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

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Collection Summary

Creator
Archbishop Philip Strong
Title
Papers of Sir Philip Strong
Date Range
c.1900-2007
Collection Number
MS 3921, MS Acc07.047, MS Acc09.116, MS Acc13.109
Extent
0.18 metres (1 archives box + 11 sound/av carriers)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

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.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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]'.

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Item Descriptions

Class MS 3921. Original Consignment

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.

Comprises 1 box.

Series 1. New Guinea

Bishop's Report. 1937, 1938, 1939-1940, 1940-1941, 1945-1946 (Item)
Presidential Address and Charge - Conference and Sacred Synod, Dogura. 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1963 (Item)
Australian Board of Missions. Reports, 1945-1946; 1946-1947 Review, vol. 26, no.12, 1939 (Item)
Letter to Staff from the Bishop of New Guinea 1948, 1949, 1955-1963 (Item)
Broadcast Service, Port Moresby, June 1962 (Item)
Panegyric: Funeral Service for Most Reverend Reginald Halse, 1962 Message (Item)
Open Letter to the Australian Church from Two Missionary Bishops. 1945 (Item)
Letter from the Bishop of New Guinea. 1943 (Item)
A Message to the Wider Church from the Bishop of New Guinea - The Mount Lamington Tragedy. 1951 (Item)
The Mount Lamington Tragedy. n.d (Item)
Faithful unto death-The Story of the Hew Guinea Martyrs, by the Revd. B.C. Rowland. 1967 (Item)
St. John on the Hill, Port Moresby, 1943-1944, by F.M. Hill and others (Item)
South Sea Epic: War and the Church in New Guinea, by Ruth Henrich. 1944 (Item)
The Story of the Consecration of the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul at Dogura, Papua, October 29, 1939 by the Bishop of New Guinea (Item)
Consecration of the Anglican Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Dogura, Papua by Most Reverend John William Charles Wand. 1939 (Item)
Principal Synod, Rockhampton 1941 - Speeches at Rally (Item)
Jubilee of the Diocese of New Guinea, 1898-1958 (Item)
A Notable Broadcast by Chester Wilmot - n.d (Item)

Series 2. Queensland

Inaugural Address to Synod and Synod Sermon and Charge. 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970 (Item)
Presidential Charge and Inaugural Address, 1966, 1968 (Item)
The Public Welcome to the Host Reverend The Lord Archbishop of Brisbane held in the Morris Hall ... 1963 (Item)
Order of Service for the Enthronement of the Most Reverend Father of God Philip ... 1963 (Item)
The Southport School Speech Day, 1963: Address (Item)
Dedication of Bishopsbourne and Archbishop's Chapel. 1964 (Item)

Series 3. Manuscripts and other printed items

Manuscript of Proposed 1st volume of Book on Experiences [1944] (Item)
The Opening Service of the Lambeth Conference ... 1968. Order of Service for Evensong on the occasion of the visit of Her Majesty The Queen ... 1970 (Item)

Class MS Acc07.047. Consignment Added 2007

Correspondence, photographs, diaries, publications, prayer books, sermons, notebooks and drawing.

Comprises 42 boxes + 3 folio boxes.

Move to Wangaratta, 1970 (File) - Box 1

Patriotic fund (File) - Box 1

Philippines (File) - Box 1

Archbishop of Brisbane (File) - Box 1

Church press (File) - Box 1

SSA, 1973 (File) - Box 1

Bank of NSW, 1970s (File) - Box 2

NGM England Bodger and Beaver, 1960s (File) - Box 2

Private correspondence, 1967 (File) - Box 2

Correspondence, 1956 (File) - Box 2

General correspondence, 1948-1949 (File) - Box 3

Order of St John of Jerusalem (File) - Box 3

Untitled (correspondence), 1955 (File) - Box 3

Strong SV and RS (correspondence), 1969-1970 (File) - Box 3

Diocese of Brisbane memoranda (File) - Box 3

Confirmation Bishop Strong (File) - Box 3

Department of Aboriginal Affairs (File) - Box 4

Foolscap airmail prayers address and synod sermon (File) - Box 4

Untitled (File) - Box 4

Sunday school lessons (File) - Box 5

Panegyric Harold Holt, 1967 (File) - Box 5

JK Murray dismissal, 1952 (File) - Box 5

Miscellaneous (File) - Box 5

Untitled (File) - Box 5

University publication Board (File) - Box 5

Editorial committee Anglican congress Toronto, 1963 (File) - Box 5

Summit draft plan of union (File) - Box 5

Untitled (Correspondence), May 1958- July 1958 (File) - Box 6a

Untitled (Correspondence), Jul-Dec 1957 (File) - Box 6a

Loose papers, including photograph (File) - Box 6a

Newspaper clippings, 1960s (File) - Folio-Box 6b

Newspaper clippings, 1960s (File) - Folio-Box 6c

Loose pamphlets and handwritten manuscript (list of parishioners, notes on Papuan wage scheme etc), small diary, orders of service, church periodicals, 1950s (File) - Box 7-10

