Identity area
Reference code
AU AU-MTC 251-1
Title
Papers of the Liturgical Commission of the Church of England in Australia
Date(s)
- 1949-1978 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Papers and booklets in manila folders, 5 photographic prints
Context area
Name of creator
(Active 1940s-1970s)
Biographical history
John Falkingham was Dean of Newcastle from 1961-1975. He was the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Church of England in Australia Liturgical Commission.
Name of creator
Administrative history
Archival history
These papers were collected by the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Commission, the Very Rev. John Falkingham, Dean of Newcastle. They were donated by his daughters Catherine Croft and Margaret Selby.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Draft liturgies, correspondence and manuscript notes relating to the creation of An Australian Prayer Book. Also manuscript notes and ephemera related to the 400th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer in 1949.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Permanent retention
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted