Identity area
Reference code
AU AU-MTC 123/1
Title
Papers of Rev. Henry Tingcombe
Date(s)
- 1841-1871 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
3 bound volumes
Context area
Name of creator
(1809-1874)
Biographical history
Henry Tingcombe was born in Plymouth and sailed to Australia in 1829 on the 'Fairfield'. He was ordained in 1847 and worked in parishes in Armidale, Bathurst, Carcoar and St John's Camden. He was the first Church of England minister in Armidale. His daughter was Margaretta Mary Woodriff, after whom Moore College's Australiana Rare collection is named.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Tingcombe's grandson-in-law D.C. Tilghman in 1965
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Cash book 1841-1862, diary 1871, manuscript on the book of Revelation
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Diaries from 1862-1874 are held by the State Library of NSW