Australian Christian Endeavour Union further records, ca. 1880-1996

MLMSS 8089/Boxes 1-15
MLMSS 8089/Boxes 16X-17X
GR 317-GR 318
MLOH 835

fonds

ca. 1880-1996

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Musical Sound Recordings, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Objects, Clippings, Ephemera, Photographs

943010

2.56 metres of textual material, approximately 100 photographs and 58 colour slides (15 boxes, 2 outsize boxes), some folders and volumes contain badges and pennants
2 sound discs - analog, 45 rpm - 17.4 cm
1 sound tape reel

This collection is described by the following box listing chiefly compiled by the Australian Christian Endeavour Union

BOX 1
‘Constitutions’, 1926-1946

‘31st National Convention [Launceston, Tas.] 13-21 May 1966’, 1965-1966

‘National Convention Adelaide Jan 1968’, 1966-1968, including minutes of meetings of Convention City Committee and photographs of Convention participants

‘National Convention Melbourne 9-16 January 1970’, 1968-1970, including minutes of meetings of Convention City Committee

BOX 2
‘34th Convention Perth 6-12 January 1972’, 1971-1972

‘45th Australian Council – [Sydney] 30-31 March 1994 Reports & Minutes’, 1993-1996

‘National Executive Meetings’, 1994-1995

‘Financial Matters’, 1993-1996

‘Mixture of Odds & Ends’, 1931-1981, including correspondence, Secretary’s reports and printed material

‘C’ttee – Principal [sic] No. 11’, 1963, relating to review of principle No. 11 of the Constitution

‘Adult Grade Commission’ – 1963’, 1962-1963

‘14th World’s [Christian Endeavour] Convention Sydney 1962’

‘Newspaper Articles’, 1938, being newscuttings relating to 10th World Christian Endeavour Convention, Melbourne

‘Further Material from Conventions’, 1953-1996, including official programmes and pennant for 26th National Convention, Brisbane, 1955

BOX 3
‘Statistics’, 1915-1935, mainly relating to Australian membership

Letters received from overseas Christian Endeavour Unions relating to 19th National Convention, Launceston, Tas., 1933 and newscuttings relating to 20th National Convention, Brisbane, 1935

‘Transport Matters. National Convention – Tasmania – 1933’, being correspondence

‘19th National C.E. Convention Launceston October 1933 – Newspaper Reports’, being newscuttings

‘Citizenship: Pastor R. Greenhalgh 69 Campbell St, Surry Hills, Sydney’, 1936-1948, relating to the office of the Citizenship Superintendent, including letters and reports by R. Greenhalgh and W. W. Rogers

‘National Efficiency Scheme’, 1934

‘Jubilee’, 1927-1931, being correspondence relating to the Christian Endeavour Jubilee, 1881-1931, and souvenir programme of celebrations arranged by the Victorian Christian Endeavour Union, Melbourne, 31 Jan.-2 Feb. 1931

‘Visit of Jennie Street’, 1927-1930, being mainly correspondence relating to visit to Australia of Miss Jennie Street, Organising Field Secretary, New Zealand Christian Endeavour Union, Mar.-May 1930

‘Visit of Dr Poling ‘, 1935-1936, being correspondence relating to visit to Australia of the Reverend Daniel A. Poling, World’s Christian Endeavour Union President, Feb. 1936

‘Convention – Dr Poling & Organisation in General’, 1927-1931

‘Convention – New South Wales’, 1929-1931, being correspondence relating to First Pacific International Christian Endeavour Convention, Sydney, 19-25 Aug. 1931

‘Intermediate’, 1944-1947, mainly relating to the Intermediate Department and including correspondence with W. P. C. Armstrong, National Intermediate Superintendent

‘National Field Secretary Matters 1944-1947’, 1944-1949

BOX 4
‘Pacific International Convention 1931’, 1929-1931, being related correspondence

Clip folder of minutes of meetings of the Convention City Committee for 10th World Christian Endeavour Convention, Melbourne, 7 Jan. 1937-15 July 1938, and of the National Committee, for 10th World Christian Endeavour Convention, Melbourne, 6 Jan. 1937-18 Mar. 1938

