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Collection Summary

Creator
Institute of Cultural Affairs
Title
Records of the Institute of Cultural Affairs
Date Range
1960-2004
Collection Number
MS Acc02.081, MS Acc10.047
Extent
23.8 metres (16 boxes + 65 cartons + 1 folio box + 2 packages + 78 sound/av carriers)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

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Item Descriptions

Class MS Acc02.081. Original Consignment

Records documenting the activities of the Institute of Cultural Affairs from its inception and dating from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Comprises 12 boxes, 65 cartons, 1 folio box, 2 packages.

Series. Sydney Primary Unit (PU)

Brochures - Human Development, 1980-1981 (File) - Box 1A

Series. Sydney PU Economic

Microconnections programs, 1981 (File) - Box 1A

Developing sustainable financial base for Sydney PU

Effective Communication/Supervision training course - various, 1985-1987 (File) - Box 1A

ICA methods taught within organizations through courses

Series. Human Development Project (HDP)

Cairo HDP, 1985-1988 (File) - Box 1A

One of 'The Band of 24' projects spanning all the time zones, modelling geographical coverage for holistic care

Human Development Zone (HDZ) Taskforce, 1981 (File) - Box 1A

Series. Human Development Projects (HDP)

HDPs Western Samoa, Tonga: Farm School Work Camp July 1988, 1988 (File) - Box 5A
Files on Asia-Pacific countries; Pacific Youth Economic Development (PYED) Project; International Exposition of Rural Development (IERD) - project documentation; Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA), 1982-1988 (File) - Box 5A

Representatives from 'The Band of 24' attended the 10 day conference in Maliwada/India 'Sharing Approaches that Work'. Funding Applications.

Guatemala, North America, Chicago, Fifth City - Chicago Consult document, 1974-1987 (File) - Box 6B
Correspondence, reports, photographs re the Oombulgurri Project, 1975-1978 (File) - Box 10A

Many Australian organizations and individuals supported Oombulgurri HDP

Those Who Care 24 HDPs around the World Wheel, The Social Process Triangle. Murrin Bridge HDP, Murrin Bridge HDP: Consultation Summary Statement, March 1978 - Second Year Report, March 1980, Murrin Bridge Pre Consult data, Consult file, Report on Key Murrin Bridge Accomplishments, March 1978 - 1979, Murrin Bridge Report, March 1981, Report 'Development in the 80's - Lake Cargelligo', Rotary/ICA, May 1981, Murrin Bridge brochures/press releases - Job Seminar, 1980, Murrin Bridge Job Fair, 1980, Press Kit, Murrin Bridge Readers: Primary School materials, Community Youth Forum - Murrin Bridge Coomoora, 1979, Community Methods towards Self Management, Wellington SA, May 1986, Murrin Bridge Industries, Murrin Bridge Voice - weekly newspaper, Murrin Bridge Community Songs, Murrin Bridge photos, 1978 - 1986 (File) - Box 14A

Global Research Assembly (GRA) Chicago 1971: The Social ProcessTriangle = model to analyse the Social Process: political, cultural, economic dynamics. Developed by 1000 participants. Going Walkabout Trek - (NSW, Q'land) January 1978 to locate the third Aboriginal HDP: outcome Murrin Bridge; Readers published in HDP Murrin Bridge being first readers in Lake Cargelligo School using photos with Aboriginal people taken in Murrin Bridge. Creating paid employment in the community. Industries: Men: woodworking, Zucchini vegetable crop, Women: sewing, screen printing

Murrin Bridge Health Grant. Authorization Data. Potter Foundation - Melbourne Grant Report, 1979. Coonchie Proposal. Murrin Bridge Community Meetings and Planning. Aboriginal Authorization Frame. Initiation and Consult Setup. Murrin Bridge Voice newsletters 1978 - 1982. Reports and letters. Murrin Bridge Inkind. Industry marketing/correspondence. Working designs/plans. Aboriginal Friends Association. Human Development Satellite Programme, 1978-1979. Aboriginal Prospectives Programme: Lake Cargelligo School, 1982. NGYAMPAA Alphabet Tape. Various reports, documents and press clips. Screen Print Industry - samples, Murrin Bridge Families and Houses: lists and plan, 1978 - 1982 (File) - Box 14B

Coonchie = Murrin Bridge Community Association. Murrin Bridge Consult Easter 1978: 40 visiting Guardians, 40 community members. Marketing by members of the Industry Team. From NGYAMPAA oral language creation of written language by anthropologist Tamsin Donaldson with elder Mamie King.

Files relating to HDP Oombulgurri. Materials, proposals, articles/press clips, departmental correspondence, Guardians, 1974-1978 (File) - Box 16A

ICA invited by Oombulgurri community elders to enable the community to return to their land. At this time the Australian government supported private exploration for mining resources on Aboriginal land. Government policies were implemented to free land of Aboriginal people

Oombulgurri - town plan. Oombulgurris - symbol and Ssory. Oombulgurri and Murrin Bridge - photos. Oombulgurri - legal. Commonwealth Department of Education: Proposal. WA Agriculture Department. WA State Government Authorization: Proposals, 1976 - 1978. Quarterly Reports, Nutrition Project. HDP completion celebration Corroboree. Guardians meeting, March 1978. Community Development Guidelines, July 1976: submitted to DAA. Housing Programme. Oombulgurri Reports: Inkind/industry. Department of Aboriginal Affairs WA, 1975 - 1978. Oombulgurri Dismissal Evaluation, September 1978. Correspondence. Daddaway River Barge/'The Oombulgurri Lady' motor boat. Newspaper articles ,1976-1978. Album of photographs: Oombulgurri and Murrin Bridge, 1973-1978 (File) - Box 16B

At the Oombulgurri HDP Consult a prototype house was planned appropriate for local conditions, built 1976 and demolished by the Western Australian Department of Housing 1978.

