MS 4953 Records of Religious Society of Friends
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CONTENTS
Addition 17 November 1994
This instalment relates to the Australian Quaker Peace Committee (AQPC).
Subjects covered include Indo-China, pacifism, the Vietnam War, the National
Service Act 1951-66, the 1990 Gulf War and disarmament. The records have
been listed in the order received by file title, and cover the period
1966-91.
Note: For boxes 127-174 see additions 27 March 1996 21 April
1999.
- Box 175
- Miscellaneous archival records including minutes of meetings,
correspondence and newspaper clippings, 1966-70 (6)
- Box 176
- Week of Prayer for Peace, 1979-85
Papers, mostly relating to tours
by Peter Jones, Convenor of the AQPC, 1983-85 Peace tax campaign,
1986 Peace education network, 1986-87 Indo-China seminars, 1985-86
- Box 177
- Indo-China seminars, working file, 1987
Indo-China seminars,
papers and correspondence, 1987-88 AQPC Sydney: accounts 1979-83 Minute
book, 1985
- Box 178
- General correspondence, 1985-87 (3)
Miscellaneous papers
including correspondence, minutes of meetings, brochures and newsletters,
1986(1-3/5)
- Box 179
- Miscellaneous papers, 1986 (4-5/5)
Miscellaneous papers including
correspondence, reports, brochures, newsletters and newspaper clippings, 1987
(4)
- Box 180
- Archival material including minutes of meetings, correspondence,
reports, flyers, brochures and newsletters, 1987 (4)
Financial records,
1986-88 (2)
- Box 181
- Financial records, 1989-91 (3)
Correspondence, 1988 (3)
- Box 182
- Media releases and copies of the newsletter Peace News,
1988
Miscellaneous papers including correspondence, booklets, brochures,
newspaper clippings, newsletters and press releases, 1988 (4) Miscellaneous
speeches, 1988
- Box 183
- Peace Worker, 1988-89
War toys, 1988 Miscellaneous
newsletters, 1988 (3)
- Box 184
- Correspondence, 1989
General papers, 1989 (2) Peace Interns,
1989 Building Peace public meetings, 1989 Miscellaneous papers including
correspondence, minutes of meetings, brochures and newsletters, 1989 (3)
- Box 185
- Minutes of meetings, 1987-90 (3)
Gulf War, 1990-91 (2)
- Box 186
- Miscellaneous papers including correspondence, minutes of meetings,
reports, booklets, newsletters, pamphlets and newspaper clippings, 1991
(5)
Addition 27 March 1996
- Box 127
- Minute book for General meetings held in various state capitals,
1918-29
Addition 11 September 1997
This instalment includes correspondence, minutes, records of Yearly
Meetings, Australian Council of Churches material, reports, submissions,
newsletters, newspapers cuttings, journals and other printed material,
including publications of the Religious Society of Friends. Subjects covered
include peace, human rights, AIDS, youth concerns, the 1988 Bicentenary, land
rights and Aboriginal affairs. The records have been listed in the order
received by file title, and cover the period 1959-95.