‘Rev’d H. N. Pell National Organising Secretary’, 1954-1959, being correspondence of P. A. R. Chesterton, National Secretary, mainly with Rev. H. N. Pell, National Organising Secretary’

‘National CE Director 1960-1963’, being correspondence of P. A. R. Chesterton, National Secretary, mainly with Rev. H. N. Pell, National Director’, with enclosures, 1958-1962

‘National Director Induction Service 9th April 1965’, being correspondence of P. A. R. Chesterton, National Secretary, relating to commissioning of the Reverend F. J. Nile as full-time National Director, with copy of report of a Special Conference between the Editor-in-Chief of Topic Books and Members of the Publications Board, 21 Dec. 1963

BOX 5
Minute book of National Christian Endeavour Publications Board meetings, 26 Aug. 1963-10 Feb. 1969, with copy of Report of the Publications Board to the 33rd National Council for the two years ended 30 Sept. 1969 and report of conference between Publications Board and Topic Book Editors, South Hurstville, N.S.W., 10 Aug. 1968

Minute book of Management Committee of Christian Endeavour Publications Board meetings, 19 Mar. 1969-29 Oct. 1973, including copy of report of General Manager’s National Tour, May 1969

Minute book of Management Committee of Christian Endeavour Publications Board meetings, 25 Mar. 1974-8 Oct. 1984

‘Efficiency Dept. Bulletins and Diplomas’

‘Buds Badges’, being designs

‘Buds Topics – Superintendents Guides’

‘1979 Junior Buds Activity Pack

Printed materials, including membership cards, programmes

Photographs of Australian Delegation to Berlin, 1930; and other unidentified Conventions

BOX 6
Listing of minute books, nos 1-6, compiled by ACEU

Book 1: Minute book of National Council meetings, 4 Apr. 1893-12 Oct. 1922

Book 2: Minute book of National Council meetings, Oct. 1924, Oct. 1926 and Oct. 1928, Aug. 1931, Oct. 1933, Oct. 1935, Aug. 1938, Sept. 1941, Feb. 1945; Executive and Management Committee meetings, Mar. 1929, June 1929, Oct. 1929, Aug. 1934, Jan. 1935, June 1935, Apr. 1936; National Executive meetings, May 1932, Jan. 1937, Jan. 1938, Aug. 1938, Oct. 1938, Feb. 1939, Aug. 1939, Feb. 1945; National Officers’ meetings, Jan. 1932; Conference of Officers, Superintendents, Life Councillors and State Union Representatives, Oct. 1940; with enclosed copy of Constitution of National Christian Endeavour Union of Australia & New Zealand, Oct. 1935, and ticket of admission to South Australian Christian Endeavour Union Diamond Jubilee Tea, Flinders Street Baptist Hall, 3 Feb. 1941

Book 3: Minute book of National Executive meetings, Feb. 1946, Feb. 1947, Oct. 1947, Jan. 1948, Jan. 1949, Aug. 1949, Jan. 1950, Sept. 1950, Mar. 1951, Dec. 1951, Sept. 1952, May 1953, Dec. 1953, June 1954, Nov. 1954, Mar. 1955, Jan. 1956, Mar. 1957; National Executive and Management Committee meetings, July 1956, Oct. 1956, May 1958, Sept. 1958; National Council meetings, Feb. 1947, Aug. 1949, Aug. 1951, Oct. 1953, Sept. 1955, Jan. 1958

BOX 7
Book 4: Minute book of 1st National Standing Committee meetings, Jan. 1959; 2nd National Standing Committee meetings, Mar. 1961; 3rd National Standing Committee meetings, Feb. 1963; National Executive and Management Committee meetings, Jan. 1959, Apr. 1959, July 1959, Sept. 1961, Feb. 1962, May 1962, Aug. 1962, Sept. 1962, May 1963, Aug. 1963, Oct. 1963; National Programme Committee meetings, Jan. 1959, Apr. 1959, Sept. 1959; National Council meetings, Jan. 1960 (and Reports), Jan. 1962, Jan. 1964

