The Salvation Army - Australia Southern Territory Heritage Centre, Melbourne

Identity area

Identifier

daa/512

Authorized form of name

The Salvation Army - Australia Southern Territory Heritage Centre, Melbourne

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

Type

  • Religious

Contact area

 

Lindsay Cox, The Territorial Archivist

Type

Address

Street address

Level 4, 69 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Locality

Melbourne

Region

Victoria

Country name

Postal code

3000

Telephone

03 9653 3270

Fax

Note

Description area

History

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

Records of the Salvation Army in Australia, being:

  • The Australasian Territory, 1880-1907
  • The Australian Territory, 1907-1921 and
  • The Australia Southern Territory, 1921 to present.

(See also Directory entry for The Salvation Army - Australia Eastern Territory, Sydney.)

Buildings

Holdings


  • Australian Salvation Army publications since 1883.
  • Photographic images: includes more than 70,000 photographs and 6,000 glass 'magic lantern' slides.
  • Limelight Department: history of Australian film pioneered by The Salvation Army.
  • Red Shield War Services: 120 years of welfare to Australian troops during conflict.
  • Social Services: The Salvation Army's international social work first began in Melbourne.

Quantity: 570 shelf metres.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Open Monday to Friday 9.30am–3.30pm.
Closed on public holidays.
Museum and Limelight Studio open to the public.

Access conditions and requirements

Open to the Public. Some access restrictions apply.

Accessibility

Wheelchair access via the lift. No onsite car parking.

Services area

Research services

Research phone and email enquiries Monday to Friday. Research visitors by appointment on Wednesdays.
Please make an appointment by phone or email to apply for access to records.

Reproduction services

Photocopying, printing and scanning services available.

Public areas

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised 11 April 2018

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Communication (Thematic area)
  • Education (Thematic area)
  • Genealogical (Thematic area)
  • Immigration (Thematic area)
  • Media (Thematic area)
  • Religion (Thematic area)
  • Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Level 4, 69 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria 3000