Identity area
Reference code
AU AU-MTC 188/1
Title
Manuscript notes
Date(s)
- Undated (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
Loose papers, 1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
(1846-1917)
Biographical history
Mervyn Archdall was born in Clonmel, Ireland, and studied at Corpus Christi College Cambridge. He married Martha Karow in 1882 and they sailed to Sydney that same year. He served at St Mary's Balmain and in 1902 became Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral. He promoted deaconesses and founded 'Bethany' for their training in 1891. In 1908 he was appointed Rector of St Stephen's Penrith and served there until his retirement in 1913. He died of cardiac disease in 1917. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/archdall-mervyn-5044
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscript notes, mostly on the book of Genesis
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted