Primary contact
68 Lindsay Street, Toowoomba Postal address: PO Box 756, Toowoomba 4350Toowoomba, Queensland 4350
Identity area
Identifier
daa/226
Authorized form of name
Diocesan Archives, Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba, Queensland
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Religious
Contact area
Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
68 Lindsay Street, Toowoomba
Postal address: PO Box 756, Toowoomba 4350
Postal address: PO Box 756, Toowoomba 4350
Locality
Toowoomba
Region
Queensland
Country name
Postal code
4350
Telephone
07 4632 7484
Fax
Note
Description area
History
The Diocesan Archives is a repository, research centre and museum of church artefacts relevant to the history of the Toowoomba Diocese. The Archives serves the wider community as a source not only of church and ‘family’ history, but of local and national historical sources for research. It has become a valued part of the Toowoomba historical source network.
For a timeline history of the diocese, see http://www.twb.catholic.org.au/our-diocese/
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
In addition to holding church records, the Toowoomba Diocesan Archives is also a research centre in history for Southern Queensland, so any pertinent material to aid in this is accepted, and includes that of all Churches, as the centre is open to people of all religions and none.
Buildings
Holdings
- Archdiocesan and Diocesan Authorities: Parish records, 1860- present (35m).
- Catholic Education Offices: School records, 1863- present (30m).
- Personnel: Clerical records, 1840- (10m); Laic records 1840- present (8m).
Quantity: 100m.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Ansell, Leo J. 'Toowoomba Archives and the Church Archives Society' Catholic Archives UK, 1983: 44-47.
Ansell, Leo J. 'Archdeacon Leo Hayes - The Man and His Collection' Footprints Vol 3, No. 11: 14-15.
Ansell, Leo J. 'Archdeacon Leo Hayes - The Man and His Collection' Footprints, Vol 3, No. 12: 22-26.
Ansell, Leo J. 'The Archives Quest - An Overview' Footprints, Vol 5 No. 4: 18-21.
Ansell, Leo J. 'Archdeacon Leo Hayes - The Man and His Collection' Footprints Vol 3, No. 11: 14-15.
Ansell, Leo J. 'Archdeacon Leo Hayes - The Man and His Collection' Footprints, Vol 3, No. 12: 22-26.
Ansell, Leo J. 'The Archives Quest - An Overview' Footprints, Vol 5 No. 4: 18-21.
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9am-5pm by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
Minimum of one week's advance notice required including outline of work intended. Closed period of 30 years applies to most records.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 17 January 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Religion (Thematic area)