Primary contact
34 Angas Street, AdelaideAdelaide, South Australia 5000
Identity area
Identifier
daa/272
Authorized form of name
Convent of Mercy, Adelaide Inc
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
Contact area
Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
34 Angas Street, Adelaide
Locality
Adelaide
Region
South Australia
Country name
Postal code
5000
Telephone
08 8212 4684
Fax
08 8231 5175
URL
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
Preservation of all documentation regarding the many works the sisters are involved in, for example, 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.
Buildings
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).
Quantity: 28m
Finding aids, guides and publications
O'Connor, Sr Deirdre (compiler), Guide to Archives of Convent of Mercy (unpublished).
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
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.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance and referral to paid researchers is available.
Reproduction services
Copying services available.