Untitled correspondence, 1950-1960s (File) - Box 11

Untitled correspondence (File) - Box 12

Untitled correspondence (File) - Box 13

American tour, 1952, 1957 (File) - Box 13

Correspondence (File) - Box 13

Home letters (File) - Box 13

Untitled correspondence, 1950s (File) - Box 14-15

Untitled correspondence, 1950s (File) - Box 16

General, 1949 (File) - Box 16

Untitled correspondence, Jan-Jun 1956 (File) - Box 16

Untitled correspondence, Jan-March 1961 (File) - Box 16

Untitled correspondence, Apr-Jun 1961 (File) - Box 17

Untitled correspondence, Aug-Oct 1958 (File) - Box 17

Untitled correspondence, Nov-Dec 1961 (File) - Box 17

Untitled correspondence, Jan-Mar 1963 (File) - Box 17

Untitled correspondence, Jul-Aug 1961 (File) - Box 17

General Correspondence, Aug-Dec 1941 (File) - Box 18

Untitled correspondence, Jan-Jun 1960 (File) - Box 18

Untitled correspondence, Jul-Dec 1959 (File) - Box 19

Untitled correspondence, May-Jun 1962 (File) - Box 19

Untitled correspondence (File) - Box 19

Holt's service and sermon (extra copies) (File) - Box 19

Archbishop of Brisbane, Metropolitan file, 1961+ (File) - Box 19

Untitled correspondence, Jun-Dec 1960 (File) - Box 19

Piece of paper on top - "left hand inside bookcase Christian ethics, addresses, sermons, doctrine" (File) - Box 20

Receipts, 1960s (File) - Box 20

Loose parish papers and publications (some discarded), 1960s (File) - Box 20

Loose press cuttings discarded (File) - Box 20

Painting of the Martyrs school - watercolour (File) - Box 20

Loose paper "New Guinea" (File) - Box 20

Inaugural addresses (File) - Box 20

Untitled folder (miscellaneous personal, eg "how to make a will"), 1965-1970 (File) - Box 20

Folder of newspaper cuttings marked Archbishop of Brisbane. Discarded due to vermin (File) - Box 20

Publications re PNG (File) - Box 20

Reports of tours, study leave committees etc, 1960s (File) - Box 20

Continuation of reports of tours, study leave committees etc. Mostly relating to University of Queensland, 1960s (File) - Box 21

Enthronement greetings, 1963 (File) - Box 21

Subs and donations, 1969 (File) - Box 21

Qld Miscellaneous, 1960s early (File) - Box 21

Register of services New Guinea, 1941-1959 (File) - Box 21

Publications, PNG (File) - Box 22

Correspondence (eaten) (File) - Box 22

Loose papers and publications (File) - Box 22

Photograph (Bishop Strong) (File) - Box 22

Receipts, 1967 (File) - Box 22

Subs and donations, 1963-1969 (File) - Box 22

Archbishop elect congratulatory - correspondence, 1962 (File) - Box 22

Archbishop elect congratulatory - correspondence, Dec 1962-Feb 1963 (File) - Box 22

TPNG EPS press statements, 1970 (File) - Box 24

Bulletins Ecumenical press statements, 1970 (File) - Box 24

EPS Bulletin, 1969-1970 (File) - Box 24

Greetings on election as Primate, 1966 (File) - Box 24

70th birthday greetings, July 11 1969 (File) - Box 24

Loose papers, correspondence, 1960s (File) - Box 23

Camera foundation plan of action report, 1966-1969 (File) - Box 23

Photograph (File) - Box 23

Presidential address of Strong - last diocesan conference. Multiple copies, 1963 (File) - Box 25

Pastoral letters (from bishop in PNG). Multiple copies, 1962 (File) - Box 25

Loose publications, eg consecration new guinea (File) - Box 25

Prayer book miniature (transported in archivist bag), 1895 (File) - Box 25

University of Queensland committee papers (File) - Box 25

Meeting papers University of Queensland, 1969 (File) - Box 26

Includes photographs (File) - Box 27

Oberammergau passion play scrapbook (File) - Box 27

Photograph album Christchurch Leeds (File) - Box 27

Photograph album St Ignatius, Sunderland (File) - Box 27

Press clippings discarded (File) - Box 27

Dodford, Worchester, War, Cambridge, Fruit, Campaign, etc photograph album (File) - Box 27