- Box 128
- Alternatives to violence, 1979-92
Australia First, 1987 Civil
liberties, 1990 Conflict resolution, 1986-87 Conscientious objection,
1984-86 Defence policy, 1986-88 Corporal punishment, 1981-83 Gulf
crisis, 1990-91 Human rights, 1984-86
- Box 129
- International Year of Peace, 1986
Victoria Regional Meeting,
1985-93 (8)
- Box 130
- Friendship without frontiers, 1992-93
Peace tax campaign, 1986-90
(3) Australian Quaker Peace Committee, 1985-90 (1/3)
- Box 131
- Australian Quaker Peace Committee, 1985-90 (2-3/3)
Australian
Quaker Peace Concern, 1992-93 Peace Intern Program, 1986-87 Peace
Education, 1986 Peace delegation to New Zealand, 1984 Australian Campaign
Against the Arms Trade, 1992-93
- Box 132
- Sydney Regional Meeting, 1986-93 (8)
- Box 133
- Central American Refugees, 1987-88
Constitutional Commission,
1986-88 Protest, 1976-91 Environment, 1976-91 Esperanto,
1985-86 Friends World College, 1982-86
- Box 134
- IVF, 1985-87 (2)
Oriana Community, 1987-88 Pendle Hill,
1987-88 Phyllis Coad, 1984-91 (1-2/4)
- Box 135
- Phyllis Coad, 1984-91 (3-4/4)
Quaker Community Project,
1989 Quaker Star (Rose), 1988 Woodbrooke, 1985-90 (2) Vision of the
future, 1980 National Inquiry, Peace, Justice and Violence, 1986-89
(2) Norman (Malcolm) Saunders South African elections, 1994 Mediation
Centres, 1986-92
- Box 136
- Documents in advance, 1984-86
Standing Committee, July
1985-January 1986 Yearly meeting, 1986 Standing Committee, July
1986 Documents in advance, 1987 Standing Committee, January
1987 Yearly meeting, 1987 Standing Committee, July 1987 Documents in
advance, 1988 Standing Committee, January 1988 Yearly meeting,
1988 Standing Committee, July 1988
- Box 137
- Documents in advance, 1989
Standing Committee, January
1989 Yearly meeting, 1989 Standing Committee, July 1989 Documents in
advance, 1990 Standing Committee, January 1990 Yearly meeting,
1990 Standing Committee, July 1990
- Box 138
- Documents in advance, 1991
Standing Committee, January
1991 Yearly meeting, 1991 Standing Committee, July 1991 Documents in
advance, 1992 Standing Committee, January 1992 Yearly meeting,
1992 Standing Committee, July 1992 Documents in advance, 1993 Standing
Committee, January 1993 Yearly meeting, 1993 Standing Committee, August
1993
- Box 139
- Aboriginal land rights - government responses, 1986
Aboriginal
land rights, 1987-88 Aborigines - Church and Yearly Meeting responses,
1986-91 Aborigines - General, 1987-88 Bicentennial Guide,
1988 Bicentenary, 1988
- Box 140
- 1988 Committee, 1988
Miscellaneous, including correspondence,
suggestions to 1988 Committee, clippings and Constitutional Commission papers,
1988 Australian Resource Kit: Conflict resolution in Australia. Part A -
Black and White Australians, 1988 (2) Immigration and racism,
1988-89 Aborigines - government responses, 1990-91 Race relations,
1986
- Box 141
- Queensland Race Relations Committee minutes, 1983-86
Newsletters,
1977-86
- Box 142
- I could cry for these people (1994) by William Oats,
1993-95
The Australian Friend 1985-90 (3) Backhouse Lectures
1985-93 (1-5/12)
- Box 143
- Backhouse Lectures 1985-93 (6-12/12)
- Box 144
- Prisons, 1988-91 (2)
Thanksgiving Fund, 1986-88 Yearly Meeting
Children's Committee, 1986-92 Rommel Roberts, 1992 Nitobe lecture -
Herbert Hadley, 1986
- Box 145
- Other Yearly Meetings:
Canada, 1986-92 (3) London,
1986-89 Hong Kong, 1987-88 New York, 1986-92 (2) Papua New Guinea,
1982-88 Indonesia and Malaya, 1965
- Box 146
- Other Yearly Meetings:
New Zealand, 1985-93 (5) William Penn
House: Quaker seminar and hospitality center, 1981-87 Southern Africa,
1971-84
- Box 147
- Visitors, 1984-95 (11)
- Box 148
- Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), 1959-91 (8)
- Box 149
- FWCC - Asia-West Pacific Section, 1984-91 (2)
FWCC - Bali
gathering, 1990-91 Fellowship of Healing, 1974-91 (3) Press cuttings,
1985-91 (3)
- Box 150
- Round the World Quaker letters, c. late 1950s
IndoChina Lobby,
