The Prospect Local History Collection was opened in 1986 as part of the SA 150 Jubilee celebrations. It is located within the library, on level one. There are also files located in a dedicated archive area.

The Collection is being developed as a means of preserving various materials and records important to the history and cultural development of Prospect.

For the historical researcher, an extensive collection of South Australian government publications and South Australian private business and society archives is held by the Mortlock Library at the State Library of South Australia.

Prospect Local History Group

The Prospect Local History Group meets at the Nailsworth Community Hall (Hall 2) at 31 D'Erlanger Ave, Collinswood at 7pm on the first Thursday of every month (February to November).

This group aims to promote community interest and encourage research in the history of the Prospect area, and conduct a range of activities related to that history. The group usually presents a speaker at the meetings on odd months.

Membership of the groups and attendance at meetings are free of charge. All those interested are invited to attend. Enquiries are encouraged via email.

The website prospecthistorygroup-adelaide.com.au has been set up to increase participation, and provide guidance for e-searching and digital uploading of relevant items of interest online. The aim is to expand the collection by linking existing sources such as the National Libraries of Australia site Trove with user friendly public sources of information and media. It has been designed to be very user friendly with easy to navigate tabs and instructional videos. It is also linked to social sites such as flickr and YouTube where people can upload their digital copies to the net at the touch of a button.