Global Social Demonstration (GSD)/HDPs: Chicago, New York, Toronto. Tokyo Korea, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Malaysia Indonesia, New Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay, Chikale, Jawale, Maharastra Village dev't, Delmont, Uptown Chicago, US 12, Cano Negro, El Byard, Bontoa, Bubun, Fifther City Chicago, Ijede, The Isle of Dogs, Cannon Ball, Ivy City, Kawangware, Kapini, Jejudo, Kwanyung Il, Majuro, Maliwade replication, Nam Wai, Oyubari, Pisinemo Training School, Salani, Sudtonggan, Surusup, Sunge Lui, Indonesia, Maharastra Replication, Marshall County Development; Zambia, 1974-1990 (File) - Box 17A

Each HDP began with a 5-day Consult at the chosen location for the project. Participants in equal numbers from within and without the community. All HDP Consult Documents in which the community findings and decisions were reported had the same structure: vision, contradictions, proposals. This formed the Basis for further project development and community decision making.

Global Social Demonstration (GSD)/HDPs: Latin America, Lima, Kairo, Abijan, Lusaka, Brussels, SEAPAC: Tokyo, Korea, Nam Wai, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, SEAPAC Soundings, 24 HDPs, SEAPAC materials, Jamaica, 1976-1980 (File) - Box 17B
Tonga: finance records, Aug 1984-June 1985. Annual Appeal Victory Chart, 1980-1981 (File) - Box 19A
Human Development Project (HDP). The Band of 24 Projects Consult documents. HDP books: Fifth City - Chicago, Woburn Lorne - Jamaica, Maliwada - India, Kawangware - Kenya, Maharastra - India, Pace - Mississippi, Hai Ou - Japan, The Marshall Islands, Jejudo - Korea, Kelapa Dua - Indonesia, Cano Negro - Venezuala, The Blue Mts - Jamaica, Sungai Lui - Malaysia, Redfern-Waterloo, Murrin Bridge, Salani - Western Samoa, Kapini - Zambia, Bathurst Island, The Human Development Training School (HDTS), Sudtonggan - Phillipines Nov 1980, 1964-1982 (File) - Box 33A

A new future for local man: demonstrating reformulated human settlements.

Human Development Project (HDP). The Band of 24 Projects Consult documents. Human Development Training Institute (HDTI) Malawada, India 1981, HDTI Bontoa, Spain 1980. Photos of HDPs (File) - Box 33A
Human Development Projects (HDPs) for Rural Development. Local Industry Work Book for HDPs. IERD documents: Voices for Rural Practitioners. The Overview, Integrated Approaches, Learning and Education, Economic and Commercial, Housing, Environment and Technology, Managing Agriculture, Health Care, Women and Development, Directory of Rural Development Projects. Human Development Launching Textbook. Literacy for HDPs, 1977-1984 (File) - Box 33B
Pacific files - ACFOA report 1987, New Zealand, Western Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Samoa in the 80s, 1981, 1977-1989 (File) - Box 37B

HDP: Pacific

Series. HDP report

Ivory Coast aid grant, 1988-1993 (File) - Box 1A

Proposal submission

Program reports, 1989-1991 (File) - Box 1A
Health Boards, 1987-1991 (File) - Box 1A

Relating to indigenous health programs

Property Investment Consortium, 1982 (File) - Box 1A
Philosophy and Mission Procedures, 1987 (File) - Box 1A

Series. Global Human Development Projects audiovisual materials

Film, slides, videos, cassette tapes (File) - Box 2A
Oombulgurri Human Development Project in Western Australia' (Item NLA.MS-SAV014369) - Cassette-Box 649
1 item, EMITape 60, Compact cassette tape
Rhythms of Awakening in an Ancient Land - Living the Possible Human Now' Jean Houston in Australia Human Development Seminars. Peggy Nash Rubin. Sydney 17-21 April 1990. Tape #13, 17-21 April 1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014370) - Cassette-Box 649
1 item, Unbranded 90, Compact cassette tape

St Francis

Rhythms of Awakening in an Ancient Land - Living the Possible Human Now' Jean Houston in Australia Human Development Seminars. Peggy Nash Rubin. Sydney 17-21 April 1990. Tape #14, 17-21 April 1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014371) - Cassette-Box 649
1 item, Unbranded 90, Compact cassette tape
Rhythms of Awakening in an Ancient Land - Living the Possible Human Now' Jean Houston in Australia Human Development Seminars. Peggy Nash Rubin. Sydney 17-21 April 1990. Tape #15, 17-21 April 1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014372) - Cassette-Box 649
1 item, Unbranded 90, Compact cassette tape
Rhythms of Awakening in an Ancient Land - Living the Possible Human Now' Jean Houston in Australia Human Development Seminars. Peggy Nash Rubin. Sydney 17-21 April 1990. Tape #16, 17-21 April 1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014373) - Cassette-Box 649
1 item, Unbranded 90, Compact cassette tape
Rhythms of Awakening in an Ancient Land - Living the Possible Human Now' Jean Houston in Australia Human Development Seminars. Peggy Nash Rubin. Sydney 17-21 April 1990. Tape #17, 17-21 April 1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014374) - Cassette-Box 649
1 item, Unbranded 90, Compact cassette tape
Rhythms of Awakening in an Ancient Land - Living the Possible Human Now' Jean Houston in Australia Human Development Seminars. Peggy Nash Rubin. Sydney 17-21 April 1990. Tape #18, 17-21 April 1990 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014375) - Cassette-Box 649
1 item, Unbranded 90, Compact cassette tape
Air India, Go India' Lockwood Communications 27/04/1983, 27/04/1983 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014376) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-035
1 item, Scotch, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Number 023. Duration 16mins 6 secs

