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Message of welcome to Archbishop and Mrs Mowll, on Mowll's election as Archbishop of Sydney. Includes a brief outline of the work of the Deaconess Institution.

Individual student files with application documents.

Includes the deed of gift for the transfer of the Mary Andrews papers to Moore College from the Deaconess Institution 26/10/2009

Commemorative volume outlining the history of Deaconess House and the Deaconess Institution. Includes contributions from Deaconesses who were students in 1971.

The series contains correspondence and papers related to fees payable to Deaconess House Institution

These appear to be Mary Andrew's copies of the Institute Minutes. The Official signed records are retained by Anglican Deaconess Ministries who should be approach for access to the minutes. The meetings were held approximately monthly. The subjects included properties and other financial matters, meetings received a report from the Principal and the role and management of the properties, appointments of senior staff (such as the Principal of Deaconess House).

The Committee was established by Synod resolution 10/1968 at the meetings in October 1968. The role of the Committee was " to Confer with the Council of the Deaconess Institution with regard to the implementations as set out in the Archbishop's Commission Report 1964 and report to Standing Committee before the next session of Synod." The Committee was chaired by Justice Athol Richardson. Members included the Head Deaconess and 9 other lay and Clerical members. It appears that the Committee first met on 24 February 1969. Key considerations were whether Deaconess House should be governed by an ordinance of Synod and whether it could benefit from a closer relationship with Moore Theological College. An information pack of 17 items was provided for members The committee met several times during 1969 and suggested an expansion of the House Management Committee to include members elected by Synod and the Archbishop. There was no agreement between the Committee and Council and it was recommended that the discussions do not proceed.
It appears that this is Mary Andrews' copy of the Committee meetings and that the official records would be held by the Diocese of Sydney.
Also a file that appears to be working papers for the same Committee. Contains many papers concerning Deaconess House and Women's Ministry including the role and curriculum of Deaconess House and statistical material concerning graduates.

The item contains letters of a mostly ephemeral nature (mainly financial distributions).

The series consists of fragments only. These include agendas, notices of meetings and annual reports.