Photogarhs: St Marys, Tynedock, (File) - Box 27

Chess scrapbook (File) - Box 27

Diary, 1934 (File) - Box 27

Diary, 1933 (File) - Box 27

Diary, 1932 (File) - Box 28

Postcards album (large) (File) - Box 28

Diary, 1930 (File) - Box 28

Diary, 1931 (File) - Box 28

Diary, 1929 (File) - Box 28

Diary, 1927 (File) - Box 28

Diary, 1928 (File) - Box 29

Diary, 1926 (File) - Box 29

North Queensland notes - church newsletter, 1932-1935 (File) - Box 29

Parsons pocketbooks, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1942 (File) - Box 29

Notebook (File) - Box 29

Some church publications discarded (File) - Box 29

Diary, 1940 (File) - Box 29

Memo book, Undated (File) - Box 29

Pocket book, 1924 (File) - Box 29

Correspondence - to Lord Bishop of PNG, from Rev JW Strong, 1941 (File) - Box 29

Correspondence - to Lord Bishop of PNG, from Woodstock Rd, Oxford, 1938 (File) - Box 29

Diary, 1923 (File) - Box 29

Unlabelled reel tape discarded (File) - Box 29

Postcard album (File) - Box 30

Correspondence bundle, 1943 (File) - Box 30

Correspondence bundle, 1936 (File) - Box 30

Correspondence bundle, 1939 (File) - Box 30

Correspondence bundle, 1942 (File) - Box 30

Diary, 1921 (File) - Box 30

Diary, 1940 (File) - Box 30

Diary, 1918 (File) - Box 30

Envelope of photographs, PNG (File) - Box 30

Photograph, No date (File) - Box 30

Diary, 1925 (File) - Box 30

Miscellaneous publications (File) - Box 30

Notebook - sermon (File) - Box 30

Photograph, untitled (in envelope with PNG photographs) (File) - Box 30

Folder of press cuttings (File) - Box 30

Picture of St George (File) - Box 31

4 postcard albums (File) - Box 31

Large postcard album (File) - Box 31

Notebook, 1922 (File) - Box 31

North Queensland notes, 1930s (File) - Box 31

Central Africa (File) - Box 32

Loose pamphlets and publications (File) - Box 32

Cowley Evangelist, 1930s (File) - Box 32

SSM quarterly paper (File) - Box 32

The Mission Field, 1930s (File) - Box 32

Borneo Chronicle (File) - Box 32

Melanesian Mission Southern Cross log, 1930s (File) - Box 32

The Bush Brother (File) - Box 32

Loose bundle of personal papers, including correspondence addressed to Rev P N W Strong, Vicar of St Ignatius, Sunderland (File) - Box 32

Sermon material, handwritten, 1904-1905 (File) - Box 32

Watercolour, by "Jess", probably of PNG (File) - Box 32

Letters and notebooks, postcards (File) - Box 33

Postcards from All Saints, London (File) - Box 33

Notebook, 1937 (File) - Box 33

Book of postcards (Germany) (File) - Box 33

Notebook, Undated (File) - Box 33

Correspondence bundle, to Lord Bishop of New Guinea, 1936-1937 (File) - Box 33

Correspondence, loose, 1930s (File) - Box 33

Government report on New Guinea, 1952 (File) - Box 33

The New Day, 1936 (File) - Box 33

The Lay Reader, 1936 (File) - Box 33

ABM Review, 1936 (File) - Box 33

The Mission Field, 1927-1936 (File) - Box 33

St Ignatius the Martyr Parish Magazine, 1936 (File) - Box 33

Miscellaneous publications and pamphlets (File) - Box 33

Diary, 1919 (File) - Box 34

Diary, 1940 (File) - Box 34

Diary, 1941 (File) - Box 34

Anglo Catholic Congress, Leeds - papers, 1928 (File) - Box 34

New Guinea Mission Bishop's report (File) - Box 34

Poster map on New Guinea (File) - Box 34

Maps (File) - Box 34

Photograph of Rev John Bodger (File) - Box 34

Melanesia: Anglican mission photograph album with captions (File) - Box 34

5 notebooks, C1940 (File) - Box 34

Loose photographs, New Guinea (File) - Box 34

Framed and unframed charcoal sketch of church, 194- (File) - Box 34

Diaries, 1912, 1917, 1922 (File) - Box 34

Parsons pocketbooks, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1931 (File) - Box 34

Holy cards (File) - Box 35

Impressions gained from conference on education in Pacific countries, US, 1936 (File) - Box 35

Sunday school lessons, loose, 1930s (File) - Box 35

Sheet music (eg I've got a little county council house) (File) - Box 35

Mostly publications, some notebooks etc. Some publications discarded, gavel discarded (File) - Box 35