Jean Houston at the ICA Part 1 May 1985, 14/03/1986 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014377) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-035
1 item, Fuji E120, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Number 016. 112 minutes. PAL. Tape recorded 14/03/1986

AIDS 20/4/1987, 20/04/1987 (Item NLA.MS-SAV014378) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-035
1 item, Agfa E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Number 022

The 3rd Wave (Item NLA.MS-SAV014379) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-035
1 item, Scotch EG 180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Number 028

Dreamtime Cultural Centre (Item NLA.MS-SAV014380) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-035
1 item, Unbranded E30, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc
Mahinea Farm School (Item NLA.MS-SAV014381) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-035
1 item, Unbranded E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc
Bilbao #1 Sydney (Item NLA.MS-SAV014382) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-035
1 item, Sony E240, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Number 015

Bilbao #2 Sydney (Item NLA.MS-SAV014383) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-035
1 item, Sony E240, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Number 014

Derryn Hinch about Scoliosis (Item NLA.MS-SAV014384) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-035
1 item, Unbranded E30, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc
Salani Preschool (Item NLA.MS-SAV014368) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-009
1 item, Unbranded 7", 8mm film and Super 8 film

Number 077

Film 'Fifth City'' Chicago: first Human Development Project, c. 1964 (File) - Box 2B

'Fifth City' primal community experiment: delineated geographical area, West Side Chicago where principles of holistic community development were forged

Series. PU HDP financial foundations Inkind sponsorship

Inkind sponsorship - sample letters, requests for programme support, staff housing, requests/thankyou letters to companies, donor files, Inkind backup. Global House finance manual. Area Self Support (1981-1982). Murrin Bridge Inkind - listing of needs. Financial records: Sydney, Murrin Bridge, Melbourne, Brisbane. Order Ecumenical Sydney House - monthly forms, 1978-1988 (File) - Box 3A

Two streams of financing: Program grants, donations and inkind , PU finance - facility costs, staff costs: health, education, consumables, stipends through economic covenant of staff members; Donations from colleagues

Series. Methods of Communication Study

Training modules - Canada (File) - Box 1B

Toronto training modules for courses: political, social, economic

Course papers - clerical management, career development, supervisory management, leadership, 1985 (File) - Box 1B

Study papers for corporate global study by PU s

Service ventures, 1984 (File) - Box 1B
Newsletters - USA - Western States, 1984-1987 (File) - Box 1B
Essex County College - Training Inc, 1986 (File) - Box 1B

Secretarial training program USA

Program Units - Business plans, 1989 (File) - Box 1B

Developing sustainable financial base for Sydney PU

Facility - correspondence, 1982-1983 (File) - Box 1B
Microconnections, Sydney Sydney financial papers, 1983-1984 (File) - Box 1B

Series. Community Programs

Further records relating to Inkind sponsorships, 1978-1988 (File) - Box 3B

Eg: Inkinded steel for Oombulgurri /Wyndham demonstration house. Industrial sewing machines for Murrin Bridge.

Papers re Institute of Municipal Management - VIC Div - Federal Conference, 1988 (File) - Box 3B
Northern Territory - correspondence, 1981-1983 (File) - Box 3B
Files re education and welfare - VIC, 1978-1985 (File) - Box 4A
Files relating to various state government departments in SA, QLD, NSW and NT correspondence related to marketing programs, 1981-1985 (File) - Box 4A

Community Training Consultation (CTC), Leadership Effectiveness and New Strategies(LENS)

Series. Community Meeting Strategy - Australia

Australian Bicentennial - funding letters to companies. LENS marketing products (File) - Box 4B

'Golding Australia': a program in celebration of the Australia Bicentennial, aimed towards facilitating a community meeting in every local government area.

Community Meeting Australia (CMA) - files, booklets, reports. Human Development Zone (HDZ): workbooks, action plan, 1977-1981 (File) - Box 7B

HDZ training package for geographical zone

Correspondence files - WA, NSW - titled by town/shire, 1977-1988 (File) - Box 29A

CMA - Strategy to celebrate Australia Bicentennial 1988

Correspondence files - SA, NSW, NT, Aboriginal CMAs and Walk About materials. Paper 'The Human Development Satellite Program 1978/79', 1979-1987 (File) - Box 29B

CMA one day meetings held in every state & territory

Series. Grants / Inkind

Includes files on funding from various Federal Government Departments and organisations, 1979-1989 (File) - Box 4B

Murrin Bridge HDP: Preventive Health Grant

Series. Pacific Research Data

ADAP: Pacific Seminar, Fiji Circuit, Tupou Young Farmers Association Report, 1982-1988 (File) - Box 5B
Pacific Research Data: sources of information and funding, 1982-1988 (File) - Box 5B

Series. International Training Institute (ITI)

'9 Whistle Points' - Social Process Triangles; Declaration to the ITI Hong Kong; ITI International Training Institute for Churchmen, Hong Kong, 1970; ITI Manilla, 1971; ITI Frankfurt, 1975, 1970-1977 (File) - Box 6A

Social Process analytic points; ITI 3 - 6 week training program for church people.

