Guide to the Records of the Australian Council of Churches, 1911-1993

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 7645, MS Acc96.075, MS Acc15.082
Extent:
24.33 metres and (160 ms boxes + 2 boxes + 1 folder)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of Australian Council of Churches, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The records constitute a proportion of the total archive of this organisation and document general administrative activities. Included within the archive are administrative files, minutes and agenda papers of annual meetings, files relating to a number of commissions of the Council, correspondence, conference papers, press cuttings and publications, as well as the papers of D'Arcy Wood, past President, former Vice-President and Council member of the Australian Council of Churches.
Immediate Source of Acquisition:

These records were transferred to the Library from the Clarence Street premises of the Australian Council of Churches in November 1986. Further papers were added in 1992, 1996 and 2015.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn779355) for the access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of Australian Council of Churches, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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