Reference code: GB-0033-CSU-D1
Title: Newman Association Papers
Dates of creation: 1944-2009
Extent: 54 boxes
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Language:
English
The Newman Association was established in 1942 as a national Catholic organisation for lay people and clergy. It developed out of a separate organisation, the University Catholic Societies' Federation (UCSF), as an international committee during
the early years of the Second World War. The aim of the organisation was to foster a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith, in the context of the contemporary world, through talks, discussions and workshops at a local level and through national
conferences. The Association was named after Cardinal John Henry Newman, who supported the need for an educated laity and their active involvement both within the Church and the wider society.
The Association, governed by a nationally elected Council, met, and continues to meet, its objectives in a number of ways. On the international front, it is a member of Pax Romana - the International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and
Cultural Affairs. Following the formation of the Association, an important component of its international activities included assisting Catholic exiles from Eastern Europe during the Second World War and its immediate aftermath. From the
mid-twentieth century onwards, the Association broadened its reach to include Commonwealth countries and contacts were made with new graduate groups evolving in Africa and America. At the domestic level, the Association organised summer schools,
conferences and other events, as well as special interest groups to voice the concerns of its members on a number of issues, including bio-ethics, the environment, birth control, theology and education. This was supplemented by the work of Newman
circles, local auxiliaries formed in most of the major cities and regions of the country, who organised lectures and other events at the regional level. The Association also disseminates its views through its journal, the
Newman, and other occasional publications.
The papers of the Newman Association, including papers relating to the status of the organisation and its various trust funds; governance, notably minutes of Annual General Meetings, Executive Committee and Council meetings, as well as papers of
the president and secretaries correspondence; membership registers dating back to the formation of the organisation; papers relating to the Association's activities abroad, notably links with Catholic universities and Catholic exiles in Eastern
Europe; papers of the activities of local circles; papers of special interest groups and other topics pertaining to theological, social, cultural and political matters; papers relating to its various conferences and events; and various publications
(booklets, leaflets and journals).
There are some notable omissions. The country files cover the late 1950s/early 1960s, thereby only providing a snapshot of the Association's work overseas (although the minutes of the International Committee do provide additional evidence of its
work from the early days of the organisation). The extent of the papers of local circles also vary widely which reflects either the differing record keeping practices of circle secretaries and/or the relative success or otherwise of the
establishment of a local circle. On the other hand, there is an almost complete set of committee and council minutes, member registers, and a large amount of significant material relating to the challenges posed by secularisation in the latter half
of the twentieth century.
Donated by the Newman Association, December 2013.
The papers of the University Catholic Federation of Great Britain, originally part of the Newman Association Archive, have been catalogued separately.
Stored at the Scottish Catholic Archives in Edinburgh until its transfer to Durham University in December 2013.
There is restricted access to records less than 30 years old, with some further restrictions, generally as noted, on records less than 80 years old where the Data Protection Act applies.
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from pg.library@durham.ac.uk and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist where possible with identifying copyright
owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material
The arrangement is based on the original hierarchical structure of the organisation (where this is known):
1. Company Registration Papers
2. Trustees’ Papers
3. Governing Committee Papers
4. Membership Records
5. International Papers
6. Circles
7. Sub-Committees and Special Interest Groups
8. Conferences and Events
9. Publicity and Marketing
10. Publications
The collection has been appraised. Information which is duplicated in other records, and clean duplicates, have generally been removed.
The Newman Association is an active organisation so further accruals are expected.
University Catholic Federation of Great Britain Papers
Ref: D2
Aylward, Francis,
Fifteen years of international co-operation: a survey of the work of the International Committee of the Newman Association of Great Britain, 1942-1957 (London: Newman International Foundation,
1957).
Newman Association,
A use of gifts: the Newman Association 1942 - 1992 (Newman Association, 1992)
1. Company Registration PapersD1/A/1 1947-1992
Papers relating to the Newman Association’s memoranda and articles of association, including various revisions
2 files
D1/A/2 1959 - 2005
Annual returns of the Newman Association sent to Companies’ House
2 files
2. Trustees’ Papers(a) Newman Association Trust
The Newman Association Trust was set up by the Newman Association as an educational and religious charity in order to raise money to support projects and initiatives at home and overseas designed for the education of Christians and their
spiritual formation. It also acted as a vehicle for the transfer and spending of funds given to the Newman Association for certain specific purposes. As well as supporting Newman lectures and conferences, the Trust helped to support the University
of Bristol’s Kathmandu Valley Study, initiatives by the Pastoral Development Group, and work relating to victims of religious persecution in eastern Europe during the 1980s.
D1/B/1/1 9 June 1965 - 26 August 2004
Papers of the Newman Association Trust, including correspondence relating to deeds of covenant, declarations of trust, reports, appeals for funding from various bodies, possible future initiatives, and administrative matters on the running of the
Trust.
5 files
D1/B/1/2 7 November 1969 - 14 October 1992
Minutes of the meetings of the Newman Association Trust, including associated papers
1 file
D1/B/1/3 1978 - 1995
Statements of accounts for the Newman Association Trust
1 file
D1/B/1/4 3 December 1991 - [1995]
Papers, including forms and correspondence between the Newman Association and the Charity Commission, relating to the establishment of the Newman Association as a charity for tax purposes
1 file
(b) Newman Centre Trust
The Newman Centre Trust was established in January 1953 to manage the lease of premises for the Newman Association
D1/B/2/1 1953 - 27 April 2005
Papers, mostly correspondence, relating to the administration of the Newman Centre Trust and the management of its premises
7 files
D1/B/2/2 February 1953 - 21 February 1966
Minute book for the Newman Trust Centre
1 volume
D1/B/2/3 1975 - 2004
Minutes of meetings of the Newman Trust Centre, and associated papers
1 file
D1/B/2/4 1980 - 2005
Papers, including statements of account and correspondence relating to the Newman Centre Trust
1 file
D1/B/2/5 1954 - 1976
Receipts and payments/cashbook entries for the Newman Centre Trust
1 file
(c) Newman International Foundation
The Newman International Foundation was established in June 1946 as a parallel agency to the Newman Educational Foundation for the collection of funds for international work and as a legal body to accept responsibility for the Newman Association
International Centre
D1/B/3/1 1946 - 1953
Trust deeds of the Newman International Foundation
5 deeds
D1/B/3/2 1946 - 1960
Account statements for the Newman International Foundation
1 file
D1/B/3/3 1946 - 1952; 1955 - 1959
Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of the Newman International Foundation
1 volume and 1 file
(d) Newman Educational Foundation
The Newman Educational Foundation was established in March 1946 to aid the education of Catholic exiles and displaced persons following the end of the Second World War
D1/B/4/1 24 September 1946
Trust deed establishing the Newman Educational Foundation
1 deed
D1/B/4/2 1946/47 - 1948/49
Printed financial reports of the Newman Educational Foundation
3 reports
D1/B/4/3 29 March 1946 - 28 September 1948
Minute book of the Newman Educational Foundation
1 volume
(e) Newman Fellowship
The Newman Fellowship was founded in 1986 with the aim of advancing the study and teaching of the Catholic tradition of theology and kindred subjects by funding an academic post
D1/B/5/1 29 August 1986 - 27 October 1993
Papers of the Newman Fellowship, including correspondence on the administration of the fellowship and account statements
1 file
3. Governing Committees' Papers(a) Meetings of Governing BodiesD1/C/1/1 1963/1964; July 1966 - June 1979; July 1979 - January 2006
Attendance registers for Council and Annual General Meeting, Circle Officers’ Conferences, and Executive Committee meetings
2 volumes & 1 file
D1/C/1/2 1947 - 2006
Papers relating to the Annual General Meetings of the Newman Association, with associated papers and correspondence
The minutes of the AGM meetings from 1958 until 1968 are bound in a volume although the associated papers have been filed separately
2.5 boxes
D1/C/1/3 1942/43 - 2003/04
Papers of the Executive Committee meetings, including minutes and associated papers
The minutes of the Executive Committee meetings for 1942/43 - 1953/54 and 1959/60 - 1968 - 69 are in bound volumes although any associated papers have been filed separately
4 volumes & 1 box
D1/C/1/4 1942/43 - 2005/06
Papers of Council meetings, including minutes and associated papers
The minutes of Council meetings for 1959/60 - 1968/69 are in bound volumes although any associated papers have been filed separately
1975/76 - 1979-80 are missing
4 boxes and 2 volumes
(b) Officers’ Papers(I) PresidentD1/C/2/1/1 2 January 1963 - 20 January 1973
Presidents’ files of correspondence, mostly on the management of all aspects of the Association and its constituent parts, particularly Council, conferences and lectures, circles, committees, and publications
See individual sections for additional papers on topics covered in the correspondence
2 files
D1/C/2/1/2 [1950 - 1990]
Presidents’ working papers, mostly reports for council meetings and draft articles written for Catholic newspapers
2 files
D1/C/2/1/3 1966 - 1975
Draft accounts of the Newman Association
See also printed financial reports (Ushaw D1/J/1/2/)
1 file
(ii) SecretaryD1/C/2/2/1 [1960 x 1980]
Instructions for the role of secretary of the Newman Association
1 file
D1/C/2/2/2 25 March 1945 - 8 June 2006
Secretaries’ day correspondence covering all aspects of the administration of the Association and its constituent parts, particularly Council, membership, conferences and lectures, circles, committees, and publications
See individual sections for additional papers on topics covered in the correspondence
15 files
D1/C/2/2/3 17 August 1952 - February 1954
Circular letters by the Honorary Secretary of the Association to members
1 file
4. Membership RecordsD1/D/1 1947 - [1985]
Members’ registers, including membership number, name, address, occupation, date of becoming a member and date of ceasing to be a member
Includes three volumes of indices for the members’ registers, arranged by membership number
10 volumes
CLOSED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018.
D1/D/2 1943 - 1944; 1948 - 1968
Visitors’ books for the Newman Centre
2 volumes
CLOSED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018.
D1/D/3 1947 - 2003
Membership reports, probably produced for Council
1 file
D1/D/4 12 February 1987 - 25 May 1995
Correspondence relating to membership enquiries, mostly from people wishing to join the Association
1 file
CLOSED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018.
5. International Papers(a) Newman International CommitteeReference: D1/E/1D1/E/1/1 1941 - 1970
Minutes of the meetings of the Newman International Committee, with associated papers
1 box
D1/E/1/2 24 August 1949 - 3 July 1962
Papers and correspondence relating to the work of the Newman International Committee in various countries and regions:
1 box
D1/E/1/2/1 24 August 1949 - 3 May 1960
Australia: correspondence between the Newman International Committee and the University Catholic Federation of Australia, the University of Adelaide, and the Newman Institute of Christian Studies in Adelaide, on the establishment of a branch of
the Newman Association in Australia
1 file
D1/E/1/2/2 20 December 1948 - 9 January 1961
Belgium: correspondence between the Newman International Committee and Pax Romana, the Internationale Bouworde in Antwerp, World Justice (Justice dans le Monde), Centre Catholique de la Coopération, Université Catholique de Louvain and various
individuals on the recruitment of a translator for the Newman Association, organisation of World Congresses of Catholic Physicians, and the formation of a Louvain Institute
1 file
D1/E/1/2/3 4 August 1960 - 26 June 1962
British Honduras: correspondence between the Newman International Committee and St Catherine Convent in Belize, and others, on teacher training at the Catholic school in Belize, and attempts to secure more priests and sisters for British
Honduras
1 file
D1/E/1/2/4 30 October 1958 - 10 October 1960
Canada: papers including newspaper cuttings and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and the Canadian Federation of Newman Clubs, the University of Ottawa, St Patrick's College in Ottawa, and the
Canadian Register newspaper, on a greater dialogue between Pax Romana representatives in Canada and Britain, and the recruitment of lay missionaries
1 file
D1/E/1/2/5 29 September [1959] - 17 August 1961
Ceylon: correspondence between the Newman Association and Aquinas University College in Colombo, Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Prime Minister of Ceylon), and Archbishop Thomas Cooray (archbishop of Colombo) on the work of the Newman Commonwealth
Co-operative Programme in Ceylon
1 file
D1/E/1/2/6 [1959]
Czechoslovakia: address of the Catholic chaplain for the Association of St Cyril and Methodist
1 item
D1/E/1/2/7 2 February - 22 July 1959
Denmark: correspondence between the Newman International Committee and T. Z. Blaszynski, Fr Gohran Dahlin, and others, on arrangements for a visit from the Scandinavian Catholics to the UK for the National Lay Apostolate Conference and other
events
1 file
D1/E/1/2/8 15 January 1958 - 30 June 1959
France: correspondence between the Newman International Committee and Centre Catholique des Intellectuals Français on arrangements for building links with the French, and the Anglo-French Catholic Club in London
1 file
D1/E/1/2/9 August 1959 - 16 January 1962
Germany: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and the Katholische Studenten-Gemeinschaft, the Union of Catholic Students, Katholische Deutsche Studenten-Einigung on arrangements for students to visit the UK from
Aachen University and the Katholische Studenten Gemeinschaft in Berlin
1 file
D1/E/1/2/10 May 1959 - June 1961
Greece: contents/editorials from
Aktines (Office for Christian International Relations)
1 file
D1/E/1/2/11 March 1958 - 12 February 1961
Hong Kong: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and Fr Richard Harris (S.J.), the Catholic Society of Hong Kong, and Mary Wilson, on plans to establish a University of Hong Kong postgraduate auxiliary of the Newman
Association
1 file
D1/E/1/2/12 22 March 1960 - 17 November 1961
India: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and Bishop Leonard Raymond (bishop of Allahabad), and others, on arrangements for building links and increasing cooperation between the UK and the Newman Association of
India
1 file
D1/E/1/2/13 September 1959 - 1960
Language: English and Italian
Italy: papers relating to the group Atmosphere for a Better World (based in the Pius XII International Centre)
1 file
D1/E/1/2/14 16 July - 28 October 1959
Kenya: copies of the Pax Service (published by Pax Romana) for African students
1 file
D1/E/1/2/15 16 December 1958 - 20 November 1959
Latvia: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and Fr J. Savickis, the Latvian Catholic Society, and the Latvian Catholic Association in Great Britain on the compiling of information on Catholic exiles from Latvia
living in England
1 file
D1/E/1/2/16 24 February 1958 - 20 November 1961
Malta: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and the Royal University of Malta in Valletta, the Colonial Office, Fr J. R. Brookes, John K. Fraser, Cardinal Godfrey (archbishop of Westminster), and the University
Students' Catholic Guild on proposals to assist the cause of education in Malta, the promotion of closer relations between the Catholics of the UK and Malta generally (including lectures on Malta and Maltese visits to the UK), and a controversy
surrounding the appointment of foreign non-Catholic professors to positions at the University of Malta
1 file
D1/E/1/2/17 23 January - 9 June 1959
Mauritius: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and P. J. Seccombe, Representative of the British Council in Mauritius on a proposal to send Franco-Mauritian Catholic girls to the UK to acquire knowledge of English
cultural life in order to improve anti-English feeling in Mauritius
1 file
D1/E/1/2/18 22 May 1959 - 2 February 1961
Netherlands: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and Fr Zwartkruis, and others, seeking information on the Dutch Higher Education system
1 file
D1/E/1/2/19 12 October 1960 - 3 July 1962
Poland: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and Count J. Balinski Jundzill, the Catholic University of Lublin, and F.R. MacGinnis (Foreign Office) on the role of the Association acting as an intermediary for the
purchase of certain equipment for the University of Lublin
1 file
D1/E/1/2/20 21 July 1960 - 22 February 1961
Spain: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and the Spanish Ambassador on the improvement of relations between Spanish and British Catholics from the universities, as well as various articles on Spanish
Catholicism
1 file
D1/E/1/2/21 29 August 1955 - 12 August 1959
Singapore: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and the University of Malaya the establishment of a Catholic Graduates’ Society at the University of Malaya in Singapore
1 file
D1/E/1/2/22 4 September 1959 - 28 September 1960
South America (Uruguay, Brazil and Venezuela): papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and R. Vaz Ferreira, and Daniel Cardenas on the Catholic Club of Montevideo, and a meeting of the Sword of the Spirit
1 file
D1/E/1/2/23 27 January - 20 July 1961
Sweden: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and Fr S. Dahlin on plans by the Union of Catholic Students to celebrate the feast of St. Ansgar as a day of prayer for the Catholic Church in Scandinavia
1 file
D1/E/1/2/24 19 April - 23 July 1959
Uganda: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and Rev K. McKee, and Makerere College, on K. McKee's his membership of the Newman Association, as well as proposals to promote a greater interest in the development of
Catholic life in the African universities
1 file
D1/E/1/2/25 9 January 1958 - 19 January 1962
United States of America: papers and correspondence between the Newman International Committee and the African-American Institute, Spring Hill College, the Catholic Alumni Club, the United States Air Force, Pax Romana, the Catholic Commission on
Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, and others, mostly on proposals to build links between Catholic universities in America and Catholics in the UK
1 file
(b) Pax RomanaD1/E/2/1 1953 - 1996
Papers relating to the activities of Pax Romana, including correspondence, reports, conference papers and minutes of meetings. The papers mostly cover the administration of the organisation
2 files
D1/E/2/2 August 1955 - 3 September 1966
Papers relating to the Scottish Catholic Church’s reaction to a report of the Pax Romana congress on the problems of Catholic education
1 file
D1/E/2/3 December 1969
International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (pax Romana),
“Four faces of poverty: economic, social, intellectual, moral. Major addresses, preparatory documents, conclusions of commissions and final statements presented to and worked on by the 20th Plenary Assembly of the
International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (Pax Romana) held at St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A., 21 - 26 August 1968”
Published by the General Secretariat of Pax Romana-ICIMCA, 1 routa du Jura, B.P., 17ol Fribourg, Switzerland.
1 report: 178 pp.
D1/E/2/4 12 January 1984 - October 1985
Papers relating to Pax Romana’s Spirituality Project, including correspondence and reports
1 file
D1/E/2/5 1992
International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (pax Romana),
“XXVI Plenary Assembly of Pax Romana - ICMICA, Bilbao, 19 - 26 July 1992, "Building a new world together: now is the time"”
1 report: 234 pp.