Notebook (File) - Box 35

Coronation of King George VI (File) - Box 35

Loose publications (File) - Box 35

3 Photographs, inc Daniel Eccles, and wedding photograph Eric and Mavis Whitehead 1949 (File) - Box 35

Pamphlet New Guinea Martyrs day (File) - Box 35

Ledger (possibly of bible readings?), 1926-1931 (File) - Box 35

Publications from Lambeth conference, 1948 (File) - Box 35

Prayer book Joseph Jin Tunson (File) - Box 35

Misc personal papers, inc correspondence, drawings, prayer book (File) - Box 35

Prayerbooks, notebooks, hymnbooks, daily service book (File) - Box 36

Diary, 1958 (File) - Box 36

Miscellaneous publications (File) - Box 36

Certificate (File) - Box 36

Loose publications re New Guinea (File) - Box 36

Notebooks, 1931, 1944, 1929 (File) - Box 36

Church gazette, Rockhampton (File) - Box 36

Diocese of Adelaide Add Clerum (file), 1963 (File) - Box 37

Boy scouts diary, 1926 (File) - Box 37

Photographs (1 framed), colour slides Lambeth, photographic postcards (File) - Box 37

Documents relating to conferences on inter-communion, Sydney, 1937 (File) - Box 37

Notebook (File) - Box 37

Loose publications (File) - Box 37

Prayers, psalms and hymns in the dialect of Wedau; New Guinea Mission, Papua, 1941 (File) - Box 37

Newsletters from Bishop of New Guinea, 1960s (File) - Box 37

Loose typescript speeches and papers by Strong, Bishop of New Guinea (in file) (File) - Box 37

File of information on tropical diseases - annotated (File) - Box 37

Will (in file), 1938, 1945 (File) - Box 37

Volume missionary notes (File) - Box 37

Box of pencils (File) - Box 37

Holy medal - St Christopher or St Peter (?) (File) - Box 37

Inaugural address to synod, Brisbane, 1970 (File) - Box 37

Notebook Discipline cases II (File) - Box 37

Correspondence (File) - Box 38

Diocese of New Guinea Minutes of Sacred Synod, 1949-1963 (File) - Box 38

Photographs (File) - Box 38

Drivers licence (File) - Box 38

Sketchbook and loose sketches (File) - Box 38

Picturesque New Guinea, by JW Lindt (File) - Box 38

Priesthood - manuscript drafts and correspondence (File) - Box 38

Folder of press cuttings marked Archbishop of Brisbane (File) - Box 38

K.B.E birthday and retirement, 1970 (File) - Box 39

"Pastoralia". Mostly publications (File) - Box 40-42

Correspondence (File) - Box 40-42

Envelope "Easter and other cards". To Strong in New Guinea (File) - Box 40-42

Notebooks (File) - Box 40-42

Photograph of Herbert Murray, Bishop Newton, and Bishop of New Guinea (File) - Box 40-42

Miscellaneous publications and leaflets, including Who's Who at Lambeth '68 (File) - Box 40-42

The Bush Brother (File) - Box 40-42

Bush Notes (File) - Box 40-42

Order of St Michael and St George file, 1958-1961 (File) - Box 40-42

Notebook, 1933 (File) - Box 40-42

The Bishops' book of the Church Army's work. Invitations enclosed, 1948 (File) - Box 40-42

Diaries, 1954, 1935, 1948, 1953, 1934, 1948 (File) - Box 40-42

Birthday book (File) - Box 40-42

Also contains correspondence (File) - Box 41

Press cuttings (File) - Folio-Box 42a

Class MS Acc09.116. Consignment Added 2009

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.

Comprises 7 boxes.

Service in First World War: Cambridge, Bishop's College, Cheshunt, 1917-1922 (File) - Box 1

Enthronement Sermon, St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, March 28th 1963 (File) - Box 1

Bishop's Presidential Address and Report and Charge, Diocese of New Guinea, 1952 (File) - Box 1

Bishop of New Guinea, Presidential Address and Charge. Conference and Sacred Synod, Dogura, January 20th 1954 (File) - Box 1

Letters from David Wetherell to Michael Persse, 1 October 1979, enclosing a copy of the notes which accompany the text of the diaries which he left the previous week, and reply from Michael Persse, March 9th, 1980 (File) - Box 1

Typewritten diary notes 8th December 1941, Robinson River - 19th March, Dogura, Account of conflict with Japanese (File) - Box 1

Continuation of above. Diary notes - Dogura 21st March 1942 - Melbourne 21st March 1943 (File) - Box 1

Type-written diary notes, Dogura 21st January 1951 - Samarai 3rd July (File) - Box 1

Letter from David Wetherell to Michael Persse attached to manuscript about PNW Strong's life and diaries. 19th February 1980 (File) - Box 1

Sermon preached in St. John's Cathedral Brisbane on Sunday March 6th 1966 at a Service of Thanksgiving for the Governorship of Sir Henry Abel Smith, by the Most Revd. Philip N.W. Strong, Archbishop of Brisbane (File) - Box 1

Synod Sermon, St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, June 10th 1963 (File) - Box 1

Address at Memorial Service for the Late President of the United States, John Kennedy, 27th November 1963 (File) - Box 1

