Aboriginal Studies: A Symposium of Papers Presented at the 1961 Research Conference (1963)
Law Notebook, notes on bank nationalisation
“Yet our troubles arise from individual failure”, 1918 notes
Ernest William Swanton, Elusive Victory: With F.R. Brown’s Team in Australia, An Eyewitness Account by E.W. Swanton, inscribed by the author (1951)
Jefferson Oration Speech on Freedom at the University of Virginia (1963)
Paul Cohen-Portheim, England, the Unknown Isle (1930), inscription by Sydney Sampson
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