6. Circles(a) Central ManagementD1/F/1/1 June 1960 - June 2009
Correspondence between the national officers and the local circle secretaries, mostly on the administration of circles
1 file
D1/F/1/2 [1960] - 2005
Constitutions of local circles, including guidance for local officers on drawing up a circle constitution
1 file
D1/F/1/3 July 1964, October 1965 & November 2005
Guidelines for local circles:
3 volumes
D1/F/1/3/1 July 1964
Newman Reference Book for Local Circles, 1st Edition
1 volume
D1/F/1/3/2 October 1965
Newman Reference Book for Local Circles, 2nd Edition
1 volume
D1/F/1/3/3 November 2005
Newman Association,
Towards Better Practice: A Guide for Newman Association Circle Committees (2005)
1 volume
D1/F/1/4 March 1966 - September 1999
Papers of the Newman Circle Officers conferences
1 file
D1/F/1/5 March 1967 - November 1991
Papers of the Circle Officer’s meetings including reports, agendas, minutes, and associated papers
1 file
D1/F/1/6 1983/84 - 1986/87; 1993/94
Annual returns from circle officers
1 file
D1/F/1/7 1983 - 1986
Papers, mostly correspondence and reports, relating to local circles’ special study topics
1 file
(b) Local Circles(i) AberdeenD1/F/2/1/1 1995/96 & 1999/2000
Aberdeen Circle programme; and progress report
2 items
(ii) BirminghamD1/F/2/2/1 May 1956 - 28 September 1972
Papers relating to the consitution of the Birmingham Circle, mostly draft constitutions
1 file
D1/F/2/2/2 1951/52, 2002/03 & 2004/05
Annual reports of the Birmingham Circle
3 items
D1/F/2/2/3 1954 - 2014
Account statements of the Birmingham Circle
1954-1955; 1992; 1999-2005; 2013-2014 only
1 file
D1/F/2/2/4 1953 - 1970 and 1979 - 1992
Minutes of meetings of the Birmingham Circle:
Volume 1: 1953-1970
Volume 2: 1979-1992
2 volumes
D1/F/2/2/5 1963 - 2013
Secretaries papers of the Birmingham Circle, including:
File 1: Circulars to members (1986-2013)
File 2: Correspondence, mostly correspondence with and about members (29 April 1969 - 21 February 2006)
Fie 3: Members lists (1963-2000)
CLOSED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018.
3 files
D1/F/2/2/6 1980/81 - 2014/15
Programmes and flyers for events in the Birmingham Circle
1 file
D1/F/2/2/7 1964-1965
Name and address book of Birmingham Circle members attending events
CLOSED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018.
1 volume
(iii) BradfordD1/F/2/3/1 1973/74 - 1977/78
Papers, including annual returns and correspondence on the administration of the Circle
1 file
(iv) BristolD1/F/2/4/1 20 October 1966 - 1972/73
Papers including flyers for lectures, reports, correspondence, and Circle programmes
1 file
(v) BuckinghamshireD1/F/2/5/1 1 August 1975 - 23 November 1977
Papers, including annual returns and correspondence on the administration of the Circle
1 file
(vi) CardiffD1/F/2/6/1 25 January 1956 - 1995/96
Papers, including circle programmes and correspondence on the administration of the Circle
1 file
(vii) ClevelandD1/F/2/7/1 1999/2000
Annual report of the Cleveland Circle
1 item
(viii) CoventryD1/F/2/8/1 24 September [?1956] - 9 June 1987
Minute book of the Coventry Circle Annual General Meetings
1 volume
D1/F/2/8/2 May 1957 - March 1997
Minute books of the Coventry Circle committee meetings
6 volumes
D1/F/2/8/3 1 August 1958 - 5 January 1966
Minute book of the Coventry Circle conference committee meetings
1 volume
D1/F/2/8/4 24 October 1967 - 21 May 1985
Attendance register for committee meetings
1 volume
D1/F/2/8/5 1957 - 1984/85
Cash books and annual accounts of the Coventry Circle
2 volumes