Address at Southport School Speech Day 1963 (File) - Box 1

Address to Brisbane Rotary Club, Monday February 10th 1964 (File) - Box 1

Presidential Address to Synod, June 11th 1963 (File) - Box 1

Archbishop's Address at Opening of Classrooms of the Preparatory School of The Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane, February 14th 1954 (File) - Box 1

Sermon - The Law Service - St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, February 17th 1964 (File) - Box 1

Short Address at Dedication of Memorial to the late Sir Leslie Wilson, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, 18th February 1964 (File) - Box 1

Easter Sermon, Easter Morning, March 29th 1964, St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, Televised and Broadcast 11 am (File) - Box 1

Address at the Memorial Service for the late General Douglas MacArthur, April 11th 1964 (File) - Box 1

Sermon for Police Centenary, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, April 12th 1964 (File) - Box 1

Anzac Day Commemoration Service Address, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, April 25th 1964 (File) - Box 1

Inaugural Address to Synod, June 22nd, 1964 (File) - Box 1

Short Address at Dedication of Memorial to the late Sir Leslie Wilson, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, 18th February 1964 (File) - Box 1

Easter Sermon, Easter Morning, March 29th 1964, St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, Televised and Broadcast 11 am (File) - Box 1

Address at the Memorial Service for the late General Douglas MacArthur, April 11th 1964 (File) - Box 1

Sermon for Police Centenary, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, April 12th 1964 (File) - Box 1

Anzac Day Commemoration Service Address, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, April 25th 1964 (File) - Box 1

Inaugural Address to Synod, June 22nd, 1964 (File) - Box 1

Sermon, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, Annual Service for the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Sunday, June 28th, 1964 (File) - Box 1

Address at Memorial Service for the late Sir Winston Churchill, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, January 29th 1965 (File) - Box 1

Panegyric at funeral of the late Sir Roslyn Foster Bowie Philp, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, March 22nd 1965 (File) - Box 1

Inaugural Address to Synod and Synod Sermon and Charge, June 21st 1965 (File) - Box 1

Sermon - Queensland Agricultural College Commemoration Service, July 3rd 1965 (File) - Box 1

Address at Festival of Thanksgiving Service, 1965 Royal National Show, Exhibition Grounds, 8th August 1965 (File) - Box 1

Address at Royal Australian Corps of Signals, August 29th 1965 (File) - Box 1

Sermon, St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, At the start of Building Service to invoke the Blessing of God on work being undertaken to extend the Cathedral, November 21st 1965 (File) - Box 1

Archbishop's Speech as Chairman at the Dinner for the Launching of the Cathedral Appeal, November 24th 1965 (File) - Box 1

Sermon preached in St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, Christmas Day, 1965 (File) - Box 1

Address to Brisbane Rotary Club on St. John's Cathedral Extension, January 24th 1966 (File) - Box 1

Sermon (Broadcast by ABC) in St. John's Cathedral Brisbane, February 20th 1966 (File) - Box 1

List of Copies of Sermons and Addresses handed over to Mr. Michael Persse 21/May/1970 (File) - Box 1

Small bundle of letters and envelopes. 1921-1922 (File) - Box 2

Broadcast Sermon preached by the Most Revd. P.N.W. Strong, Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of Australia, St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, Sunday October 30th, 1966 (File) - Box 2

Open Letter to the Australian Church from 2 Missionary Bishops, Leonard Singapore and Philip New Guinea, St. Andrew's Day 1945 (File) - Box 2

Lenten Pastoral Letter from Philip, Archbishop of Brisbane, January 19th, 1970 (File) - Box 2

A copy of the Panegyric delivered by the Bishop of New Guinea (Rt. Revd. P.N.W. Strong) in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Brisbane, at the funeral of the Most Revd. Reginald Charles Halse, KBE, DD, Archbishop of Brisbane and Metropolitan of Queensland, August 14, 1962 (File) - Box 2

Letter from the Bishop of New Guinea to the Staff, Dogura, August 10th, 1960 (File) - Box 2

A pastoral message from the Bishop of New Guinea to all Christians of the Church in the Diocese of New Guinea, Dogura, August 10th, 1960 (File) - Box 2

Letter from the Bishop of New Guinea to the Staff, Dogura, February 20th, 1962 (File) - Box 2

Letter to the Staff from the Bishop of New Guinea, Dogura, March 3rd, 1962 (File) - Box 2

Staff letter from the Bishop of New Guinea, Dogura, April 28th 1962 (File) - Box 2

Letter from the Bishop of New Guinea to Staff, Dogura, May 24th 1962 (File) - Box 2

Letter to Staff from the Bishop of New Guinea, Dogura, July 25th 1962 (File) - Box 2

Letter to Staff from the Bishop of New Guinea, Dogura, August 30th, 1962 (File) - Box 2

Letter to Staff from the Bishop of New Guinea, Dogura, December 4th, 1962 (File) - Box 2

