Contact principal
34 Angas Street, Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Zone d'identification
Identifiant
daa/272
Forme autorisée du nom
Convent of Mercy, Adelaide Inc
forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
Type
Zone du contact
Archivist
Type
Adresse
Adresse physique
34 Angas Street, Adelaide
Localité
Adelaide
Région
South Australia
Nom du pays
Code postal
5000
Téléphone
08 8212 4684
Fax
08 8231 5175
Courriel
URL
Note
Zone de description
Historique
Contexte géographique et culturel
Textes de référence
Structure administrative
Officer in charge: Archivist
Gestion des archives courantes et intermédiaires et politiques de collecte
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.
Bâtiments
Fonds
- 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
Instruments de recherche, guides et publications
O'Connor, Sr Deirdre (compiler), Guide to Archives of Convent of Mercy (unpublished).
Zone de l'accès
Heures d'ouverture
Open by appointment.
Conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
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.
Accessibilité
Zone des services offerts
Services d'aide à la recherche
General reference assistance and referral to paid researchers is available.
Services de reproduction
Copying services available.