Robert A. MacArthur further papers relating to Church Union, 1905-1983

MLMSS 8925
MLOH 832

fonds

1905-1983

Textual Records, Clippings, Nonmusical Sound Recordings

146506

2.3 metres of textual material (14 boxes)

Papers relating to Church Union of the Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches in Australia, created by various individuals, committees and other bodies within the churches, and collected by Rev. R.A. MacArthur. Includes files, minute books, diaries, reports, transcripts of interviews, newscuttings and printed material.

BOX 1
Papers relating to the Joint Committee for the Union of Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational Churches, 1917-1923
Papers of Rev. W.S. Patison including correspondence, 1930-1936
Rev. Dr A. Harper correspondence, 1920-1921
Newscuttings, 1928-1936

BOX 2
Papers of Rev. E.S. Kiek, 1905-1955
Bound minutes and reports relating to Methodist and Congregational Church Union, 1931-1341
Newscuttings including scrapbook of 'Australian Presbyterian Life' and 'The Methodist and Congregationalist' cuttings, 1965-1977

BOX 3
Papers of Rev. Prof. J.D. McCaughey, files 1-8, including correspondence, reports and other papers relating to the Christian Unity Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, the General Assembly of Australia Committee on Christian Unity, the Joint Commission on Christian Unity in 1958, 1962

BOX 4
Papers of Rev. Prof. J.D. McCaughey, files 9-12
Papers of Rev. Prof. J.M. Owen, including correspondence, reports and articles, 1966-1972
Periodicals published by the Westminster Society, 1970-1977
Index of Church Union articles in the ‘NSW Methodist’ 1901-1972, compiled by R.A. MacArthur
Papers relating to Rev. G. Powell, 1972-1975
Various bulletins and other publications of the Presbyterian Church, 1965-1977
Newscuttings, 1971-1974
Congregational Union of NSW papers, 1960-1979
Rev. Prof. J.D. McCaughey papers concerning the Joint Commission on Church Union, including correspondence, minutes and reports, 1964-1974

BOX 5
Papers of Rev. Archibald Grant, including minutes, reports and correspondence relating to the Ecumenical Committee (later Christian Unity Committee) of the Presbyterian Assembly of NSW and the Ad Hoc Committee on the Uniting Church, 1967-1977
Pamphlets and newscuttings relating to Church Union, ca. 1944
Papers of Rev. Dr A.H. Wood, 1942-1971

BOX 6
Booklets, pamphlets, periodicals, circulars and newscuttings relating to Church Union, 1917-1978
Rev. R.A. MacArthur papers including correspondence and reports, 1969-1976
Various monographs relating to the Christian Church

BOX 7
Papers of various Councils and Committees of Church Union, including correspondence, reports and newscuttings, 1918-1923
Photocopies of correspondence between the Joint Committee for Church Union and other Church bodies, 1921-1923
Photocopies of correspondence of Rev. Principal Andrew Harper, 1920-1922
Lambeth Appeal and Church Union newscuttings and lists of references, 1901-1924
Papers of the Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand relating to Church Union, 1921-1957
Conference papers and publications relating to Church Union, 1928-1944
Methodist and Congregational Church papers, 1934-1954

BOX 8
Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Church papers, 1934-1954
Overseas correspondence and publications relating to Church Unity, 1935-1957
NSW Committee on Church Union papers, 1942-1947
Minute books (2) and related papers of the Joint Committee on Church Union, 1941-1946
Report by Maynard Davies on Church Union proposals, 1963
Papers relating to Rev. Dr A.H. Wood, 1963-1964
Pamphlets and booklets supporting and opposing Church Union, 1946-1977
Rev. G. Yule correspondence, 1966-1972

BOX 9
Research material of Rev. Dr James Udy relating to his thesis ‘Church Union in Australia’, including questionnaires and transcripts of interviews, 1979-1983
Diaries of Rev. R.A. MacArthur (3) containing writings relating to Church Union, indexed, 1975-1980
Minute book of the Church Union Committee of the Congregational Union, 1917-1924
Minute book of the Committee for Promoting Co-operative Action between the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational Churches, 1917-1919
Joint Committee for Church Union roll book and rough notes, 1917-1923

BOX 10
Bibliography of federal union references in the collection
Bound copy of thesis by Peter Bentley entitled ‘The controversial proposals of bishops’, 1983
Bound copy of thesis by Cornelius Uidam entitled ‘Church Union in Australia 1901-1925 with special reference to NSW’, 1982
Papers concerning legislation and court cases relating to Church Unity, 1974-1982
Audio cassette tape and edited typescript of interview with Rev. John Alexander by Peter Bentley, 1983
Bundle of invitation cards with manuscript notes on reverse

BOX 11
Printed material:
Minutes of proceedings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of NSW, 1952-1960, most covers inscribed ‘H.E.H. Atkinson’, 1963-1966

BOX 12
Printed material:
Minutes of proceedings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of NSW and related papers, most covers inscribed ‘H.E.H. Atkinson’, 1967-1976

BOX 13
Printed material:
Minutes of proceedings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and related papers, most covers inscribed ‘H.E.H. Atkinson’ and some pages annotated, containing some correspondence, 1942, 1951-1974

BOX 14
Printed material:
Agenda for Annual Meeting of the NSW Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia and related papers, some covers inscribed ‘R.A. MacArthur’, 1978-1983
Minutes of the 3rd Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia, 1982
Church Heritage Journal, Sep 1978, Mar 1984, Sep 1984, Mar 1985, Sep 1985
Trinity Occasional Papers, Dec 1981, Jul 1983, Dec 1984, Apr 1985
Uniting Church in Australia Directory, 1978
NSW Department of Public Instruction Teachers’ College Calendar, inscribed ‘George Street Tull, Swindon, Stroud’, 1911

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