1991 IndoChina seminars, 1985-87 Quaker United Nations Office, 1986-93
(5) Salamanca Gay Law Reform, 1988-89 The Australian Friends
Newsletter, 1986-93 (1/8)
- Boxes 151-152
- The Australian Friends Newsletter, 1986-93 (2-7/8)
- Box 153
- Secretary's Newsletter, 1986-93 (8/8)
Archives,
1971-84 Affirmations, 1992-93 Carr Street office,
1986-90 Correspondence relating to the positions of Secretary and Treasurer,
1986-88
- Box 154
- Ethical investments, 1986-91 (2)
Finance (Ecumenical Development
Cooperative Society [EDCS] & Sales Tax), 1975-86 (2) Incorporation,
1976-88 (2) Insurance, 1974-90 Workers' compensation, 1987-89 Yearly
Meeting: Secretarys Advisory Committee, 1987-89
- Box 155
- Yearly Meeting: Treasurer, 1985-92 (4)
Yearly Meeting: Office
1989-92 (2) Yearly Meeting: Accounts, 1986-87 Receipts, statements, etc.,
1986-87 Young Friends, 1985-93 (3)
- Box 156
- QSRE Bulletin [Quaker Social Responsibility & Education],
1988-93
Human relationships, 1959-83 Advices and queries, 1983-86 Book
of meetings, 1986-88 Handbook controversy, 1982-85 Handbook revision,
1989-93 (3)
- Box 157
- List of members, 1979-93 (3)
Nominations: Yearly Meeting
Committees, 1986-91 (2)
- Box 158
- Membership of Yearly Meeting Committees, 1988
Right holding of
Yearly Meeting, 1985-86 Statement of membership, 1985-93 Statements on
behalf of Yearly Meeting, 1988-94 (2) Organisation in Society of Friends,
1971-86
- Box 159
- BEM - Australian Council of Churches responses to Baptism,
Eucharist and Ministry paper, 1984-90
Australian Council of Churches,
1985-93 (1-4/9)
- Box 160
- Australian Council of Churches, 1985-93 (5-9/9)
Membership of
Australian Council of Churches, 1991-92 Heads of Churches,
1986-89 Australian Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission,
1986-87 Australian Church Women, 1986-91 Womens concerns,
1983-86 Churches Working Group on AIDS, 1991 Institute of Jewish Affairs,
1989-90 Churches Advisory Group on Land Rights, 1991
- Box 161
- Australian Religious Press Association, 1986-88
Poverty,
1988-90 Resistance theology, 1985 General correspondence, 1986-93
(2) Epistles, 1987-91 (5)
- Box 162
- Press releases, 1986-89
Quakers United in Publications (QUIP),
1984-89 Seekers Open Letter, 1976-84 Testimonies, 1991-93 Tapestry,
1985-93 Australia Wide Quaker Fellowship (AWQF), 1970-93 (1-5/9)
- Box 163
- Australia Wide Quaker Fellowship (AWQF), 1970-93 (6-9/9)
Zero
population growth, 1991-93 Donald Groom Fellowship, 1972-93 (1-5/10)
- Box 164
- Donald Groom Fellowship, 1972-93 (6-10/10)
Extension,
1985-90
- Box 165
- Friends Book Supplements/M. Fell, 1986-93 (5)
Friends School,
1981-91 (1-2/4)
- Box 166
- Friends School, 1981-91 (3-4/4)
Isolated Friends,
1983-87 Kangaroo Valley, 1971-90 New Foundation Fellowship,
1986 Pregnancy support, 1992 Quaker Pilgrimage, 1993 Quaker Youth
Exchange, 1988 Released Friends, 1984 Hobart Regional Meeting, 1985-93
(1-5/9)
- Box 167
- Hobart Regional Meeting, 1985-93 (6-9/9)
Perth Regional Meeting,
1984-93 (1-3/8)
- Box 168
- Perth Regional Meeting, 1984-93 (4-8/8)
Canberra Regional
Meeting, 1986-93 (1-3/7)
- Box 169
- Canberra Regional Meeting, 1986-93 (4-7/7)
Queensland Regional
Meeting, 1984-93 (1-3/10)
- Box 170
- Queensland Regional Meeting, 1984-93 (4-10/10)
South Australia
Regional Meeting, 1985-93 (1-3/9)
- Box 171
- South Australia Regional Meeting, 1985-93 (4-9/9)
Addition 22 February 1999
- Box 172
- Agenda and minutes of Annual General Meeting, 9-15 January,
1999
Addition 21 April 1999
This instalment relates to the Asia West Pacific Section of the Friends
World Committee for Consultation. The records represent the international work,
not the Australian work, of the Friends. They include correspondence, minutes
of meetings, reports, arrangements for Yearly Meetings, press releases,
newsletters, financial records, journal articles, newspaper clippings and
photographs. The records have been listed in the order received by file title,
and cover the period 1964-97.