Series. Global Community Forum (GCF) USA Publications HDP Consult

Network Exchange, ICA Global Publication; Construct of the Movement, 1968; Global Community Forum GCF July, 1976; ('Town Meeting' USA celebrating Bi-centennary 1976); HDP Consult Documents: Kreuzberg, Germany, 1976 (File) - Box 6A
USA: 10th Guardian Meeting, Chicago, 1976; USA Annual Report, 1978-1981, 1976-1981 (File) - Box 6A

Guardians: colleagues guiding our proposed actions with their skills and experience

Series. New Social Vehicle (NSV)

New Social Vehicle (NSV); Community Meeting Australia (CMA), 1971-1972 (File) - Box 7A

NSV facilitating local responsibility for change in communities

Series. Leadership Effectiveness and New Strategies(LENS)

LENS - Manual and documents, LENS - Guardians, promotion; Programs evolved from LENS, 1976-1999 (File) - Box 7A

Manuals include statement of intent, program running sheet: vision, contradictions, proposals, action plan, time line

LENS Fundraising/ Marketing;Financial Donors (5). Correspondence files (mostly with companies/patrons), 1976-1985 (File) - Box 39A
LENS Fundraising/ Marketing; Financial Donors (6). Correspondence files (mostly with companies patrons), 1976-1983 (File) - Box 39B

Series. Publications

Publications -IMAGE, The Node, Initiatives, Program Reports, Annual Reports, Facilitation Marketing, EDGES, HDP Oombulgurri brochures, ICA Australia Annual Reports Promotions, Australian Regional Newsletters 1980-1984 (File) - Box 8A

Image quarterly magazine - ICA USA, The Node - USA, Edges - Canada, Oombulgurri: second HDP Australia in a traditional indigenous community

Newsletter - Pacific Waves - Australia, 1981-2001 (File) - Box 8B

Produced quarterly. Still in publication

Series. ICA Courses

Family, Ethical studies, Global Language School, Commerce, Regional Consult, Teachers' Retreat, Women, Youth, Town Meeting Training, Community Leadership, Human Development Training School (HDTS), Manouvre Planning, Indicative Planning, Global Research Assembly (GRA) papers, 1979-1980, Talking Papers, 1978-1984 (File) - Box 9A

HDTS 6 weeks training school offered in many global locations, eg Oombulgurri 1978. GRA program planning unit held annually in Chicago with two representatives from each grided area (global). Area Sydney = Australia SEAPAC +South East Asia Pacifica

Series. ICA Brochures, reports, flyers, newsletters, Press clips

Human Development - the Band of 24 Human Development Projects -brochure 1976, 1978 - 2003 (File) - Box 40B

Series. CD - ICA Australia History

CD - Bushtracks: a brief history of the activities of the Ecumenical Institute and Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) in Australia, 1967-2000. Murrin Bridge reports, statements, correspondence, 1978 - 1983. Pacific Waves newsletters. HDP Oombulgurri - reports, flyers, c 1979. Community Meeting Australia (CMA) - NSW report, 1979. The Global Order Council Report, 1984. Report on MOCaureen Watson's visit to Murrin Bridge during NAIDOC week, 1984. National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Celebration, 1981 (File) - Box 40B

Series. Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA)

Minutes - AGMs and Board. ICA Minute Book and Balance Sheets, 1974-1991. AGM questionnaires, 1993. ICA Membership Lists and marketing materials, 1988-1989. ICA Board notes: income - expenditure, misc. Correspondence, 1997-1984, 1977-1990 (File) - Box 19B

ICA registration requirements

Series. ICA International

The Forum (set of seven volumes), Sept 1985-July 1986. ICAI Global Programme descriptions, 1988. ICA Global: legal documents, 1964-1985 (File) - Box 18A

Documents relating to the formation of the Social Movement: All PU and HDP programs operated from concessus global decisions made annually at the Global Research Assemblies which had representation from each area.

Series. Talking Papers

'The Image' by Kenneth Boulding, 'The Tao' by Lao Tzu. Photocopies of miscellaneous articles, reports, papers etc (File) - Box 9B

In all PU s weekly study using Talking Papersrepresenting edge thinking

Series. Global Research Assembly - Area Sydney

Global Area Council (GAC), Sydney, 1981, Aboriginal Health: NSW Dept of Health, Gerard SA, Walgett NSW, Redfern, Port McLey, Pika Wiya Health Service, Ceduna SA, Aboriginal Heritage Course, Aboriginal documentation, 1975-1988 (File) - Box 10B

Following the annual GRA Chicago, GACSydney, Australia Arnhem Land Trek 1969 provided first contacts and understanding of First Peoples traditional culture

Series. Religious Studies Course (RS)

RSI, RSIIC; RSIIIA-RSIIIC. Comprises Course materials: lectures, workshops, conversations, 1969-1973 (File) - Box 11A

Aim of this Ecumenical Institute foundational course was the renewal of the local church for the people of the 20th century

Series. The Global Academy

Files re Global Academy: eight-week intensive course in all ICA methods, 1981-1983 (File) - Box 11A

The Global Academy held in Chicago and one in Sydney (1972), the only one held outside the USA

Series. Cultural Studies Courses (CS)

Files relating to religion/philosophy/psychology etc. Divider titles: CSI; CSIIA-CSIIC, CSIIIA-CSIIIC, 1973-1983 (File) - Box 11B

Ecumenical Institute (EI) major course work after Religious Studies concerning cultural studies

Series. InkindSponsorship and fundraising

Inkind sponsorship: donors, 1976-1989 (File) - Box 12A
Small box of file cards - contain personal information about individuals and organisations, filed under various categories relating to approaches made for Inkind sponsorship (File) - Box 12A

Records of Inkind donors: eg food stuffs for programs, building materials for demonstration house, fine bone china from David Jones to host Guardians in Murrin Bridge HDP

