The Catholic Church in Australia: a short history, 1788-1967 (1968)
- Component identifier:
- Series 5
- Content Summary:
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First published by Thomas Nelson (Australia) in 1968, The Catholic Church in Australia: a short history 1788-1967 provides an historical survey of Catholicism in Australia from its beginnings to 1967. O'Farrell's publication is primarily a history of the character and policies of the Church, and focuses on the prominent persons and places where major developments occurred. He wrote an article on the process and circumstances of producing this book: 'Writing the 1968 Catholic Church', Australasian Catholic Record, Vol. 75, No.2, April 1968, pp. 139-144.
The series includes chapter paste-ups, handwritten chapter drafts, photocopies of chapter drafts, and handwritten notes from a variety of published and unpublished sources. There is some original correspondence received by Cardinal Moran (File 164).
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The Library purchased the original instalment of papers from O'Farrell in June 1980. O'Farrell donated subsequent consignments to the Library in August 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984 and in 2000. Other papers were purchased from O'Farrell in 1998 and 1999. Material acquired in May 1984 and in February 1998 pertaining to Dr Albert Dryer has been transferred to the papers of Albert Dryer (MS 6610).Further material was added to the O'Farrell Papers in 2006.
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- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2618940).
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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