RMIT Archives Collection

Our holdings relate to RMIT University (2002 onwards) and its predecessors and merged institutes and colleges. 

• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
• Royal Melbourne Technical College
• Melbourne Technical College 
• Working Men’s College
• Phillip Institute of Technology
• Preston Institute of Technology
• State College of Victoria at Coburg 
• Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy
• Melbourne College of Printing and Graphic Arts
• Melbourne Institute of Textiles

Download the RMIT University family tree (PDF 16KB) for a complete list. 

The Public Record Office Victoria also holds some records for the above organisations.

Obtaining a copy of results, official transcript or certificate

The Exams, Awards and Graduations Unit co-ordinates such requests. Please consult the following for further information regarding the process:

• How to apply for academic transcripts
• Information for archived transcripts

RMIT Archives maintains a comprehensive collection of records and can assist with your search for historical course guides and information.

Obtaining course guides and information

• Higher Education course guides search
• Vocational Education (formerly TAFE) course guides search

Please email RMIT Archives with the following information (where known):

• student name (as it was when you attended)
• student number
• program name and code
• course names and numbers (and year each course/subject was studied)
• your contact details

The course details will be scanned and emailed back to you. 

The RMIT University Archives Collection is open to staff, students and the general public. Some access restrictions may apply.

You may email RMIT Archives with the request particulars and your contact details.

Visits must be arranged with prior notification.

Access to RMIT records is provided in accordance with the RMIT Archives Collection Access Procedure.

Researchers will be required to comply with RMIT Archives Collection Access Requirements (DOCX 19KB, 1p) and complete the RMIT Archives Researcher Registration Form (DOCX 43KB, 1p) prior to or at the time of their visit.

Citing the University Archives

When reproducing or referring to archival records it is important to cite them accurately.

This enables other researchers to locate and use the record in the future and aids in the checking of sources.

An archives citation should identify:

• The archives institution holding the record
• The record series the record is part of
• The record item itself (if available)

For example:

• The institution: RMIT University Archives
• Record series: S0001 RMIT University Council Minutes 1992 - 1999
• Record item: SER-00003 Council Minutes 1995 - 1996 1/95 to 8/96

A citation can be abbreviated or expanded. For example, abbreviated for use on social media and expanded in a full bibliography.

Full citation

RMIT University Archives, S0001 RMIT University Council Minutes 1992 - 1999, SER-00003 Council Minutes 1995 - 1996 1/95 to 8/96

Brief citation

RMIT Archives, S0001, SER-00003

Copyright information

https://www.rmit.edu.au/library/study/copyright