Two boxes of file cards, as for 12A (File) - Box 12B
Correspondence files with charititable organisations, religious orders, churches, development/inkind NGOs and service groups: fundraising Sydney and Melbourne, 1975-1988 (File) - Box 38A

Fundraising Sydney and Melbourne regions

Correspondence files - clubs and charities - Rotary, Quota, Red Cross, NGOs, 1975-1985 (File) - Box 38B

Fundraising Melbourne

Series. Maps

Miscellaneous maps: house and primary units, road and global (File) - Box 13

Well-used maps: * Bicenntenial Celebration 'Golding Australia' campaign * Non-stop drive Canberra to Oombulgurri (Wyndham) breaking the myth of 'The Tyranny of Distance' 1977; 4 driver-navigators, 1 navigator

Series. Spiritual Practices

Files relating to spirituality/personal development. The Third Wave Seminar, 1981. Ritual Creation Experiment. Vocational Journey Lab (VJL). Round Table events. The Odyssey, 1964-1987 (File) - Box 15A

In the midst of practical activity and challenges in community spiritual practices confirmed our decisional intent. Spirit exercises, Study, meditation,discussion, Spirit practice

Depth Leadership. 8 Steps on the Human Journey. Contexts, Conversations, Rites and Short Courses, 1964-1987 (File) - Box 15B
Invention of the Order Ecumenical: papers. Fifth City Chicago, 1979. Symbolic practices of the Order Ecumenical. Daily rituals: Japan, Kenya, India, USA. Canonical Hours. Religious Order: Ecclesiola, 1976-1977, Solitary Office Breviary, May 1964. Spiritual Practices: Order of Services (File) - Box 18A

The day's schedule was common to all staff locations, which included a morning ritual, meal conversations, studies, reflections and singing.

Special Symbolic Offices: Rituals. Rituals and Talking Papers. Who is ICA? Global Calendar. Liturgical Year. Joseph W Matthews - founder Memorial Services, 1964-1987 (File) - Box 18B

Series. Global Organisational Structures

Global Assignments, 1982-1987. Global Grids. Global Finances. Panchayat research/trek/reports. Global Order Reports. Song sheets and song books (File) - Box 18A

Operational assignments for staffing primary units and HDPs which were reviewed annually at the GRA. Global Grids: symbolic representations of geographical maps were corporately agreed upon. Songs were created with local focus and celebrations were regular highlights of community life.

Series. Order Ecumenical (OE)

Order formation and training. The invention of the Order. The construct of the Movement, 1968. Internal Life Guides. History of the Order Ecumenical. Order training/priorship. Movemental documents, 1964-1987 (File) - Box 18B

Documents relating to the formation of the Social Movement

Order Ecumenical (OE): Religious House: finances and bank deposit forms, 1983-1984. OE paid bills and petty cash, 1983-1984 (File) - Box 19B

Order Ecumenical: a modern family order committed to social justice with a contemporary inclusive cultural and theological understanding

Series. Women

Women and the Order. Policy document and papers, 1964-1987 (File) - Box 18B

Series. Families

Family documents: Family in Mission Programme, 1964-1987 (File) - Box 18B

Series. Primal Community Experiment (PCE)

The Primal Community Experiment (PCE), 1974-1975. PCE South Sydney Galaxy, other PCEs (File) - Box 18B

The Church as social pioneer acting out primal care in community

Series. Program Funding

ICA Companies Register: Signatories. Proposal Writing Manuals, 1987. Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB), 1985 -1989. Toward Renewal for Aboriginal and Related Communities: Four Year Proposal. Gerard Health Proposal, 1987. Institute of Cultural Affairs International (ICAI), 1997. Arthur Anderson: reports and auditor's statements, 1977-1990. Global House Finance Manual, August 1981, 1968-1982 (File) - Box 19A

In 1973 The Ecumenical Institute became the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA)

Correspondence with Hong Kong: finance, 1983-1984. Monthly Financial Reports to HK, 1983-1984 (File) - Box 19B

ICA Hong Kong one of 3 global centres to which Area Sydney (Australia) related.

Series. Imaginal Education (IE)

Imaginal Education/Emerging Generation: Preschool, youth, daily rituals, Children's structure in Houses. Emerging Generation Training Manual, 1963-1985 (File) - Box 20A

Emerging Generation : children's and youth schooling and programs. Imaginal Education: detailed curriculum developed in 'The Practical Laboratory - Fifth City is the core underpinning to ICA method development.

Series. Aboriginal Heritage Course

Aboriginal Heritage Course. Global Order Council 16 Year Directions Report, 1984. Summer Program: 3 week course, 1971, Perth: including Mowanjum Aboriginal Community Research. Phase I Orbiter newsletters (File) - Box 20A

Aboriginal Heritage Course developed after the Arnhem Land Trek 1969. Annual Summer Training Programs (3 weeks) involving colleagues from across Australia. Perth Summer Program 1971 with first Aboriginal participation.

Series. Global Structures

Global Order Council (GOC), 1984., 1978-1985 (File) - Box 20B

GOC held annually in Chicago following GRA dealing with order staff assignments

Global Priors Council (GPC), 1980. Guardian Meetings, Brussels 1985, 1978-1985 (File) - Box 20B

Designated Priors were responsible for PU members and regional programs

Global Order Councils (GOC). Global Priors Councils (GPC). Global Research Assembly (GRA). Administrative files relating to GOC, GPC, GRA, World Grids, The Dynamical Relations of the Social Process, Summer 71, Sydney House, 1971-1986 (File) - Box 26A

Global Order Councils (GOC) (annually) governed worldwide movement; Priors responsible for regions and PU management

Global Priors Councils (GPC). Global Research Assembly (GRA). Administrative files relating to GPC, GRA. Paper entitled ' What is the role of technology in releasing the human potential?', 1983, 1980-1984 (File) - Box 26B
Global Youth Forum (GYF) subject files on housing, computerisation, Community Youth Forum, Youth Cluster '84, Youth Praesidium '80, Student House Chicago; Youth and Population Issues Training Program - Tonga, photo album and Report on Oombulgurri Youth Trek, May 1978, 1976-1985 (File) - Box 27

Oombulgurri Youth Trek 1978: from Adelaide to Oombulgurri Aboriginal Settlement (Kimberley) planned, executed and financed by youth. Student House Chicago: some secondary students from families located around the globe in PU s where schooling was not available, lived in the Student House.

