Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, South Australian Provincial Archives, Kensington, Adelaide

Identity area

Identifier

daa/593

Authorized form of name

Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, South Australian Provincial Archives, Kensington, Adelaide

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • SOSJ, SA Provincial Archives, Kensington, Adelaide

Type

  • Religious

Contact area

 

Regional Archivist

Type

Address

Street address

4 High Street, Kensington

Locality

Adelaide

Region

South Australia

Country name

Postal code

5068

Telephone

08 8130 5925

Fax

08 8130 5933

Note

Description area

History

The Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart were founded in Penola, South Australia in 1866 by Mary MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods.
In 1888, when Rome formally approved the Congregation, the Mother House officially moved to Sydney. Josephite houses in South Australia formed the Adelaide and Port Augusta Provinces. In 1893 they amalgamated to become the South Australian Province.
In 2013, the South Australian sisters joined with the sisters in Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Timor-Leste, to form the ‘CentreWest Region’ of the Congregation.
For further history of the Sisters of St Joseph in South Australia, see https://www.sosj.org.au/our-story/our-history/south-australia/

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

The Archives is a provincial archives as it covers South Australia, parts of Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Timor-Leste (the ‘CentreWest Region’ of the Congregation).

Records management and collecting policies

The Archives collect records for permanent retention that document the policies, decisions, activities, communications, and administration of the Congregation in South Australia.

Buildings

The archives are physically located on the same site as the Mary MacKillop Museum.

Holdings

The Archives holds records dating back to its foundation in the mid 1800s. The collection comprise records of Congregational governance and administration, ministries and other activities, as well as information which helps to preserve the history, spirit and charism of the Sisters of St Joseph.

The holdings comprise a wide range of formats including manuscripts and personal papers, photographs, artworks, sound recordings, films, videos, artefacts and ephemera.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

All access is by prior approval and appointment only

Access conditions and requirements

We are a private archives and while we receive and deal with a large number of email and/or phone requests, all personal visits to the archives are by appointment only.

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

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 08 Dec 2021

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Religion (Thematic area)
  • Education (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

4 High Street, Kensington
Adelaide, South Australia 5068