Sebastian Gurciullo is a professional archivist, curator, editor and writer. He has worked at the National Archives of Australia, Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) and University of Melbourne Archives. He has been the editor of the Australian Society of Archivists journal Archives and Manuscripts and PROV's journal Provenance. He is currently a member of the editorial board of Archives and Manuscripts, and the assistant editor of Provenance. He is a member and webmaster of the Section for Literary and Artist Archives at the International Congress on Archives (ICA). He is currently working in collection management at PROV and his current research interests are focused on unbuilt projects from Melbourne's urban and planning history.

Author email: sebastos@tpg.com.au

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