Global Women's Forum (GWF) files containing correspondence, Women in Education weekend '81, marketing, strategy, various activities and events (File) - Box 27

GWF - global program initiated 1977 USA. Australian GWF Trek 1978.

Global/Area Councils. Files containing reports, correspondence, workshop papers - mostly organised by location and year, 1976-1988 (File) - Box 28A

Global/Area councils followed Global Order Council annually with representation from all regions to refocus new directions

The Global Academy. Training materials such as lectures, reading materials - on Depth Wisdom, Practical Methods, Effective Teamwork, Global Style, Responsible World Citizenship and Meaningful Living. Development of charting methodology to enable the study of printed materials: examples in 'The New Vision of Reality' and 'The World Challenge' Jean Jacques Servan-Schreiber, 1968-1976 (File) - Box 32A

The Global Academy represents over 25 years of practical research and demonstration in education by The Ecumenical Institute and Institute of Cultural Affairs, held annually in Chicago (until 1976) and held in Sydney in 1972

Series. South East Asia and Pacifica

Continental Council SEAPAC. Global Research Assembly (GRA), 1978-1985 (File) - Box 20B

Area/regional representation within SEAPAC continent

Series. Financial Donors

Correspondence/subject files Australian Development Assistance Bureau (ADAB); files of correspondence with individual patrons A-Z, 1983-1989 (File) - Box 21A

Fund raising donor records

Files of correspondence with individual patrons, foundations, A-Z, 1978-1987 (File) - Box 21B

Fund raising donor records

Donor files - alphabetical by company name, 1975-1984 (File) - Box 23A

Donor records

Donor files - alphabetical by company name, 1976-1985 (File) - Box 23B

Donor records

Data cards for sponsors, stakeholders, patrons containing contact information, contact history records, profiles, 1977-1986 (File) - Box 34A

Donor records

Inkind Data cards on sponsors; correspondence files (mostly with companies/patrons), 1977-1992 (File) - Box 34B

Donor records

Series. International Exposition of Rural Development (IERD)

IERD India 1984: Correspondence, working files, conference working papers, 1982-1987 (File) - Box 22A

IERD Representatives from HDPs and other organizations in HDP locations attended

IERD India 1984. Correspondence, working files, conference working papers, 1982-1987 (File) - Box 22B
International Exposition of Rural Development (IERD), 1982 New Delhi, 'Sharing Approaches That Work'. List of participants (File) - Box 31A

IERD New Dehli - representatives from ICA HDPs and other NGOs around the world

IERD New Delhi. Conference working papers. Supplement to conference working papers. Phase I Completion, Phase II Planning, Phase III Initiation, Operations Manual, 1983-1989 (File) - Box 31B
IERD taskforce position statements, project documentation, reports, press information, media, sponsorship, 1982-1985 (File) - Box 31C

Series. Training materials

Ethical Studies I 1981, Leadership manuals, Human Development Launching textbook, other training materials: Methods for Team Work, Literacy, LENS, Lecture building, Imaginal Education, Life Education Models, Trading Partners, 1980s (File) - Box 24A

Training materials

Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), 1980s (File)

AECG - NSW: umbrella Aboriginal education authority

Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - mostly reports, lectures, course notes, workshops, 1980s (File)
Program Solving Units (PSU): various locations. PSU Manual. Framing Method. Economic Community Forums (ECFs). Social Method School, Chicago, 1974 (File) - Box 24B

Series. Community Training

Sydney Area Councils. Community Training Consultation (CTC) -Brisbane, January 1978. Redfern Human Development Lab, 1978. CTC Brisbane, 1978, 1978-1984 (File) - Box 31A

Series. Audiovisual materials

Cassette tapes, film canisters, slides, videos, 1970s-1980s (File) - Box 25A
[Untitled], old (Item NLA.MS-SAV013125) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-010
1 item, Kodak, 9.5mm film
Indonesian Dance I. 7/1980, Jul-80 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013126) - Cassette-Box Film E
1 item, Unbranded, 8mm film and Super 8 film
Indonesian Dance II. 7/1980, Jul-80 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013127) - Cassette-Box Film E
1 item, Fotomat, 8mm film and Super 8 film
Tape #1 1982. #3 Fish market and market shots, 1982 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013128) - Cassette-Box Film E
1 item, Unbranded, 8mm film and Super 8 film
Tape #2 1982. #2 Preschool and new market, 1982 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013129) - Cassette-Box Film E
1 item, Unbranded, 8mm film and Super 8 film
Tape #3 1982. #1 Tonga and Preschool, 1982 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013130) - Cassette-Box Film E
1 item, Fotomat, 8mm film and Super 8 film
[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV013131) - Cassette-Box Film E
1 item, Unbranded - 2 very small pieces, 8mm film and Super 8 film
[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV013132) - Cassette-Box Film E
1 item, Agfa, 8mm film and Super 8 film
Courage to Care' ICA (Item NLA.MS-SAV013133) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-029
1 item, Scotch E180, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc

Labelled 3. 25mins

Linkage event (Item NLA.MS-SAV013134) - Shelf-Tall OH1-19-029
1 item, Unbranded, Consumer formats - VHS, S-VHS etc
Care of Self' JWM 29 July (Item NLA.MS-SAV013135) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Sony C30, Compact cassette tape
Whistle Points Collection - Steve Allen (Item NLA.MS-SAV013136) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Tone Master 90, Compact cassette tape
Profound Priorship' - S Allen (Item NLA.MS-SAV013137) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Tone Master 90, Compact cassette tape
Side 1: CDA Community Assembly - dramas and celebration. Side 2: CDA Community Assembly - finance Report & discussion (Item NLA.MS-SAV013138) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Sony CHF90, Compact cassette tape
Movement Stories' - 20/20 Council (Item NLA.MS-SAV013139) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Unbranded, Compact cassette tape
Dr Jean Houston, Peggy Nash Rubin. Sydney Evening (Item NLA.MS-SAV013140) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Unbranded C90, Compact cassette tape
[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV013141) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Axia JZ1 DC 20, Compact cassette tape
Cassette tapes, 1980 (File) - Box 25B
Sandy Opening Summer 1985, Summer 1985 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013142) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Audiosonic C90, Compact cassette tape
Moving Committees into Committees' by Roberta Hestenes National Conference 5 May 1988. Theme: Growing the Church Through Small Groups, 5/05/1988 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013143) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Unbranded, Compact cassette tape
Roy Stansbury DCTI (DCDI) Tape 1 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013144) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Sony HF90, Compact cassette tape
Roy Stansbury DCTI (DCDI) Tape 2 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013145) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, Sony HF90, Compact cassette tape
ICRT Talks 1-35 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013146) - Cassette-Box 628
1 item, National 90EN, Compact cassette tape
Encounter: Conference on Faith, Science and the Future 90 WCC Conference with Charles Burch and Cobb (Item NLA.MS-SAV013147) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, Unbranded, Compact cassette tape
Story - Faith Mary (could also be Bomas of Kenya with track list) (Item NLA.MS-SAV013148) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, Rainbow Super Ferro, Compact cassette tape
Evening lecture: 'Owning Your Own Shadow' by Robert Johnson 28 July 1989 C G Jung Society, 28/07/1989 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013149) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, Unbranded, Compact cassette tape
Afternoon Seminar: 'Femininity Lost and Regained' by Robert Johnson 29 July 1989 C G Jung Society, 29/07/1989 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013150) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, Unbranded, Compact cassette tape
Australian Folk [case says 'OVAT Participating Stories] (Item NLA.MS-SAV013151) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, LCCT, Compact cassette tape
Simplicity of Spiritual Practice' by Jack Korn-Field (Item NLA.MS-SAV013152) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape

Grof W/S Esalen 90 minutes

Pick UP Your Phone and Sell' Tape 1 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013153) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, TDK D60, Compact cassette tape
Pick UP Your Phone and Sell' Tape 2 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013154) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, TDK D60, Compact cassette tape
Self Talk: The Winning Edge' by Dr Marty Seldman Parts 1-3 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013155) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape

Track details in case

Self Talk: The Winning Edge' by Dr Marty Seldman Parts 4 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013156) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape
Changing Our Minds' Parts I and II (Item NLA.MS-SAV013157) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, Sony HF120, Compact cassette tape
Changing Our Minds' Parts III and IV (Item NLA.MS-SAV013158) - Cassette-Box 626
1 item, Sony HF120, Compact cassette tape
Super Learning (Item NLA.MS-SAV013159) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, Maxell LN90, Compact cassette tape
Side A: Supercreativity Mind Map. Side B: Visualisation - Direct Movies of the Mind (Item NLA.MS-SAV013160) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, Akai C90GX, Compact cassette tape
Body Glyphs and Music' Voice of Sarah Dubbin Vaughan (Item NLA.MS-SAV013161) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, Unbranded, Compact cassette tape
Self Healing and Health Maintenance' by Lee Pulos PhD with Subliminal messages: Direct Induction. Double Induction (Item NLA.MS-SAV013162) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape
Tai Chi - Ai Haung 'Spirit of Peace 85 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013163) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, Scotch BX 60, Compact cassette tape
Peace' by Bro David (Item NLA.MS-SAV013164) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, TDK D60, Compact cassette tape
Eastern Wisdom' (Item NLA.MS-SAV013165) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, Hanimex C60, Compact cassette tape
Insight Meditation' by Stephen Levine (Item NLA.MS-SAV013166) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, Scotch BX 60, Compact cassette tape
Meditation' by Ram Dass and Steven Levine (Item NLA.MS-SAV013167) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, Maxell UDII 90, Compact cassette tape
Dynamic Mind Visualisation' by Gerald Seavey, 1981 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013168) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, Unbranded, Compact cassette tape
Steve Halpen Dawn (Item NLA.MS-SAV013169) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, Unbranded, Compact cassette tape
Side A: Alpha Music. Side B: Steve Halpen Dawn (Item NLA.MS-SAV013170) - Cassette-Box 629
1 item, TDK AR-X 90, Compact cassette tape
Side A: Ghandi. Side B: Flotenone (Item NLA.MS-SAV013171) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape

Track list in cassette case

Robin van Doren (Item NLA.MS-SAV013172) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape
Robin van Doren (Item NLA.MS-SAV013173) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape
Talk with Jean Houston, Amsterdam (Item NLA.MS-SAV013174) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, TDK D60, Compact cassette tape
Bill Thompson (Findhorn) (Item NLA.MS-SAV013175) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, TDK D60, Compact cassette tape
Side A: 'Fire' - Sufi. Side B: 'Four Breaths' - Sufi (Item NLA.MS-SAV013176) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, TDK SA60, Compact cassette tape
6 Powers of Poetry' by Robert Bly, San Jose Centre April 1983, Apr-83 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013177) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape
Story (Item NLA.MS-SAV013178) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape
1984' by Orwell; 'Brave New World' by Huxley (Item NLA.MS-SAV013179) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, Philips AV C60, Compact cassette tape
Side A: 'Ecumenics', compilation of 'New Age' spiritual songs. Side B: 'The Mission' original movie soundtrack used in RVD seminar (Item NLA.MS-SAV013180) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, TDK D90, Compact cassette tape
[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV013181) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, LCCT, Compact cassette tape
[Untitled] (Item NLA.MS-SAV013182) - Cassette-Box 630
1 item, LCCT, Compact cassette tape
Film canister(s) (File) - Box 25C
World of Human Development' (Item NLA.MS-SAV013183) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-010
1 item, Plio Magic, 9.5mm film
World of Human Development' perhaps (Item NLA.MS-SAV013184) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-010
1 item, Plio Magic, 9.5mm film
World of Human Development' (Item NLA.MS-SAV013185) - Shelf-Tall OH2-9-010
1 item, Plio Magic, 9.5mm film

Series. Principal Transition Papers

Human Development and Programmatic Chart and Rational. Total Education Guidelines. Replication of Development Methods in USA, 1979. Paper 'Functional Leadership'. GOC '16 Year Direction, 1984', 1977-1988 (File) - Box 28B

GOC 1984 Major Global Transition. This GOC was significant. All ICA staff (longer than 2 years) attended. Non-white cultures dominated.

Series. Photographs

Photograph albums and packets of photographs Human Development Projects, Pacific, US trip, 1970s-1980s (File) - Box 30A
Photo albums and packets including Community Training Consultation (CTC) Brisbane/Sydney; Oombulgurri; Facility - consortium - originals; Murrin Bridge Elders bush picnics 1982; International Training Institute, Community Meeting Australia (CMA); Community Youth Forum; Aboriginal Circuits; RS-I; Religious Houses; Oombulgurri; LENS; PCE; Global Order Council; Area Council Jan'82 archives; Sydney House c. 1985; Pacific; negatives, 1970s-1980s (File) - Box 30B

Series. The New Religious Mode

Training materials such as lectures, reading materials: The Other World. Theological Reflections on the Other World, Towards a New Other-Worldliness by H Richard Niebuhr, The Recovery of the Other World, The Poetic Topography of the Other World - The Sea of Tranquillity, The Mountain of Care, The River of Consciousness, The Land of Mystery; The Shaking of the Foundations by Paul Tillich. Spirit Tools: Charts. Texts for Rituals and other Readings; Ecclesiola Manual: Quarter IV, 1976-77, 1977-1987 (File) - Box 32B

Spiritual reflections on the Other World - training in interior states of Being; exploring an emerging personal and collective mythology

Series. Pacific Projects

Pacific files - Samoa, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Hawaii, New Guinea, Western Samoa, Salani, 1980-1987 (File) - Box 35A

Various contacts and projects in the Pacific

Pacific files - Port Moresby, Tonga, Pago Pago, Suva, Western Samoa, 1979-1988 (File) - Box 35B

Various contacts and projects in the Pacific

Series. Primary Units

Files - Religious houses primary units. House rituals. Campaign News - newsletter for the Global Community Forum. Community Organization Responsibility and Effectiveness (CORE) Lab document. Round Table Meeting material. House life reflection. Melbourne House/Region files, 1976/77, 1968-1988 (File) - Box 36A

Primary Units. Sydney Summer Program 1972 decision to open Religious Houses Primary units in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, Darwin House 1973, Canberra House 1973.

Series. Order Transformation

Order Transformation, 1988-1990. A Statement on the Evolutionary Transformation of the Global Order (File) - Box 36A

Series. Primal Community Experiment (PCE)

Files - finances, insurance, sales tax, audit certificates, family budget work sheets, Inner City activities: South Sydney Global Fiesta, 1974 South Sydney Community Consult, 1974, Prahran/Melbourne, 1975, Brisbane Consult, 1977, East Victoria Park/Perth, 1977, Adelaide, Blue Song Book: Singing for Those Who Care, 1977-1989 (File) - Box 36B

Focussed on renewal of inner-city communities

Series. Pacific Youth Economic Development Project (PYED)

HDP: Pacific - files relating to Tonga, New Zealand, Vanuatu - re. programmes, immigration etc. NSW Conference on Human Development in the 80s - University of Newcastle, 1981. New Zealand Commuity Meetings, 1981-1983, 1978-1992 (File) - Box 37A

A collaborative effort to support and encourage expansion of village-based employment for Pacific youth in agriculture, handcrafts and fishing

Series. Artwork

Art Work: Brochure original LENS. Murrin Bridge HDP original screen prints. ICA Symbols prints, various mock-ups of brochures, 1988 (File) - Box 40A

Artwork. Murrin Bridge Men's Industry designs for fabric products

Class MS Acc10.047. Consignment Added 2010

Records kept by Institute of Cultural Affairs researcher Brian Stanfield, including files and course notes on numerous aspects of the ICA in Australia and abroad, such as the Declaration of the Spirit, technology of participation, social philosophy and social change; seminar papers for various religious and cultural studies courses facilitated by the ICA; Edges newsletters, magazines and research packets; biographical material on Joseph Wesley Mathews; and, history of the Order Ecumenical and various ephemera relating to its activities.

Comprises 4 boxes.


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