Book 5: Minute book of National Executive meetings, Apr. 1970-June 1983

BOX 8
Book 6: Minute book of Australian Council meetings, May 1966 (31st), Jan. 1968 (32nd), Jan. 1970 (33rd), Jan. 1972 (and Reports) (34th), Jan. 1974 (and Reports) (35th), Jan. 1976 (and Reports) (36th)

Folder of copies of minutes, mainly of National Executive meetings, 1935-1949

Folder of copies of circulars to National Executive, State Unions and National Officers

Records relating to the Management Committee of Christian Endeavour Publications Board meetings, 1968-1980, including copies of minutes of meetings

BOX 9
Volume of Standing Committee Resolutions, Adelaide, 1958 and Melbourne, 1959, and The Model Constitution for young People’s Grade of Christian Endeavour

Alphabetically arranged volume of references to National/Australian Council minutes of meetings, ca. 1976-1982

Copies of minutes of meetings of 27th National Council, Jan. 1958, and 29th National Council, Jan. 1962; and agenda and reports of 30th National Council, Jan. 1964

Material relating to 1st (Jan. 1959), 2nd (Mar. 1961), 3rd (Jan. 1963) and 4th (Feb. 1965) National Standing Committees

Material relating to 31st (May 1966) and 32nd (Jan. 1968) National Councils

Material relating 33rd (Jan. 1970) National Council

Material relating to 34th (Jan. 1972) Australian Council

‘Updating CE Consultation 16-18 Jan. 1973’, 1972-1975

‘History of CE (Archives)’, 1958-1967

‘”Nowtime 74” – National Convention Sydney – Elective Notes’

‘Press Releases - National Convention Sydney – Jan. 1974’

BOX 10
‘Australian Council – Secretarial Releases’, 1968-1972

‘C12 – Committee System’, 195-

‘Committee – Review of Constitution’, 1947-1967

‘4th [National] Standing Committee – 1965’

‘National Officer Reports – 1988/1989’, 1988-1990

‘43rd National Convention 5th to 12th January 1990 Brisbane Qld’

‘Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme’ 1974, relating to New Look CE Programme

‘Centenary of CE Junior Pack – 1980’

‘Cuttings and Extracts’

‘World Convention, 14th, Sydney 1962’

‘Convention Committees, Standing, Reports, etc Various’, 1960-1965

BOX 11
‘Field Secretary’, 1944-1947

‘Field Secretary’, 1948-1949

‘Financial Reports’, 1947-1953

‘CE Tour to New Zealand December 1966-January [1967]’

‘Reports to National Council’, 1933-1949

‘Scripts, Plays, etc.’

‘Increase / Outreach’

‘Committee of Investigation – C.E. Publications’, 1977

‘Reports – Business Items to Australian Council, Perth 1972 [34th Australian Council]’, 1971-1972

‘National – Special Committee on C.E. Pledges’, ca. 1968

‘Uniting Churches’, being report by Murray Chambers, National Vice President relating to the National Youth Consultation, Melbourne, 27-31 Mar. 1975

‘Capital Fund / Alterations Proposal - Re 36th Council – ‘, 1976-1977

‘National Constitution Committee 1964-1968’

‘Fourth Summer School of Leadership 11th-17th January 1971’

‘5th Summer School of Leadership 1971’, 1971-1973

‘6th CE Summer School 1973 Lecture Notes’

‘7th Summer School Adelaide 1975’

BOX 12
‘[First] Summer school of Leadership 1965’

‘[Second] Summer School – 1967’

‘[Third] Summer School of Leadership – Jan. 1969’

‘Leadership School - Solomon Islands Tour – Correspondence’, 1970-1975

‘Commemorative Medallion’, 1981

‘CE – One Hundred Years of Service in Australia – Draft’, 1983

‘D6 “D” National Directors’, 1958-1970

‘N1 – New Guinea – General Correspondence – Re Union Formation – Etc’, 1966-1975

‘New Hebrides’, 1971

‘National Director October 1963 to October 1971’, being mainly correspondence

‘Programme’, 1934-1946, mainly relating to 20th Convention, Brisbane, Oct. 1935

Folder of National Secretary’s correspondence, 1929-1931, relating to Pacific International Convention, Sydney, Aug. 1931

