Guide to the Records held by the Christian Brethren Archive (as filmed by the AJCP)
M2576-M2577
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2018
Online Items
Fonds CBA 5540. John Nelson Darby
Filmed selectively.
Jules Berney to Darby thanking him for writing to Melbourne and Adelaide on behalf of Ernest. (In French). (4p.), 17 January 1878 (File 7)
MA Capper (n. pl.) to [Darby?] re great work being done in Wanganui through Mr Elmslie and Mr (Beaver?) and among Maoris of Ngaleansa tribe, n.d. (File 27)
Includes: part letter re Haseldon and others seeking independence. (2p.)
James G Deck (n. pl. and Sandridge) to [Darby?] re possible conference at Wellington; admission of John Cody to asylum after bad sea journey to England; sectarian problems in Nelson; Darby's visit to NZ. (12p.), 1875 - 1878 (File 49-53)
Some letters in this file are undated.
JN Darby (Halifax) to C McAdam that left his work in Christchurch unfinished; references to Deck and W. Kelly. (3p.), 2 April 1877 (File 150)
James G Deck (Motueka, Timaru, Christchurch, Wellington, Nelson) to [Darby], 1870s-1880s (File 367-91)
Subjects include: Darby's visit to NZ; fanaticism of J Code; Goulding's move to Tasmania; the Hargrave controversy; his beliefs and faults; news of Brethren in NZ including GV Wigram, Capper, Kelly, Raikes, G Muller; his journeys to Sandridge and Dunedin; devastating floods in Motueka Valley, 'bridges and roads have been washed away'; the putting away of Mrs Bliss of Wellington for drunkenness; arrival of Osborne on ship of emigrants sufferring from scarlet fever. (114p., some incomplete)...
James F Capper (Auckland) to Darby re Darby's visit to NZ; Gordon 'is in a fog of his own creating'; news of Wigram; the Winters have gone to Melbourne. (8p.), 19 July 1877 (File 398)
James D Gordon (Mangatete) to [Capper?] returning tracts, his doctrinal position. (4p.), 8 June 1877 (File 399)
Brief notice of G Cox's 36 reasons against the immortality of the soul. (8p.) (Printed) (File 400)
Headed 'John F Capper'. Printed tract with ms. annotations.
JD Gordon (Manganui) to Darby re doctrine of immortality of the soul. (12p.), 20 June 1877 (File 401)
Fonds CBA 5713. Ransome Wallace Cooper
Those items relating to Cooper's life in NZ and his personal beliefs (CBA 5713) have been filmed. The second part of the archive relating to 'The Gospel to Britain's Guests' and various printed tracts (CBA 3087-3194) was not filmed by the AJCP.
Series 1. Letters, 1973 - 1976
ESZES (Inge) (File 1)
Bundle of 3 letters and 1 note...
Letter, at Milwaukie, to [R.W.] Cooper, 6 November 1974 (Item 1)
Referring to B. Sauerbrey in Germany: thanking Cooper for help 25 years before; her friendship with B. and G. Hallat in England; Charismatic prayer group at her Catholic church; effects of World War II on her faith; her husband and children.
Letter, to R.W. Cooper, on Christmas card, 16 December 1974 (Item 2)
Referring to B. [Sauerbrey]; recent prayer meeting with Baptist ministers attending; her husband and children; request for tracts; ref. to tract entitled: 'Fusspuren im Sande'.
Letter, to [R.W.] Cooper, 28 January 1975 (Item 4)
Thanking him for tracts; recollecting German soldiers in East Germany; recent prayer meeting and prayers for health of Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Hughes; her husband; gift of a German Bible; Charismatic Movement in Catholic Church; 'Baptized in the Spirit' by S.B. Clarke.
