Guide to the Papers of Sir Philip Strong, c.1900-2007

Summary

Collection number:

MS 3921, MS Acc07.047, MS Acc09.116, MS Acc13.109

Creator:

Archbishop Philip Strong

Extent:

0.18 metres and (1 archives box + 11 sound/av carriers)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir Philip Strong, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

MS 3921 comprises papers relating to Philip Strong's years in New Guinea including a number of addresses to the Synod, processed letters to the missionary staff and pastoral messages. There is a typescript copy of Strong's recollections of his first three years in New Guinea written in 1942, a copy of his book Out of great tribulation (1947) and about 25 pamphlets all relating to Anglican missionary activity in New Guinea. The collection also includes about 15 pamphlets relating to the period when Strong was archbishop of Brisbane and primate of Australia.The Acc07.047 instalment comprises correspondence, photographs, diaries, publications, prayer books, sermons, notebooks and drawings.The Acc09.116 instalment comprises papers documenting Strong's childhood, education and professional life in the Anglican Church. They include correspondence, diaries, notes and notebooks, sermons and addresses, publications and reminiscences of wartime Papua New Guinea.The Acc13.109 instalment comprises 40 diaries and some correspondence relating to Sir Philip Strong's time in New Guinea.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there are multiple Box 1's). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Indexed terms

Names:

Archbishop Philip Strong

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn269202) for the access conditions.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Sir Philip Strong, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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