- AU AU-MTC 065/1
- Item
- 1930
Manuscript of a novel called 'Gently Brother'
O'Hearn, Marcus
Manuscript of a novel called 'Gently Brother'
O'Hearn, Marcus
The series consists primarily of private letters written to Dss Andrews by current and former students, and others in Christian work. The letters from former students detail their work in parishes and other fields of service, and share problems and troubles that they are experiencing, and decisions to move on or to seek other opportunities. They also cover personal interests and updates concerning their families. The letters are evidence of the nurturing relationship the Dss developed with her students, who continued to seek her guidance throughout their careers. The personal nature of Dss Andrews’ relationships with her former students is further evidenced in that many letters are signed with Christian names only (in retrospect, this often causes problems in the identification of the correspondents).
The series also contains invitations to and acknowledgements of the Deaconess' speaking at conferences, parish activities and similar engagements, and discussions of her travels. It appears that the Deaconess’ own return letters have not survived, though in some cases early drafts have been preserved among her writings (see Series 3).
The following material has been destroyed:
Duplicates
Receipts
*Routine mail-outs and other unsolicited mail
Andrews, Mary Maria
Letters composed by Mary Andrews
This series contains letters written by Mary Andrews, some of which are drafts and some of which are letters which had been posted but which were returned to Mary at a later date. In some cases, letters were preserved for Mary's benefit at her explicit request in the body of the letter - for example, in the case of personal letters which doubled as travel memoirs.
The series includes letters sent to CMS during Deaconess Andrews' time on the mission field (with the exception of circular newsletters and submissions to The Round World magazine, which have been included in Series 5), drafts of letters to bishops and other ecclesiastical figures, drafts of letters to the editors of publications, personal letters (and drafts thereof) including letters to relatives, and informal notes left around Deaconess House or (later) the Retirement Villages.
The letters have been arranged in chronological order, with some approximation.
Letters with insufficient contextual information for a definite date have been grouped together at the end of the series.
The content of this series was separated in part from Mary's collection of personal letters received (see Series 1), and was otherwise collected piecemeal from miscellaneous unsorted paperwork distributed haphazardly throughout the collection. It is unknown if there was any original intended order to these latter papers (though it seems unlikely) or if the arrangement was an arbitrary decision by Archives Consultant Debra Leigo, who supervised the re-boxing of the collection in 2011.
Andrews, Mary Maria
Papers relating to Sunday School Teachers' Association training courses
The SSTA Rural Deanery of Parramatta conducted training courses for
Sunday School teachers with the assistance of the Board of Education - Diocese of Sydney. This series comprises letters, proposed programmes, lists of work requirements, enrolment book, lecture notes and draft notes relating to the organisation of training courses for teachers, kindergarten teachers, and a proposed course for the Certificate in Theology.
Sunday School Teachers' Association
Manuscript and typescript notes for sermons
Knox, David James
Papers relating to missions in Sudan
Notes and pamphlets related to the Sudan United Mission and other mission work in Sudan
Robinson, Donald William Bradley
Given to F.B. Boyce by the churchwardens of St Paul’s Redfern on his retirement
Boyce, Francis Bertie
Register of receipts and expenditure
Documents balance sheets and financial transactions of the church.
Christ Church Rouse Hill
Photographs taken and collected by MU Sydney members. Images of members, events, special guests. 350 loose photos (4x6), 3 bound albums
Mothers' Union in Australia - Diocese of Sydney