Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1915-1996 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Manila folders, 2 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Inaugurated in 1891 in St Marys, Balmain. The name 'Bethany' was used in the early years but the official title was approximately The Church of England Deaconess Institution Sydney Limited. Incorporated as Anglican Deaconess Institution Limited (ADSIL) in 1996, the Institution adopted a CEO and a more corporate and independent constitution in 2008, and was renamed Anglican Deaconess Ministries Limited in 2011
Archival history
Collected by Deaconess Mary Andrews and transferred to the Samuel Marsden Archives with her papers.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deaconess ordinations - 1952-1996
Deaconess parish institutions - 1957-1996
Deaconess lists
Documents on the history of Deaconesses
Sydney Deaconess/Diaconal Fellowship - 1957-1996
Australian Anglican Diaconal Association - 1958-1996
Australian Anglican Deaconess Conference - 1947-1985
Deaconess ordinations - other dioceses - 1962-1966
Deaconesses - Church of England - 1915-1995
South East Asia & Pacific Area Deaconesses - 1968-1977
International Deaconesses - 1972-1980
International Federation of Deaconess Associations - conference - 1975
Diakonia - 1959-1978
Diakonia News - 1967-1975
Diakonia - conferences - 1969-1987
Documents on lay ministry
Koinonia Fellowship - newsletter - 1989-1991
Order of Deaconesses in England - 1947-1975
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted