Guide to the Papers of Reverend Frank Engel, ca. 1930-2006

Summary

Collection number:

MS 9073

Creator:

Frank Engel

Extent:

8.4 metres and (52 boxes, 2 cartons)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Reverend Frank Engel, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The papers comprise correspondence, sermons, addresses, lectures, writings by Engel, minutes, reports, leaflets, articles, conference papers, cuttings, notes, publications and other papers relating primarily to Engel's involvement in the New Zealand Student Christian Movement, Australian Frontier, Overseas Service Bureau, World Council of Churches, Australian Council of Churches, Action for World Development and the Christian Conference of Asia. They also include a large sequence of files relating to Aboriginal land rights and issues, and a copy of Engel's unpublished autobiography entitled 'Rarely a dull moment'.

Biographical Note:

Frank Graham Engel was born in Korea in 1911. He was educated at Pyengyang Foreign School (Korea), Scotch College (Melbourne) and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Divinity. He later received a Doctorate of Theology from the Melbourne College of Divinity.

Date	Event
1936	Minister, Murray Bridge Presbyterian Church, South Australia
1937-41	Travelling Secretary, Australian Student Christian Movement
1941	Married Mary Morgan
1941-43	General Secretary, New Zealand Student Christian Movement
1943-49	Minister, Hawthorn Presbyterian Church, SA
1949-58	General Secretary, Australian Student Christian Movement
1950-58	Editor, <em>The Australian Intercollegian</em>
1959-61	East Asian Secretary, World Student Christian Federation
1961	Secretary, Ecumenical Institute, Australian Council of Churches
1961-68	Member, Central Committee, World Council of Churches
1961-68	Committee Division, Ecumenical Action
1961-75	Consultant Division, World Mission and Evangelism
1962-64	General Secretary, National Missionary Council of Australia
1962-94	Committee Member, Overseas Service Bureau
1962-69	Honorary Secretary, Pacific Christian Literature Society
1965-69	Associate General Secretary, Australian Council of Churches
1965-67	Board Member, Centre for Research into Aboriginal Affairs, Monash University
1965-72	Vice Chairman, Australian Frontier
1967-71	World Council of Churches consultant Pacific Conference Churches
1968-70	Member, Council of International Documentation of Contemporary Church
1969-75	General Secretary, Australian Council of Churches.
1970-76	Member, Joint Secretariat on Action for World Development
1970-77	General Committee, Christian Conference of Asia
1972-73	Acting Chairman, Australian Frontier
1973-77	Executive Committee, Christian Conference of Asia
1976-77	Aboriginal Communities Development Advisor for the Board of Ecumenical Mission and Relations, Presbyterian Uniting Churges
1976-88	Commissioner, Australian Frontier
1977-80	Convenor, Ecumenical Affairs Committee, Uniting Church
1981	Chaplain, Ormond College, University of Melbourne

Provenance:

The papers were donated by Frank Engel in 1985 and 1995. Further material was added in 2003 and 2009.

Arrangement:

In general, the structure of the collection closely resembles the groupings maintained by Engel. Order within series has been largely imposed by Library staff with the exception of series 8 and 10 which were listed by Engel and have been retained in original order.

Related

Separated Material:

Some publications from the collection were transferred to the Australian book collection.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1487052).

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 Reverend Frank Engel, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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