From the Bishop of New Guinea: To my Papuan Clergy, Teachers and Evangelists and all Mission Workers, Dogura, St. Andrew's Day, November 30th 1962 (File) - Box 2

The Bishop's Presidential Address to Conference, January 1950 (File) - Box 2

Some type-written pages of diary recounting bombing by Japanese. Pages are numbered 102-109. Dates given are 4th March to 11th March but year not stated (File) - Box 2

The Presidential Address and Charge of the Rt. Revd. Philip N.W. Strong, Bishop of New Guinea, Conference and Sacred Synod at Dogura, January 16th 1956. 65 pages + 5 pp. Charge (File) - Box 2

The Presidential Address and Charge of the Rt. Revd. Philip N.W. Strong, Bishop of New Guinea, Conference and Sacred Synod at Dogura, January 16th 1958. 53 pp (File) - Box 2

The Presidential Address and Charge of the Rt. Revd. Philip N.W. Strong, Bishop of New Guinea, Conference and Sacred Synod at Dogura, January 1961, 67 pp (File) - Box 2

The Presidential Address and Charge of the Rt. Revd. Philip N.W. Strong, Bishop of New Guinea, at his last Diocesan Conference at Dogura, January 1963 (File) - Box 2

The Bishop's Address and Charge to the New Guinea Diocesan Conference July 26th 1940. Type-written. 66pp (File) - Box 2

Envelope containing: (File) - Box 2

Letters re: Offer of Living of Christ Church Leeds, 1925-26 (File) - Box 2

Sundries and varia during my vicarate of Christ Church Leeds, 1926-31 (File) - Box 2

Sundries and varia during my vicarate of St. Ignatius, Sunderland, 1931-1936 (File) - Box 2

Plastic envelope - various newspaper cuttings and bundle of letters to Miss Dorothea Henslowe (File) - Box 2

Letters from and to Bishop Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham, 1924-1936, and to and from Bishop Herbert Dunelm (File) - Box 3

Sundry envelopes without letters (to be kept for possible mating, and for evidence of addresses etc.) and sundry notes on correspondence by Philip N.W. Strong (File) - Box 3

Letters to and from his parents, brothers and sister, Dodford Vicarage, Weedon, Hants., 1921 - 1936 and 1941 - Bishop of New Guinea, Dogura, Samarai, Papua (File) - Box 3

Booklet by P.N.W. Strong, the Bishop of New Guinea "Out of Great Tribulation" (File) - Box 3

Letter to Christopher Strong (nephew) from Andrew Griffin, Archivist, New Guinea Collection, University of Papua New Guinea, 1/8/1983, urging consideration of Archbishop Philip's papers going to the New Guinea Collection. Reply by C.S. Strong, 22/8/1983 (File) - Box 3

Order of Service of Archbishop Philip's funeral, Cathedral Church of Holy Trinity, Wangaratta, 11/7/1983 (File) - Box 3

Letter from John Denton, General Secretary, General Synod, Anglican Church of Australia, 1/6/1984, re: Minute of appreciation and Memorial Appeal (File) - Box 3

From K.W. Still, Registrar, Diocese of Wangaratta re: resolution giving thanks for his life (File) - Box 3

Times Obituary 8/11/1983 (File) - Box 3

Small cash book 1929-1936 (File) - Box 3

Notebook - Record of visits, 1933, St. Ignatius, Sunderland (File) - Box 3

Small notebook - Resolutions and Rule of Life. 1918/1919 - 1921 (File) - Box 3

Small notebook - Thanksgivings and Intercessions 1921-1922 (File) - Box 3

Exercise book 1930-1932. Visiting Diary (File) - Box 3

Small notebook - summary of Cambridge finance. 1919-1921 (File) - Box 3

The Australian Church Quarterly Vol. 14 No. 3, September 30, 1949. p. 22-32: An Ordination Charge by The Bishop of New Guinea (File) - Box 3

Order of Service for Evensong at Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, Brisbane, on the occasion of the visit of Her Majesty the Queen, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and HRH Princess Anne 13/4/1970 (File) - Box 3

Booklet - Consecration of the Anglican Cathedral church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Dogura, Papua, 29/10/1939 (File) - Box 3

Leaflet - Public Welcome to the Most Revd. The Lord Archbishop of Brisbane 28/3/1963 (File) - Box 3

Presidential Charge and Inaugural Address to General Synod of the Church of England in Australia by the Most Revd. P.N.W. Strong, Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of Australia, 1966 (File) - Box 3

Booklet - The Bishop of New Guinea's Presidential Address and Charge to the Diocesan Conference 1st November 1939 (File) - Box 3

Booklet - the Story of the Consecration of the Cathedral of St. Peter St. Paul at Dogura, Papua, Oct. 29, 1939, by the Bishop of New Guinea, Rt. Revd. Philip Strong (File) - Box 3

