Archives Office, Anglican Diocese of Adelaide

Archives Office, Anglican Diocese of Adelaide

• Adelaide Anglican Archives
• Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, Archives and Records Centre

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The Church of England arrived in South Australia in 1836, with the first colonists. The Diocese of Adelaide was formed in 1847.

The Diocesan archives office was established in the 1990s.

The Archives operates under the terms of a policy mandated by the Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide.

Officer in charge: Dr Sarah Black, Diocesan Archivist

The Archives Office of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide collects general administrative records of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide and associated agencies and entities of the church.

More broadly, the archives collects material relating to the history and development of the Anglican Church in South Australia.

• Administrative records of the Synod, Church Office, the Archbishop's Office, Anglican Funds SA, St Barnabas College, and a range of other diocesan entities.
• Minutes of committees of the Synod.
• Relevant papers of bishops and clergy.
• Records of a range of diocesan welfare committees and institutions, 1860-1998.
• Diocesan publications.
• Oral history recordings, audiovisual material, general memorabilia.

The office is staffed Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9am-5pm. Research access is by arrangement with the archivist.

Research enquiries should be made in writing. Research fees may apply. No charge is made to former residents of diocesan homes or their descendants for information about their time in care.

Revised 14 April 2018

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