Online histories of the University of Sydney from A to Z
Histories of the University, its people and its buildings, as well as former parts of the University, can be accessed by clicking underlined links below.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Bequests, Buildings, Colleges (Residential), Examinations, Faculties, Foundations, Graduates, University people and Students
A
Academic Board:
- Alumni Council, from 2006
- Standing Committee of Convocation, to 2006
- Dental Alumni Society
- Sydney University Arts Association:
History
50th Anniversary
Archives:
Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) (at the University of Sydney and UNSW):
B
- The Bosch Fund
- The Challis Bequest
- The Fisher Bequest:
About
Thomas Fisher and the Bequest - The Kellion Endowment
- The McCaughey Bequest
- The Peter Nicol Russell Bequest
- The Power Bequest
- The University's Heritage Register
- University's Grounds Conservation Plan, 2002:
University of Sydney Overview - Building History - Badham Building
- Faculty of Law buildings:
History
The new Law School Building - The Great Hall:
150th anniversary, 2009
Opening, 1859, by Paul Lancaster - The Library
- The Macleay Building: Upstairs Downstairs - The Changing Shape of the Macleay Building
- Master Plans:
History
Campus 2010: News item 1 / News item 2
Campus 2020, by Geraldine O’Brien - The Old Darlington School
- The Quadrangle
- Science Road buildings
- St John's College:
Architecture
Treasures - The John Woolley Building Clock
C
University Calendars:
The Carillon:
- History
- Every bell tells a story, by Dr Jill Forrest
- 75th Anniversary
- Thirty-two new bells
Harold Cazneaux:
- Centre for Medieval Studies
- Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies
- Koori Centre
- Seymour Theatre Centre
- US Studies Centre
Chancellors:
Coat of Arms:
- Cumberland College of Health Science:s
History
Coat of arms - Orange Agricultural College
- Sydney College of Advanced Education:
History
Coat of arms - Sydney Teachers College:
History
Coat of arms
A memoir, 1937, by Gwenna Spratt
- International House
- Mandelbaum House
- Sancta Sophia College
- St Andrews College:
History
Interactive timeline
Coat of arms
New College wing - St John's College
- St Paul's College:
History
Coat of arms - Women's College:
History
The College Arms & Logo
Heritage listing
D
Degrees:
- Doctor of Philosophy, by Alison Ward
Deputy Chancellors:
E
Esquires Bedell:
- Examination papers to 1914 - in Calendars to 1914
- Faculty of Medicine examination papers, 1880s - 1950s
- Examination results and prize holders from the previous year or years (pass and higher) to 1975 - in Calendars to 1975
F
Faculty:
- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning
- Faculty of Arts:
Dr Patricia Mary Lahy - Sydney's first female dean - Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Economics and Business
- Faculty of Education and Social Work
- Faculty of Engineering and Information Technolgies
- Faculty of Health Sciences:
30th anniversary, 2009 - Faculty of Law:
History
Sesquicentenary anniversary, 2005
Buildings
Celebrating 150 years, by Anabel Dean - Faculty of Medicine:
History
Key dates
Deans since 1856
150th Anniversary
Online Museum and Archive - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Rural Management
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Veterinary Science
- Sydney Conservatorium of Music:
Detailed history
History - Sydney College of the Arts:
History
More detailed history
- The Học Mãi Foundation
- The Medical Foundation
- Pharmacy Practice Foundation
- The Power Institute Foundation for Art and Visual Culture
- Science Foundation for Physics
G
- The first women graduates, by Lee Jobling
- Graduates of the University, by Faculty and updated each year, to 1957 - in Calendars to 1957
- Alumni Sidneienses - a searchable database of graduates from 1857
- A searchable database of Medicine Graduates from 1856
- Women graduates by their married name 1925-30 - in Calendars 1925 -30
- Women's College - famous past students
- Victim of Fate, by Richard North
Graduate Schools:
Graduations:
H
Heraldry:
History books and articles:
Honorary awards:
I
Institutes:
J
K
L
The Library:
- History
- A short history
- Accommodating the University Library, by Dr Neil Radford
- Images Relating to the History of the Library
- Friends of the Library
M
The Mace:
Matriculation:
- The first matriculation examination, 1852
- The first matriculants, 1852, by Dr Peter Chippendale
- Matriculants who passed the entrance test to University, to 1975 - in Calendars to 1975
Museums:
- Macleay Museum:
History
The Macleay Family - Museum of Contemporary Art
- Museum of Pathology
- Nicholson Museum
- The J.L. Shellshear Museum of Physical Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy
N
O
The Great Hall Organ:
continued
P
- Professor John Anderson:
John Anderson remembered
John Anderson and Ruth Walker, by Lee Jobling - Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC
- Sir Hermann Black AC
- Edmund Thomas Blacket
- Emeritus Professor Gavin Brown AO
- Professor Horatio Carslaw
- Professor Tannatt William Edgeworth David:
Biography
Profile
Personal archives - Dr Patricia Mary Lahy
- Sir Charles Nicholson:
Profile
Sir Charles Nicholson and Victorian Spiritualism, by Dr Craig Barker - Jane Foss Russell
- Professor John Smith:
Biography
His photos of the building of the University, 1857-62
His photographs of the University and Sydney surrounds, 1855-80 - Dr Michael Spence
- Margaret Telfer
- Sir Robert Strachan Wallace
- Professor Leslie Wilkinson:
Wilkinson's European sketches and University legacy
ADB biography - Chancellors,
- Deputy Chancellors
- Vice-Chancellors
- Fellows of Senate
- Honorary award recipients and their citations
- Faculty of Medicine - Biographies of members
- Faculty of Science - "Hall of fame"
- Master Codebreakers, by Richard North
- The Renaissance Players
- Obituaries and eulogies - from the UniNews website
- Obituaries - from the Alumni website
- Obituaries - in Women's College Journals
- Profiled Alumni of St John's College
- Famous past students of the Women's College
- Australian Dictionary of Biography online
The Professorial Board:
- From Professorial Board to Academic Board, by Professor Bruce Williams
- Chairs 1887-1975
The Professorial Board Room:
Q
R
University Regiment:
- Centenary, by Deborah McIntosh
Registrars:
Rhodes Scholarships Australia:
- History
- The University of Sydney and the Rhodes Scholarships, by Michael Bannigan
Royal visitors:
S
Schools, departments & units:
- Anatomy
- Chemistry:
History
The early years - Civil Engineering
- Electroc Microscope Unit
- Geology and Geophysics
- Geosciences
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Linguistics
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Molecular and Microbial Biosciences
- Music, by Professor Anne Boyd
- Northern Clinical School
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Rural Health
- Surgery
Secretaries to Senate:
Senate:
- History
- Timeline
- Its evolving composition
- Its first meetings, 1851
- Fellows of Senate from 1851
- Edmond Barton - on and off Senate
The Senate Room:
SILLIAC:
- The first matriculants, 1852
- The first University medal to a student, Fitzwilliam Wentworth, 1853, by Vanessa Witton
- Badham and the first bursaries, 1870s, by Roderic Campbell
- Dagmar Berne, the first female medical student, 1885-90, by Vanessa Witton
- Chemistry - the early years
- Student Commem Days
- Sydney Teachers College - a memoir, 1937, by Gwenna Spratt
- Sancta Sophia College - a memoir, 1949, by Dr Patricia Ryan
- Dr LEF Neill: scholar, athlete and gentleman, by Kyla Bremner
- Students from the 1850s to the present - Gallery
- Student protest against VSU, 2005
- Honi Soit
- Names of undergraduates by Faculty and Year, to 1943-44 - in Calendars to 1943-44
Sydney University:
T
U
The University Art Collection:
The University of Sydney:
- History
- Inauguration, 1852
- FLS Merewether & his recollections of the foundation and the early years, by Dr Peter Chippendale
- Golden Jubilee Celebrations, 1902
- Centenary celebrations, 1950-52
- Sesquicentenary celebrations, 2000-02
- 150 memorable years, by Fiona Carruthers
- Published histories
V
Vice-Chancellors:
W
Women:
- Swarming through the gates, by Fiona Carruthers
X
Y
Yooroang Garang:
