Good Samaritan Archives, Sydney

Good Samaritan Archives, Sydney

• The Sisters of the Good Samaritan (SGS) of the Order of St Benedict
• Good Samaritan Sisters' Archives, Sydney

• Religieux

For information about the history of the Good Samaritan Sisters, see http://www.goodsams.org.au/who-we-are/our-story/an-urgent-need-sydney-1857/

Officer in charge: Archivist

The Good Samaritan Sisters’ Archives contain the records generated by the Sisters and institutions, such as schools, orphanages, women’s refuges and homes for the aged and disadvantaged, for which the Sisters were and are responsible in Australia, Japan, Kiribati and the Philippines.

These holdings include:
In-house documents from the administrative offices of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan;
Documents relating to institutions for which the Sisters of the Good Samaritan are responsible;
Admission registers and other documents relating to:

• Pitt Street Women’s Refuge Sydney (House of the Good Shepherd), 1857-1901
• Parramatta Roman Catholic Orphan School, 1877-1886
• Manly Industrial School/Orphanage, 1881-1910
• St Magdalen’s Retreat, Tempe, Arncliffe, 1887-1989
• Buckingham Street, St Magdalen’s Refuge, 1903-1946
• Good Samaritan Teachers’ Training College, 1905-1983
• Mater Dei Orphanage, Narellan, 1910-1958
• Crystal Brook Orphanage/Shelter, SA, 1940-1979.
  Photographs, films, slides, videos, memorabilia relating to the above;
  Theses and private publications of Good Samaritan Sisters.

Guide to Good Samaritan Generalate Archives, Glebe Point, Sydney NSW
Trower, Ursula, Guide to Visitors Book of R C Orphan School Parramatta, 1863-1886
McGlynn and Trower, Guide to Photographic collection - Good Samaritan Generalate Archives
McGlynn and Trower, Guide to Registers RC Orphan School, Parramatta, Tempe Women's Refuge, Manly Industrial School/Orphanage
McGlynn and Trower, Guide to Foundation and Associated Ministries of SGS
McGlynn, Marie, 'Growth of Religious Institute' Tjurunga. Benedictine Union of Australian and New Zealand, Vol 39 (Sept, 1990): 90-111.

Open by appointment Mondays to Thursday 9am to 3pm.
Closed Christmas school holidays.

Application for access form to be completed. At least one day's advance notice of visit required. Access to records which are not normally available for research can be gained by permission from Superior General.

General reference assistance available.

Revised 1 April 2019

• Éducation (Thematic area)
• Religion (Thematic area)
• Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)