Identity area
Reference code
AU AU-MTC 020/1
Title
Records of the Anglican Church League
Date(s)
- 1910-1986 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
Manila folders, 4 Type 1 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
(1909-)
Administrative history
Established in 1909 in Sydney by Canon F. B. Boyce, the Anglican Church League furthers the cause of Evangelicalism in Australia and is active in matters relating to, for example, revision of church literature and Synod issues. The League was established in opposition to the Protestant Church of England Union, and is affiliated with the National Church League in England.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Subject files (alphabetical):
Affiliated overseas organizations, mainly the National Church League in England and Church of England Defence Association in South Africa 1932-1939
Annual Reports and Secretary’s report to Council 1959-1986
Appeal for funds to support the Australian Church Record 1934
Applications for membership and resignations 1933-1980s
Articles and addresses: Evangelicals and Australian Church Union (Lance Shilton, 1966), Modern theology (B.L. Smith), Women and the Church (Patricia Judge, 1976), Captial punishment (Michael Hill, 1978), Is church union the answer? (D.W.B. Robinson, 1966), The Prayer Book experimental services (W.J. Lawton, 1967)
Circulars giving notice of meetings 1932-1940
Conferences 1956-1983
Constitution 1964
Drafts - handwritten notes and articles 1930s
Evangelical Society papers (minutes, correspondence, newsletter, constitution) 1970-1975
Financial records – statements and balance sheets with auditor’s reports 1979-1986, petty cash book 1977-1986
Historical notes including “The Origins of the Anglican Church League” by Donald Robinson 1960-1977
Leaflets and ephemera 1933-1939
Legal documents – incorporation, tax, mortgage 1961-1975
Lists of clergy in Rural Deaneries of Parramatta, the Hawkesbury, Prospect, the Blue Mountains and Liverpool 1969
Mailing lists 1968-1985
Membership lists 1932-1985
News clippings 1933-1935
Newsletter June 1960-June 1986
Orders of service 1933-1935
Policy documents 1968-1979
Proposed Diocese of Wollongong 1970
Publications, External 1932-1939
Recommendations for members of Sydney Synod Committees and Councils 1933-1995
Subcommittee reports: Literature sub-committee, Standing Committee on Prayer Book Revision, Finance sub-committee, Theological affairs sub-committee 1968-1973
Treasurer’s Report 1970-1979
Young Evangelical Churchmen’s League and the Builders leaflets and ephemera 1935-1940
Correspondence 1910-1938, 1952-1986
Council executive meeting minutes 1916-1927, 1929-1986
Council and executive meeting attendance book 1959-1982
Annual meeting minutes and reports 1949-1971
Common seal stamp
Blank stationery with letterhead
Affiliated overseas organizations, mainly the National Church League in England and Church of England Defence Association in South Africa 1932-1939
Annual Reports and Secretary’s report to Council 1959-1986
Appeal for funds to support the Australian Church Record 1934
Applications for membership and resignations 1933-1980s
Articles and addresses: Evangelicals and Australian Church Union (Lance Shilton, 1966), Modern theology (B.L. Smith), Women and the Church (Patricia Judge, 1976), Captial punishment (Michael Hill, 1978), Is church union the answer? (D.W.B. Robinson, 1966), The Prayer Book experimental services (W.J. Lawton, 1967)
Circulars giving notice of meetings 1932-1940
Conferences 1956-1983
Constitution 1964
Drafts - handwritten notes and articles 1930s
Evangelical Society papers (minutes, correspondence, newsletter, constitution) 1970-1975
Financial records – statements and balance sheets with auditor’s reports 1979-1986, petty cash book 1977-1986
Historical notes including “The Origins of the Anglican Church League” by Donald Robinson 1960-1977
Leaflets and ephemera 1933-1939
Legal documents – incorporation, tax, mortgage 1961-1975
Lists of clergy in Rural Deaneries of Parramatta, the Hawkesbury, Prospect, the Blue Mountains and Liverpool 1969
Mailing lists 1968-1985
Membership lists 1932-1985
News clippings 1933-1935
Newsletter June 1960-June 1986
Orders of service 1933-1935
Policy documents 1968-1979
Proposed Diocese of Wollongong 1970
Publications, External 1932-1939
Recommendations for members of Sydney Synod Committees and Councils 1933-1995
Subcommittee reports: Literature sub-committee, Standing Committee on Prayer Book Revision, Finance sub-committee, Theological affairs sub-committee 1968-1973
Treasurer’s Report 1970-1979
Young Evangelical Churchmen’s League and the Builders leaflets and ephemera 1935-1940
Correspondence 1910-1938, 1952-1986
Council executive meeting minutes 1916-1927, 1929-1986
Council and executive meeting attendance book 1959-1982
Annual meeting minutes and reports 1949-1971
Common seal stamp
Blank stationery with letterhead
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Permanent retention
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological, except for subject files which are alphabetical
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access is restricted to financial members of the ACL and those with the written permission of the current President.
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
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Anglican Church League (Creator)
- Diocese of Sydney Synod (Subject)