Guide to the Papers of Douglas McKenzie, 1946-1983

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 6341
Extent:
0.42 metres and (3 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Douglas McKenzie, National Library of Australia, MS 6341, [file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The papers comprise numbered subject files, many of which were used as the basis for sermons or articles by McKenzie. The files include newspaper cuttings, articles, notes, manuscript and typescript drafts by McKenzie, sermons, Church reports and a small quantity of correspondence. The files relate church matters, Aboriginal missions, John Flynn and to the religious implications of topics including the place of women in society, Cyclone Tracy and other natural disasters and space exploration in the 1950s and 1960s.
Biographical Note:

Douglas Gordon McKenzie worked as a Minister with the Blackburn Presbyterian Church (Vic.) in around 1967 and as a parish minister of the United Church in North Australia in Alice Springs (c.1969-1972) and Darwin (mid 1970s). In 1979 he was Minister of St Andrews Uniting Church, Brisbane. He was the author of several non-fiction books on religious and social topics, mostly published by the Joint Board of Christian Education.

Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Library by Rev. Douglas McKenzie in 1990.

Arrangement:

The files have been retained in the order in which they were numbered and listed by Rev. McKenzie.

Container List:
File/s Box
1-10 1
11-19 2
20-29 3

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is available for research.
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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], Papers of Douglas McKenzie, National Library of Australia, MS 6341, [file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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