‘C.E.E. Degree’, 1928-1934, being National Secretary’s correspondence relating to Christian Endeavour Expert Degree

‘Literature’, 1935-1936, being mainly National Secretary’s correspondence with National Literature Superintendent

BOX 13
‘Pacific International Convention’, 1928-1930, being ‘Summary of correspondence between New South Wales C.E. Union and the National C.E. Union’

‘President’s Visitation to States 1935’

‘Convention – Nat. Officers – Organisation’, 1930-1931, mainly relating to Pacific International Convention, Sydney, Aug. 1931

‘Correspondence’, 1943-1949, being National Secretary’s correspondence

‘Adelaide 1947’, 1946-1947, being mainly correspondence relating to 22nd National Convention, Adelaide, Oct. 1947

‘Perth 1949’, relating to 23rd National Convention, Perth, W.A., Aug. 1949

‘Literature & Badges’, 1932-1933, being mainly National Secretary’s correspondence in part relating to 19th National Convention, Launceston, Tas. Oct. 1933

‘”Launceston 1933” Newspaper Cuttings, etc.’, 1933-1934

‘19th National Convention (Launceston) Finance’, 1933-1934

‘National C.E. Paper’, 1933-1934

‘20th National C.E. Convention Brisbane ‘35’

‘Centenary [of Victoria] Birthday Celebrations’, 1935

‘President’, 1934-1935, being National Secretary’s correspondence with the National President

‘Topics’, 1925-1937, relating to Topic Books

BOX 14
Issues of The Australian Endeavourer and Australian Christian Endeavourer: ACE, June 1966-Dec. 1971/Jan. 1972, originally in lever arch file

Blue loose leaf financial ledger, 1977-1989

‘Visit of Dr E. R. Bryan 1953’

‘Organising Secretary Correspondence 1950-1953’, 1949-1954

‘2 Year Expansion Programme’, 1970-1971, being National Director’s correspondence

‘15th World’s C.E. Convention, Belfast, 1966’, 1964-1966

‘Capital Fund Appeal’, 1960-1966

‘Work Day For Christ 1965, 1966, 1967’, 1961-1967

‘H. F. Jullien Memorial Thesis’, 1959, 1963, including submitted manuscripts for memorial award

BOX 15
‘Souvenir of First Pacific International Christian Endeavour Convention, Sydney. August 1931’, being scrapbook including badges, leaflets, newscuttings, programmes, photographs and issues of The Roll Call

‘Souvenirs Reports, etc., of the Pacific International Christian Endeavour Convention, Sydney. August 1931’, being scrapbook including badges, leaflets, newscuttings, programmes, photographs

Six lectures by R. H. Gordon of the Sydney Evangelistic Crusade for personal workers at the Australian National Christian Endeavour Convention, Sydney, 1951

Folder of material relating to 14th World’s Christian Endeavour Convention, Sydney, August 1962, including printed material, pennants, photographs

Folder of material relating to 22nd National Convention, Adelaide, Oct. 1947, including hymn sheets and copy of Items for Junior Rallies, ‘Presented to National and State Superintendents at the Junior Worker’s Tea, held at Flinders Street Baptist Church on Tuesday, 14th October, 1947.’

Copies of Efficiency course outlines for Junior Diploma Course and Young Adult’s Diploma Course, 1975-1976

Hands-on Disciplining: Five Modules of Practical Discipleship Strategies, ca. 1992, being clip folder of material prepared by the New Directions Committee of the Australian Christian Endeavour Union

BOX 16X
Photographs arranged and listed by the Australian Christian Endeavour Union

Folder A
Sydney, 1920 — National Council and a State Delegation
Brisbane, 1922 — Delegates
Adelaide, 1924 — National Council, N.S.W. Delegates, Victorian Delegates
Melbourne, 1926 — Tasmanian Delegates, N.S.W. Delegates, National Council or Convention City Committee, Rally
Perth, 1928 — Visit to Mundaring Weir, Victorian Delegates, Welcome Tea, National Council or Convention City Committee

