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- 1929-1939
Part of Photocopied manuscripts
Part of Photocopied manuscripts
The majority of these diaries date from the period during which Mary Andrews was the Principal of Deaconess House (viz 1951-1975), and from her retirement until her death in 1996.
The content varies considerably - from brief notes relating to speaking engagements and other appointments, and lists of those for whom she had prayed on particular days, to detailed descriptions of her thoughts, interviews, and experiences when travelling. Many of the diaries indicate a combination of professional and personal events. Most diaries include notes at the beginning which could have been Mary's devotional, notes for an address, or those made from a sermon heard.
Physically the series varies from pocket diaries to larger format diaries and includes notebooks. For some years Mary maintained a pocket diary that recorded appointments and a more complete diary with details of her activities, thoughts and prayers.
Some of the smaller diaries have been tied into bundles to facilitate ordering.
The following have been removed from this series as previously sorted:
Andrews, Mary Maria
Covers Jones' parish work and travels
Jones, Nathaniel
Part of Papers of Donald Howard
Diaries which mostly outline Rev Howard's Bible reading and devotional life.
The 1829 diary covers the Broughton family's voyage to Australia on the convict ship 'John', and the 1834 diary covers Broughton's voyage to England via Brazil.
Broughton, William Grant
The diaries list the times and subject matter of Reverend Davison's religious services, Bible classes and addresses.
Davison, Herbert Henry
Jane Barker (nee Harden) kept these diaries describing her tour of Europe in 1829-1830, before her marriage to Bishop Frederic Barker.
Barker, Jane Sophia
Part of Portrait photographs
Diakonia conference, Manila, Philippines