Collection 6: Church Missionary Society Australia further records, c. 1923-2014

MLMSS 10087

sub-fonds

c. 1923-2014

9605090

8.0 metres of textual material (50 boxes)

CMS was established in England in 1799 by a group of Anglican evangelicals who included John Newton and William Wilberforce. A CMS outpost was established in Sydney in 1825 with work amongst the Aboriginal people their primary focus. The first missionaries arrived from England to work in western New South Wales with CMS Associations established around Australia.
In 1916 the Australian CMS Associations came together to form the Church Missionary Association of Australia (later named Church Missionary Society of Australia). Missionaries from Australia were sent to many counties including China, India, Palestine and Iran and later focused on North Australia and Tanganyika (Tanzania).
Reference: Library correspondence file

The collection contains resigned missionaries files, minutes and correspondence, pastoral letters, bishop’s letters, secretaries consultations, nominations correspondence, country files and CMS snippets, covering an extensive period, from c.1923-2014.

Series 01: Resigned Missionary Files. CMSA Archive Series 45/ 187- 399. (Boxes 1-38)

Series 02: Federal Secretary's Correspondence, 1964- 2000. CMSA Archive Series 43 1/1 - 9. (Boxes 39-40)

Series 03: Nominations Correspondence, 1992- 2004. CMSA Archive Series 3 / 2/1-2/6. (Box 41/Folders 1-7)

Series 04: Secretaries Consultations, 1981- 2000. CMSA Archive Series 42/ 2/1- 2/4. (Box 41/Folders 8-11)

Series 05: Minutes and Correspondence of the Federal Training Committee, 1982- 2003. CMSA Archive Series 156 / 1-2. (Box 42/Folders 1-2)

Series 06: Minutes of the Federal Candidates Committee Meetings, 1980 -2005. CMSA Archive Series 157/ 1-7. (Box 42/Folders 3-9)

Series 07: Pastoral Letter (1989-1993) The Oz Connection (March 1994 - ) 1992- 1997. CMSA Archive Series 158/ 1-13. (Box 43/Folders 1-13)

Series 08: The Bishop's letter, 1993-1996. CMSA Archive Series 160/1. (Box 43/Folder 14)

Series 09: Snippets, 1999 -2002. CMSA Archive Series 161 /1-4 CMS. (Box 43/Folders 15-18)

Series 10: Country Files 1969- 1999. CMSA Archive Series 168 /1-87. (Boxes 44-50)

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Copyright holder:: Church Missionary Society Australia
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