Booklet - Order of Service, Dedication of Bishopsbourne and Archbishop's Chapel, Hamilton, Nov. 4th, 1964 (File) - Box 3

Booklet - To the memory of Deaconess Mary Cowens, died 1933. Part 3 is the substance of a sermon preached on 15 October 1933 by Vicar of St Ignatius, the Revd. Philip N.W. Strong (File) - Box 3

Booklet - Diocese of New Guinea, Bishop's Charge, Dogura, 1956, Conference and Synod at Dogura, last part of Presidential Address and Charge of Right Revd. Philip N.W. Strong, Bishop of New Guinea, January 1956 (File) - Box 3

Booklet - 1927-1934 Record Diary (Roll), St. Ignatius, Sunderland. Notebook (File) - Box 3

Loose letters (family?) c. 1920s-1940s (File) - Box 3

Envelope containing: (File) - Box 4

1) Bundle of sundries and varia or mementos of My School Days 1909-1917 (File) - Box 4

2) Ditto 1917-23 (a) Last letters home from School (File) - Box 4

(b) Letter from Dr. J.D.F. Murray, Master of ? College, Cambridge (File) - Box 4

(c) Letter from France 1918 from Father Mother (File) - Box 4

(d) Army Orders to go Overseas (?) to France (File) - Box 4

(e) Letter from Capt. N ? D.C. Wcks Cadet Club re full time service Cambridge University O.F.C (File) - Box 4

(f) Letter during War from Rowntree, John Graham, Gitt Smith Ruttven and T.J. Welford (File) - Box 4

(g) Letter from Rev. S.C. Carpenter (Tutor S? ? ) re coming out of Army 1919, Re Double First Theological Special v. going on to ? ? (File) - Box 4

(h) League of Nations M ? (i) Cambridge University Musical Society (File) - Box 4

(j) Cambridge University O ? (File) - Box 4

(k) S A Certificate L C C Certificate (File) - Box 4

(l) JWS ? to me at Bishop ? ? (File) - Box 4

(m) Highland Castle Dedication P.D (File) - Box 4

3) Varia (File) - Box 4

My time as Curate of St. Mary's Tyne Dock 1922-26. [I'm sorry I couldn't read quite a lot of what was written on that envelope, nor could I sort it out from the contents.] (File) - Box 4

1936 Brief Diary (File) - Box 4

Some folders in a plastic bag in New Guinea decorated bark - articles, addresses, letters (File) - Box 4

Presidential Charge and Inaugural Address to Synod 1966 (File) - Box 4

Exercise book with just a few pages of meditations and jottings (File) - Box 4

Wallet folder containing various items (File) - Box 4

Including Application for non-Immigrant Visa; Letter from +PNW Strong to M. Persse thanking Michael for agreeing to be his literary executor; Letter from Miss Elsie Manley with a list of papers taken by M. Persse from Brisbane 21/5/1970

Papers relating to interview with Sir Philip Strong by Barbara Thorn December 1973 - February 1974 (File) - Box 4

Sermon 11 July 1983 (File) - Box 4

December 1973 - Transcript of recording (Barbara Thorn); ditto Tape 3 and Tape 4 (File) - Box 5

Three bundles of letters 1950s (File) - Box 5

Curate of St. Mary, Tyne Dock, 1922-1926 (File) - Box 6

Vicar of Christ Church Meadow Lane, Leeds, 1926-1931 (File) - Box 6

Vicar of St. Ignatius, Hendon, Durham, 1931-1936 (File) - Box 6

St. Mary's Parochial Magazine, St. Mary's Tyne Dock (File) - Box 6

Accounts of Travels for Dating (File) - Box 6

Account by the Right Rev. P.N.W. Strong, Bishop of New Guinea, of first 3 years as Bishop of New Guinea (File) - Box 6

P.N.W. Strong Letters re: Election as Bishop of New Guinea, August - October 1936 (until consecration 28th October 1936) and including sailing on Mongolia for Australia on 27th November 1936 (File) - Box 6

PNW Strong (File) - Box 6

Archbishop of Brisbane - 1963-1970 (File) - Box 6

Primate of Australia and Tasmania - 1966-1970 (empty) (File) - Box 6

miscellaneous correspondence. 1979 - 2007 (File) - Box 6

Childhood 11 July 1899 - 1909, containing only a catechism (File) - Box 7

Letters to and from Dr. A.R. Vidler, 1922-36 (File) - Box 7

Schooldays at King's School Worcester, 1909-1917 (File) - Box 7

Bishop of New Guinea 28th October 1936 - 1963 (File) - Box 7

11 cassette tapes (File)

