Convent of Mercy, Adelaide Inc
Contact
- Street address
- 34 Angas Street, Adelaide 5000
- Postal address
- As above
- Phone
- (08) 8212-4684
- Fax
- (08) 8231-5175
About
- Officer in charge
- Archivist
- Hours & facilities
- Open by appointment. General reference assistance and copying services available. Referral to paid researchers is available.
- Access
- Minimum age 14 years (unless accompanied by a teacher); 2 days' notice required including areas of interest and proof of identity. Access to records not normally available for research can be gained by writing to the Congregation Leader.
- Acquisition focus
- Preservation of all documentation regarding the many works the sisters are involved in, eg. education; child care; unmarried mothers; homeless men and women; refugees in Hong Kong, Manila, Bangkok; teacher training and health care in Papua New Guinea. History of the Order.
- Quantity
- 28m (90% in-house)
- Major holdings
- Convent of Mercy: History of the Order 1856-1991 (5m); Life of Foundress 1798-1841 (5m); Photographs 1831-1991 (2m).
- St Aloysius College: Photographs 1880-1991 (2m); School Records 1880-1991 (1m).
- Foundress of Order: Original letters 1838 (2 items).
- Early Superiors: Correspondence 1880-1990 (5m).
- Cunningham inheritance: Maps, Plans 1920 (1m).
- Convent of Mercy: Illustrated manuscripts 1904 (2 items); Lives of nuns 1856-1991 (2m).
- Guides
- O'Connor, Sr Deirdre (compiler) Guide to Archives of Convent of Mercy (unpublished).
Last updated: 2010-10-11