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Victoria - Archival Collection

Langi Kal Kal records held by the Victorian Government (c. 1956 - 1993)

From
c. 1956
To
1993

The Langi Kal Kal records held by the Victorian Government comprise a number of records series with information about children who lived at Langi Kal Kal and the departmental administration of the institution.

Details

Access Conditions

Conditional Access - Care leavers (and their families) wanting to find information about their time in care, or access personal files can contact the Care Leaver Records Service.

Records

The Department of Health and Human Services holds a number of records series with information about residents of Langi Kal Kal and the departmental administration of the institution.

The collection includes:

  • Male Prisoner Registration Cards (Langi Kal Kal), 1956-1965 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17950)
  • Historical collection - photographs, drawings and press clippings, 1961-1990 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17965)
  • Trainee record cards, 1975-1993 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17960)
  • Psychiatric service reports, 1970-1980 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17959)
  • Intake Assessment and Treatment Files (case management files specific to Lang Kal Kal and separate to the Department's green coloured Male Trainee Case History Files) , 1970-1992 (Public Record Office Victoria registration number VPRS 17957)

Finding Aids

The Finding Records website page relating to Langi Kal Kal has a detailed Collection Guide with more information about these records.

Publications

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Langi Kal Kal', in Finding Records, Department of Health and Human Services, State of Victoria, https://www.findingrecords.dhhs.vic.gov.au/collectionresultspage/LangiKalKal.

Prepared by: Cate O'Neill