PNW Strong To Fr C Helms Tape 1 of 4 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011051) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, Sony 60, Compact cassette tape
PNW Strong To Fr C Helms Tape 2 of 4 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011052) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, Sony 60, Compact cassette tape
PNW Strong To Fr C Helms Tape 3 of 4 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011053) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, Sony 60, Compact cassette tape
PNW Strong To Fr C Helms 60 mins,Tape 4 of 4 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011054) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, Sony 90, Compact cassette tape
PNW Strong To Fr C Helms Tape 5 of 6 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011055) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, Sony 90, Compact cassette tape
PNW Strong To Fr C Helms Tape 6 of 6 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011056) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, Sony 90, Compact cassette tape
Enthronement Archbishop of Canterbury, Rungie, 1980, 1980 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011057) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, BASF 90, Compact cassette tape
Side 1 - Morning Prayer, Academic Service, St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney 24/05/1981; Side 2 Synod Service, Sermon: Archbishop Sir Phillip [sic] Strong, 06/10/1981, 24/05/1981, 06/10/1981 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011058) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, Compact cassette tape
Interview with Student - Graham Still, PNWS (Item NLA.MS-SAV011061) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, Swing C90, Compact cassette tape
Sydney Synod Opening Service 1981, Archbishop Sir Phillip Strong, John 10:10, 1981 (Item NLA.MS-SAV011059) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, Sony 90, Compact cassette tape
Indian Tour S.V.S. (Item NLA.MS-SAV011060) - Cassette-Box 545
1 item, TDK C60, Compact cassette tape

Class MS Acc13.109. Consignment Added 2013

Including 40 diaries and some correspondence relating to Sir Philip Strong's time in New Guinea.

Comprises 17 boxes.

Diaries; 1945 pamphlet "An open letter to the Australian Church from two missionary bishops", 1938-1946 (File) - Box 1

Diaries, 1948-1955 (File) - Box 2

Diaries, 1955-1959 (File) - Box 3

Diaries, 1959-1964 (File) - Box 4

Diaries, 1963-1966 (File) - Box 5

Diaries, 1966-1968 (File) - Box 6

Diaries, 1968-1969 (File) - Box 7

Diaries, 1969-1972 (File) - Box 8

Diaries, 1972-1978 (File) - Box 9

Diaries, 1975-1980 (File) - Box 10

Diaries, 1978-1981 (File) - Box 11

"cSome general letters", 1937-1946 (File) - Box 12

Church publications (File 1) - Box 13

Correspondence; newspaper clippings (File 2) - Box 13

Transcript of Frank Hurley (from National Library's MS 883) with permission note, 2007 (File 3) - Box 13

"Correspondence with those who became martyrs", 1937-1942 (File 4) - Box 13

"Family letters to and from Stephen", 1958-1971 (File 5) - Box 13

"Family letters to and from Samuel", nd (File 1) - Box 14

"Copies of letters to home and family", 1937-1940 (File 2) - Box 14

"My only copy - returned from NLA" typescript (File 3) - Box 14

Wartime correspondence, c. 1942-1947, c. 1942-1947 (File 4) - Box 14

Diocese of New Guinea staff correspondence file (File 5) - Box 14

Typescript for Diocesan Conference at Dogura (File 6) - Box 14

Diocesan letter, 1956 (in envelope), 1956 (File 1) - Box 15

Addresses for Conference at Dogura, 1958, 1961, 1958-1961 (File 2) - Box 15

Letters to Brethren, nd (File 3) - Box 15

Conference 1956, 1956 (File 4) - Box 15

Dogura Address, 1963 (File 5) - Box 15

Primacy file and Bishops' meetings (File 6) - Box 15

New Guinea: catalogue of books relating to New Guinea (but with special reference to Papua) in the library of Evan R. Gill (File 7) - Box 15

Newspaper clippings, some relating to the New Guinea Martyrs, c. 1979 (File 1) - Box 16

Missionary-related publications and orders of service, c. 1930-1970 (File 2) - Box 16

Pamphlets and publications re Sir Philip Strong, predominantly in New Guinea; includes Form of Conferring Degrees by Archbishop of Canterbury, "Among the Ruins: A New Guinea Epic" by Padre Arthur Bell and New Guinea Mission Occasional Papers (File 3) - Box 16

Orders of Service, Australian Board of Mission Review (Annual Report numbers), 1935-1970 (File 4) - Box 16

"The fortunes of Charles W Abel of Kwato 1891-1930" by David Wetherell 1982; 2 memo books (nd), c. 1982 (File 5) - Box 16

Diaries 1937, 1938, 1978 (File 1) - Box 17

Typescript "Out of Tribulation", 1937-1978 (File 2) - Box 17

Pastoral letters and addresses and charges, 1937-1941 (File 3) - Box 17

ABC broadcast address by Sir Philip Strong, 1941, 1941 (File 4) - Box 17

Newspaper clippings, some relating to the New Guinea Martyrs (File 5) - Box 17

Correspondence and drafts of sermons, c. 1970-1980 (File 6) - Box 17

Memo books; diaries 1933-1934 and 1954, c. 1933-1963 (File 7) - Box 17


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