Partners in Ministry - research project proposal
Proposal for a research project titled "Partners in Ministry: a way forward for the leadership of Christian women in Sydney and beyond" created by Capitol Research on behalf of the ADSIL Board. Includes project outline, report on the context of female leadership, and the context of ministry training.
Personal records of individual Deaconesses
Includes photographs of deaconesses, parish work, ordinations, Deaconess House exterior and interior.
List of properties belonging to the Anglican Deaconess Institution, with information on current use, value, zoning and heritage status.
Published works relating to Deaconesses
Women Now journal - issues 2-5, 1992.
The ministry of Deaconesses - Deaconess Cecilia Robinson (Methuen & Co., 1898)
Stages of Revelation and Faith - Rev Mervyn Archdall (Thynne, 1911)
Book of devotions for use in meetings of Church of England Deaconess Work (Sydney, D.S. Ford, 1918)
The order of Deaconesses: past and present - Ethel Panton and Dorothy Batho (London: SCM Press, 1937)
The devotions of a Deaconess (privately printed, 1953)
The call and the commission : a review of the historical background of the ministry of bishops, priests and deacons in the Anglican communion - Weston, William (Dee Why, N.S.W.: William Weston, 1979)
God's Patience - Dorothy Harris (Australia: the author, 1990)
The vision unfolding: Deaconess Institution 1891-1991 (Sydney: Deaconess Institution, 1991)
Women's ministry: a centenary celebration and a vision for the future (1991)
Caught for life: a story of the Anglican Deaconess Order in Australia - Nora Tress (NSW, the author, 1993)
Going it alone: Mary Andrews missionary to China 1938-1951 (Sydney: Aquila Press, 1995)
Anglicans celebrate 150 years: The Sydney Diocese fulfilling the mission of the Church (Sydney: Diocese of Sydney, 1997)
The letters concern Deaconess appointments, arrangements for admissions/ordinations, chaplaincy arrangements and other diocesan matters that need to be made known to deaconesses. Also three booklets including the appointments of the Head Deaconess
Andrews, Mary Maria
Records relating to the transfer and management of the ADM collection
Permanent Loan agreement form, box listing.
Scrapbooks with news clippings relating to deaconesses. Also includes pamphlets, photographs and orders of service.
'Creating a garden in the city' presentation 2016
Supporting Women of Excellence and Leadership scholarship scheme
Terms of Reference, lists of recipients, correspondence and reports relating to the Supporting Women of Excellence and Leadership scholarship scheme, funded by ADM.