Identity area
Reference code
AU AU-MTC 204-215/5
Title
UBS China files
Date(s)
- 1973-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
5 manila folders, 1 box
Context area
Name of creator
(1946-)
Administrative history
The United Bible Societies is an international federation of national Bible societies. It was formed in 1946 by delegates from 13 countries, and now has 200 member societies worldwide. http://www.biblesociety.org/
Records of United Bible Societies are included in the Bible Society Australia archives collection because the Commonwealth/Australian Secretary J.R. Payne was a member of the UBS Executive Committee.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, reports and news clippings relating to translating the Bible into Chinese.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Permission of Bible Society Australia required to access records 50 years old or less.