Guide to the Papers of Barry Coldrey, 1886-2023

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 9118; MS Acc08.187; MS Acc 09.032;.MS Acc 09.047; MS Acc09.012; MS Acc10.013; .MS Acc18.135; MS Acc19.112; MS Acc21.044;.MS Acc21.079; MS Acc24.011
Creator:
Coldrey, Barry, Dr (1939-)
Extent:
(10 ms boxes + 7 folders)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Barry Coldrey, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Permission required for research until 2029. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Patrons are advised that the material in this collection contains discussions of and/or descriptions of child abuse including child sexual abuse that may be distressing.

MS 9118 comprises articles and newspaper clippings relating to Barry Coldrey's work on child sexual abuse and child migration. The collection includes four bound volumes of photocopied newspaper clippings titled "Western Australian Christian Brothers boys homes and child migration, 1992-3", "Newspaper comment concerning the child migration controversy. Book two", "Sexual abuse crisis: Canadian Catholic Church, 1989-1997", and "The sexual abuse crisis: Australian Catholic Church, 1990s". The collection also contains drafts of a series of articles on the sexual abuse of children since the early 19th century, articles on Christian Brothers' orphanages and the draft of a longer paper titled, "The sexual abuse question" (3 boxes).

The MS Acc08.187 instalment comprises research articles on British and Maltese child migration, Coldrey's submission to a Senate inquiry into child migration, related research notes, correspondence, photographs and copies of journal articles by others on the same subject (1 box).

The MS Acc09.032 instalment includes photocopies of newsclippings from Canadian newspapers relating to the sexual abuse crisis in the Canadian Church 1989-1997 (1 packet).

The MS Acc09.47 instalment is a small collection of material written by Coldrey and gathered from the press regarding sexual abuse in the Catholic Church by clergy (1 packet).

The MS Acc09.120 instalment consists of two spiral bound volumes of the author's news clippings. Volume 1 is mostly concerned with child migration or sexual abuse in orphanages. The second volume contains correspondence relating to and reviews of Coldrey's book, Faith and fatherland: the Christian Brothers and the development of Irish nationalism 1838-1921, published in 1988. Most articles are dated and attributed but are not in order of publication (1 packet).

The MS Acc10.13 instalment consists of a spiral-bound volume titled References to Brother Barry Coldrey's writings in international newspapers, 1990 to 2009, containing printouts of online news articles relating to sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church.

The MS Acc18.135 comprises further papers, writings and Coldrey's reflections on the history of and decline of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church.(1 packet)

The MS Acc19.112 installment comprises articles and reports related to the Christian Brothers responses to child abuse.

The MS Acc21.044 installment comprises additional material relating to the history of child migration and industrial schools both in Australia and Ireland, includes abuse within these institutions and the history of the child sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.

The MS Acc21.079 installment comprises material relating to child migration, orphanages and residential schools run by by the Christian Brothers including child sexual abuse by members of the clergy within these institutions.

The MS Acc24.011 installment comprises material relating to the Christian Brothers and the child sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.

Biographical / Historical:

Catholic brother and professional historian, Dr Barry M Coldrey CFC was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia, studying at the University of Melbourne in the early 1960s. He went on to teach in secondary schools around Australia, and at teachers colleges and universities in Papua New Guinea and Pakistan. He completed his PhD in 1984, published as 'Faith and Fatherland': 'The Contribution of the Christian Brothers to the development of Irish nationalism, 1801-1921' in 1988. Coldrey is the author of numerous other books and articles on religious and educational issues, child migration and the abuses in children's homes, and Catholic topics, including,'The scheme: the Christian Brothers and childcare in Western Australia' (1993).

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each class 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

Subjects:
Theology
Youth

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn79339).
Conditions Governing Use:
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn79339).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Barry Coldrey, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact: