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What is a Finding Aid?

A finding aid is a tool that helps to identify records that might be relevant to your research.

The finding aids available in the Research Centres were produced by staff and volunteers over many years. They include guides to Aboriginal History and Family History, indexes, series lists, and itemised special lists.

Finding aids are available in hard copy format at the Research Centres. We are continuing to add electronic versions of our finding aids to the range available on-line through ArchivesSearch.

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ArchivesSearch

State Records' on-line collection catalogue is called ArchivesSearch. Its searching functions help you to identify records in the State Records' collection that are relevant to your research.

To date only a fraction of the special lists and indexes have been entered into ArchivesSearch so searching to unit and item level may be limited. Electronic versions of our finding aids are continually being added to the range available on-line through ArchivesSearch.

You can go directly to ArchivesSearch by selecting Access Collection Catalogue from the blue banner at the top of the page.

More information on ArchivesSearch and archival control systems can be found at the links below.

Please note: There are no digital images of records available online.

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Research Advice

State Records has produced a number of research advice sheets that cover topics of interest to family historians.

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Guides for Family History

A series of published guides to records commonly used for family history research are available for purchase. These include:

  • Ancestors in Archives
  • A Little Flour and a Few Blankets: An Administrative History of Aboriginal affairs in South Australia, 1834 - 2000
  • Guide to Records Relating to Women
  • Guide to Records Relating to People of Non-English Speaking Backgrounds
  • Guide to Records Relating to Aboriginal People
  • Aboriginal Resource Kit.

A number of State Records' indexes and special lists are also available on microfiche. A list of titles and prices can be found at the links below.

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Other Finding Aids

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Other finding aids and resources, described in the lists below, are available at the Gepps Cross Research Centre. Some may also be available at the City Research Centre.

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