Folder B
Pan-Pacific Convention, Sydney, 1931 — Victorian Delegates,
Queensland Delegates, Group after a Session, Queensland Delegates arrive at Sydney Station
Brisbane, 1935 — Victorian Delegates, N.S.W. Delegates (2)
World/National Convention, Melbourne, 1938 — Exhibition Building Rally, Delegates at a rally (2)

Folder C
Adelaide, 1947 — Junior Rally (3), State Delegation: N.S.W. Delegates, Junior Rally Choir, Convention Choir, Welcome Tea, National Council
Perth, 1949 — S.A. Delegates, Choir, N.S.W. Delegates, National Council, All Delegates, Rally

BOX 17X
Photographs arranged and listed by the Australian Christian Endeavour Union

Folder D
Sydney, 1951 — Junior Rally, Choir, Welcome Tea
Brisbane, 1955 — National Council, N.S.W. Delegates, Open Air Rally
Adelaide, 1958 — N.S.W Delegates, Welcome Tea, March of Witness, Choir, Delegates, March, Rally

Folder E
Melbourne, 1960 — S.A. Delegates, National Council, Meal table, Tasmanian / Papua New Guinea Delegates Joe Blinco (2), N.S.W. Delegates, S.A. Delegates, Open Air Rally at Myer Music Bowl (2), Choir, Delegates at rally (2), Endeavour “Wave”
Perth, 1962 — N.S.W. Delegates
Brisbane, 1964 — N.S.W. Delegates
Launceston, 1966 — N.S.W Delegates
Adelaide, 1968 — National Council, N.S.W. Delegates, Outdoor Rally
Melbourne, 1970 — National Council
Perth, 1972 — Papua New Guinea Delegates, N.S.W. Delegates, National Council
Sydney, 1974 — National Council

Folder of additional photographs, 1902-1974
Unidentified man; Rev. Francis Edward Clark (2), Adelaide, no date, and Philadelphia, 1900; Australian Christian Endeavour tour of New Zealand, Dunedin, 1974; Group including Rev. H. W. Frederick; unidentified former State President and National Secretary; ‘First Christian Endeavour Society in Australia’ at Wharf Street Baptist Church, Brisbane: W. Martin, G. H. Buzacott, J. G. Horsfall, Rev. A. G. Weller, John McKenzie, W. R. Smith, T. G. Dewar, Rev. William Whale, Mrs Jas. Marriott, Mrs A. Prideaux, Mrs G. H. Buzacott, Mrs W. R. Smith, Mrs A. G. Weller and Mrs R. Hicks; Dr Meadows, Brisbane; Daniel A. Poling and Lillian Poling; unidentified group, 1902-1903; unidentified group, Wesley Church, Perth, 192-?

Folder of photocopied carte-de-visite portraits of members of the Young Ladies Society of Christian Endeavour, 188-, including Miss Murray (Vice-President and Honorary Member), Miss Margaret Forrster Murray, Miss A. E. Carr, Miss E. Murray, Miss J. E. Carr and Dulcie Drayton

Folder of 58 colour slides relating to 33rd National Convention, Melbourne, 9-16 Jan. 1970, mainly including scenes of Melbourne

SOUND RECORDINGS
GR 317
(Gramophone record)
Junior Choir Fourteenth World’s Christian Endeavour Convention Sydney, 1962 (45 rpm). Assurance March Medley (Loveless-Grounds-Myers), Chorus Medley (Murray-Smith-Brown), Living for Jesus (Lowden), Teach Me Thy Way (Ramsey), The Lord Watch (Bonner)

GR 318
(Gramophone record)
31st National Christian Endeavour Convention Choir Launceston – May 1966 (45 rpm). Conductor: Jack Pryor; organist: Graeme Piper; pianist: Hazel Clarke; Rec. Tech.: Michael Reardon
Side One: ‘Tell It That The World May Know’
Side Two: ‘One Who Is All Unfit To Count’; ‘Walking in the King’s Highway’

1 sound tape reel
33rd National Convention, Melbourne, 9-16 Jan. 1970 (3 ¾ IPS) (15 mins.)

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