- Box 172
- Archival Asia West Pacific Section, 1970-96
Visit of Ham
Sok Hon, 1967 Correspondence re formation of Asia West Pacific Section,
1976-85 Asia West Pacific Section minutes official file,
1985-88 Friends World Committee for Consultation, Asia West Pacific
Section Newsletter, 1970-97 Asia West Pacific Friends Newsletter,
1974-85 Financial records, 1986-90 Asia West Pacific Section - committee
correspondence, 1987-89 Friends World Committee for Consultation - general
correspondence, 1985-87 Directory lists, 1985-90
- Box 173
- Appointment of the first Yearly Meeting Secretary, and subsequent
appointments, 1969-73
Applications for Secretary/Treasurer of Asia West
Pacific Section, 1989-96 Membership: Young Friends, 1967 Yearly Meeting:
Peace Committee, 1965-67 Yearly Meeting: Peace Committee, 1968-70 Yearly
Meeting: conscription, 1964-72 Peace Committee: press releases and public
statements, 1963 Vietnam projects QSCA, 1967-68 Peace Committee,
1966-70 Yearly Meeting: Secretarys Advisory Committee,
1992-97 Yearly Meeting: Search Committee, 1997 Members/non members at
Yearly Meeting, 1994 Proposed Friends Book Centre, n.d.
- Box 174
- Conferences and seminars - Friends World Committee for Consultation,
Southeast Asia, 1969-70
Australia Yearly Meeting Manila Conference,
1967 Background papers Bali, 1970 Japan, 1986-90 India,
1996-97 South Korea, 1986-93 China, 1986-90 Bali (including
photographs), 1990 Darwin, 1996 Miscellaneous loose correspondence
(1965-94), and photographs from Tokyo (1982) and Delhi (1982)
Note: For boxes 175-186 see addition of 17 November 1994
Addition 28 May 1999
This instalment of records is from the archives of Richard G. Meredith,
and relates to the Asia West Pacific Section of the Friends World Committee for
Consultation. They cover the period 1973-85.
- Box 187
- Asia West Pacific Section, pre 1983
Asia West Pacific Section,
1983 Asia West Pacific Section, 1984 Asia West Pacific Section, 1985
Addition 24 March 2000
This instalment of records is from the archives of Richard G. Meredith,
and relates to the Asia West Pacific Section of the Friends World Committee for
Consultation. The cover the period 1965-90
- Box 187
- Quaker Mission to Indonesia-Malaysia: news release, 1965
Quaker
Mission to Indonesia-Malaysia: delegation, 1965 Quaker Mission to
Indonesia-Malaysia: sundries, 1965 Quaker International Conference and
Seminars Programme, Bali, 1970 Asia West Pacific Section: Regional
Conference, 1978 Reports of visits by Richard Meredith, 1981-85 Asia West
Pacific Section: Annual Reports, 1986-90
March 2000
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