Sauerbrey (Berthold) and (Gertrud), 27 November 1974 (File 2)
Letter to [R.W. Cooper referring to P.O.W. camp at Nutley]. In German...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), February 1973 - September 1973 (File 3)
Bundle of 13 letters of Bill [Stunt] to R.[W.] Cooper at Paraparaumu, N.Z., with 12 copy/draft replies regarding [Stunt]'s suggestion that Cooper write autobiographical notes for [Echoes Of Service]...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 17 September 1973 (File 4)
Letter of Bill [Stunt] to R.[W.] Cooper at Paraparaumu referring to chapters sent of Cooper's autobiographical notes and his difficulty in receiving 'Echoes Quarterly Review'. Appended: notes for reply...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 23 January 1974 (File 5)
Letter of Bill [Stunt] to R.W. Cooper thanking him for poem; [Stunt's] plans to travel to Columbo, South Africa and Madrid...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), [April 1974] (File 6)
Notes of [R.W.Cooper on alterations to his autobiographical notes]...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), 6 August 1974 (File 7)
Copy and draft letter to W.T. Stunt referring to request by C. Grant as to whether 'A Veteran Remembers' might be printed in book form; remarks on health of Mr. and Mrs. Cooper...
Stunt (William Thornburgh) (File 8)
Bundle of 3 letters and 1 copy letter.
Letter, of Bill S[tunt] at Bath to R.W. Cooper at Paraparaumu, 20 August 1974 (Item 1)
Regarding material sent by Cooper; [C.] Grant's suggestion [about printing 'A Veteran Remembers' in book form]; visits to Ceylon and South Africa by S[tunt] and Mr. Childs; health of Mrs. Ruth Cooper and Armatude.
Letter, of Cecil [?Grant] at Wellington, N.Z., to [R.W.] Cooper, 28 August 1974 (Item 2)
Regarding possibility of publishing 'The life and times of Ransome W. Cooper'; visits to Waharoa in Waikato; ref. to Phyllis.
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 28 October 1974 (File 9)
Letter to R.W. Cooper regarding mistakes in last issue of the 'Quarterly'; thanking him for the 'New Zealand Addendum'. Appended: [Cooper's note for reply]...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), [c.November 1974] (File 10)
Notes of [R.W. Cooper] for [letter] to Bill Stunt regarding large type for 'Daily Prayer'...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 22 November 1974 (File 11)
Letter to R.W. Cooper referring to size of type in 'Echoes'; thanking him for donation for work in Ireland; ref. to work of R. McLuckie in Ireland; work of Miss Pledger for children of missionaries...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 9 December 1974 (File 12)
Letter to R.W. Cooper thanking him for item entitled: 'Removal to New Zealand'; ref. to Phoebe and Joy; Stunt seeing Dorothy and her mother about papers relating to Miss Pledger's estate; Mrs. Cooper; ill health of Mrs. R.W. Cooper; ref. to poem 'Thy way is best' by R.W. Cooper...
Stunt (William Thornburgh) (File 13)
Bundle of 1 letter, 2 copy letters with draft notes and 1 draft note
Letter, to R.W. Cooper at Paraparaumu requesting photographs; ref. to reprint of R.W. Cooper's autobiographical notes, 13 January 1975 (Item 1)
Copy letter with draft notes, of R.W. Cooper at Paraparaumu to W.T. Stunt regarding photographs; commenting on reprint, 22 January 1975 (Item 2)
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 18 February 1975 (File 14)
Letter to R.W. Cooper acknowledging letter; expressing sympathy on hearing of ill-health of Mrs. Cooper; good health enjoyed by Mrs. Boyd Cooper...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), 3 March 1975 - 7 March 1975 (File 15)
Notes of [R.W. Cooper] for letter to Bill [Stunt] regarding [Cooper]'s poems...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 6 March 1975 (File 16)
Letter of Bill S[tunt] to R.W. Cooper at Paraparaumu acknowledging poems; ref. to publishing of Cooper's autobiography. Appended: note acknowledging additional material sent...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 13 March 1975 (File 17)
Letter of Bill S[tunt] to R.W. Cooper at Paraparaumu referring to enclosed MS. [not present] of the 'New Zealand Addendum'. Appended: note of [R.W. Cooper] for reply...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 21 March 1975 (File 18)
Letter of Bill S[tunt] to R.W. Cooper at Paraparaumu acknowledging letters, poems and letter from Mrs. [J.] Siracky. Appended: note of [R.W. Cooper], dated 1 April , regarding photographs...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 24 March 1975 (File 19)
Letter of Bill S[tunt] to R.W. Cooper at Paraparaumu regarding photographs; requesting that Cooper arrange for ['Echoes'] to receive a copy of the photograph of Cooper printed in the 'Kapati Observer'...
Stunt (William Thornburgh), 17 April 1975 (File 21)
Letter of Bill S[tunt] to R.W. Cooper at Paraparaumu acknowledging photographs...
Series 2. Autobiographical notes, ([c.1973-1976])
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), [n.d.] (File 24)
Fair copy of chapters 1-15 and [New Zealand] Addendum [for publication in series : 'A Veteran Remembers' in 'Echoes Quarterly Review', Jul./Sep. 1973-October /December 1976] - being autobiographical notes. Enclosed in folder tabulating contents...
Series 3. Notebooks and address books, 1939 - 1951
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), 1939 - 1946 (File 27)
Notes of addresses etc. of European and other emigrants to whom tracts should be sent; list of orders for advertisements in European publications for [copies of the New Testament] with cuttings of the advertisements. Enclosed: 3 letters, dated December 1939, of the Canadian Dept. of Mines and Resources, the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. and the Canadian National Railways to R.W. Cooper regarding his request for information about East European settlers in Canada; loose cuttings of advertisements; 10 letters, dated 1943-1946 to R.W. Cooper regarding order for advertisements; other notes regarding advertisements. 1 notebook and loose pages...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), 19 March 1949 (File 28)
Names and addresses of ex-P.O.W.s and others, some saved, some interested. 1 notebook...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), [c.1949]. (File 29)
Names and addresses kept by [R.W. Cooper] of [ex-P.O.W.s]. Enclosed: 2 loose pages of notes in German and English. 1 notebook...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), [n.d.]. (File 30)
Names and addresses kept by [R.W. Cooper]. Enclosed: loose notes of names and addresses; notes of [?R.W. Cooper] on: Isaac and Rebekah; God the Steward; Joseph: a type of Christ; notes of [reading at Potters Bar Open Air 1909]. 1 notebook...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), 9 August 1946 - 26 October 1946 (File 31)
Notes of [R.W. Cooper] of readings and comments on attendance at German P.O.W. camp, Chapel Wood, Nutley. 1 notebook...
Series 4. Miscellaneous notes, 1971-1979 and n.d.
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), [c.1970s]. (File 34)
Note of [R.W. Cooper] to Phoebe [R. Cooper] requesting his [correspondence] regarding publications of 'A Veteran Remembers'...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), [n.d.]. (File 35)
Note regarding attached article. Attached: copy of 'Widening Horizons' by [R.W. Cooper], dated 22 Sep. 1975, -being thoughts on his personal belief....
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), [n.d.] (File 36)
Note to Phoebe [R. Cooper] regarding attached articles. Attached: unpublished articles and notes of R.W. Cooper entitled: 'Two very important trees', 'Two word pictures', 'Two birds', 'Vine and olive', 'The vine', 'The Palm Tree', 'The Cedar Tree'...
Cooper (Phoebe R), [n.d.]. (File 37)
Note of [P.R. Cooper] stating that the attached note was among her father's papers. Attached: note of Biblical references...
Cooper (Ransome Wallace), [15 Jul. 1974] (File 38)
Notes of [R.W. Cooper] of receipts and expenditure relating to tract entitled: 'For The Journey', and personal finances...