D1/F/2/8/6 November 1968 - July 1979; September 1995 - September 2000
Papers of the Coventry Circle chairman, mostly correspondence on the management and administration of the Coventry Circle, particularly the organisation of lectures and events
2 files
D1/F/2/8/7 1961; 1975 - 1985; 1996 - 2000; 2004
Coventry Circle of the Newman Association newsletters
1 file
(ix) EdinburghD1/F/2/9/1 2001
Lecture programme for the Edinburgh Circle
1 item
(x) ExeterD1/F/2/10/1 1986 - 1987
Lecture programme and annual report for 1986/87
2 items
(xi) HertfordshireD1/F/2/11/1 1985 - 2000
Papers of the Annual General Meetings of the Hertfordshire Circle
1 file
D1/F/2/11/2 1984 - 2000
Minutes of the (Executive) Committee meetings of the Hertfordshire Circle
1 file
D1/F/2/11/3 9 February 1989 - 18 March 2000
Secretary’s file, including correspondence on the administration of the circle and financial papers
1 file
D1/F/2/11/4 1987 - 1994
Membership papers, with some correspondence, of the Hertfordshire Circle
1 file
D1/F/2/11/5 1973/74 - 2000/01
Lecture programmes
1 file
D1/F/2/11/6 1985 - 1988
Papers relating to Newman
“B” lectures
1 file
D1/F/2/11/7 1979 - 1981
Papers relating to the Young Newman initiative to increase awareness of the circle among young people
1 file
D1/F/2/11/8 January 1984 - April 1996
Circulars/newsletters of the Hertfordshire Circle
1 file
(xii) JerseyD1/F/2/12/1 15 & 24 May 1976
Letter from J. Dessain, secretary of the Circle, to Anthony Cole, honorary secretary of the Association, with reply from Cole, on the decision to close the Jersey Circle
2 letters
(xiii) LeedsD1/F/2/13/1 10 October & 7 December 1949
Letters from Eileen C. Mannion to Dr Willbourn on the administration of the Leeds Circle
2 letters
(xiv) LiverpoolD1/F/2/14/1 9 April & 4 May 1966
Circular letter from the officers of the Liverpool Circle to members, with printed resolution, on the amendment of the constitution to improve relations between the local circles and the national organisation
2 items
(xv) LondonD1/F/2/15/1 [1950] - September 1986
Papers of the London Circle, including reports and correspondence, mostly on the management of the Circle
1 file
D1/F/2/15/2 1950/51 - 2000/01
Lecture programmes
1 file
D1/F/2/15/3 1955 - 1957
Printed bulletins of the London Circle
1 file
(xvi) Manchester & North Cheshire CircleD1/F/2/16/1 1998/99
Manchester & North Cheshire Circle lecture programme
1 item
(xvii) NewcastleD1/F/2/17/1 [1977] - 26 November 1978
Lecture programme, annual return and two letters on the administration of the Circle
4 items
(xviii) North GloucestershireD1/F/2/18/1 1986/87 - 1995/96
Papers of the North Gloucestershire Circle, including lecture programmes, account statements, and annual reports
1 file
(xix) North LancashireD1/F/2/19/1 May 1975 - 12 February 1979
Papers of the North Lancashire Circle, including annual returns, circulars and newsletters, and correspondence
1 file
(xx) North StaffordshireD1/F/2/20/1 2000
North Staffordshire Circle annual report, 1999/2000
1 item
(xxi) NottinghamD1/F/2/21/1 12 June 1978 - 1 May 1980
Papers of the Nottingham Circle, including annual returns, lecture programmes, and correspondence
1 file
(xxii) PresteigneD1/F/2/22/1 2000 - 2001
Lecture programmes and flyers
1 file
(xxiii) SalisburyD1/F/2/23/1 24 June 1975 - 1978
Papers of the Salisbury Circle, including annual returns and correspondence
1 file
(xxiv) SheffieldD1/F/2/24/1 1976 - 7 August 1981
Papers of the Sheffield Circle, including annual returns and correspondence
1 file
(xxv) SouthamptonD1/F/2/25/1 16 April 1973 - 10 September 1975
Papers of the Southampton Circle, including annual returns and correspondence
1 file
(xxviii) South East LondonD1/F/2/26/1 1979 - 2005
Papers of the Annual General Meetings of the South East London Circle
1 file
D1/F/2/26/2 1962 - 2005
Minutes of the Committee meetings of the Circle
1 file & 1 volume
D1/F/2/26/3 1966 - 2005
Cash book of the Circle
1 volume
D1/F/2/26/4 1995 - 2005
Financial papers, including account statements and correspondence
1 file
D1/F/2/26/5 1998 - 2004
Membership lists
1 file
D1/F/2/26/6 1962 - 2005
Secretaries’ files, including circular letters to Circle members and correspondence on the administration of the Circle
3 files
D1/F/2/26/7 1963 - 2005
Lecture/event programmes
1 file
D1/F/2/26/8 1975 - 1998
Papers relating to the cause of canonisation for John Henry Newman
1 file
(xix) South ShropshireD1/F/2/27/1 1991 - 1998
Papers of the South Shropshire Annual General Meetings
1 file
D1/F/2/27/2 1990 - 1998
Minutes of the committee meetings of the South Shropshire Circle, with attendance register
1 file & 1 volume
D1/F/2/27/3 1991 - 1998
Cash book
1 volume
D1/F/2/27/4 1993 - 1998
Financial papers of the Circle, including correspondence and bank statements
1 file
D1/F/2/27/5 1991 - 1997
Events programmes and correspondence with speakers
2 files
(xxx) SwanseaD1/F/2/28/1 1957 - 1983
Minute and report book of the Swansea Circle
2 volumes
D1/F/2/28/2 12 March 1994
Conference programme:
“Where is the Church going?”
1 item
Sutton ColdfieldD1/F/2/28a/1 September 1975 - 13 September 1977
Letters from the secretary of the Sutton Coldfield Circle, including two circular letters to members advertising events
3 letters
(xxvi) Thames ValleyD1/F/2/29/1 22 March 1961
Bulletin (no. 5) of the Thames Valley Circle
1 item
(xxvii) Tunbridge WellsD1/F/2/30/1 1958
Papers on the establishment of the Tunbridge Wells Circle
1 file
D1/F/2/30/2 1958 - 1987
Minutes of the meetings of the committee of the Tunbridge Wells Circle
2 volumes & 1 file
D1/F/2/30/3 1965 - 1991
Financial papers, mostly reports, correspondence, and bank statements
1 file
D1/F/2/30/4 1960 - 1986
Membership lists
1 file
D1/F/2/30/5 19 October 1972 - 6 May 1988
Secretaries' correspondence, mostly on the administration of the Circle
3 files
D1/F/2/30/6 1964/65 - 1981/82
Event/lecture programmes
1 file
D1/F/2/30/7 1963 - 1986
Attendance registers at events organised by the Circle
2 volumes
(xxxi) West SurreyD1/F/2/31/1 1981 - 1999
Papers including names and addresses of members and annual report
3 items
(xxxii) WorcesterD1/F/2/32/1 1982 - 2001
Papers of the Worcester Circle Annual General Meetings
1 file
D1/F/2/32/2 1982/83 - 1996/97
Papers of the Worcester Circle committee meetings
1 file
D1/F/2/32/3 1980 - 1993/94
Worcester Circle membership lists
1 file
D1/F/2/32/4 1978 - 1999
Secretary's papers, including correspondence with the Honorary Secretary
4 files
D1/F/2/32/5 1979/80 - 2001/02
Event programmes
1 file
(xxxiii) WrexhamD1/F/2/32/1 1996 - [1997]
Programmes of events
2 items
(xxxiv) YorkD1/F/2/33/1 4 May 1968
Conference programme (The Education of Our Children)
1 item
7. Sub-Committees and Special Interest Groups(a) Bio-Ethics Group
The Bio-Ethics group was formed in 1985 as a pressure group against the legalisation of euthanasia and experiments on human embryos
D1/G/1/1 1994
Papers of the Bio-Ethics group, including reports and correspondence on the subject of embryo research and abortion
1 file
(b) Environmental Group
The Environmental Group was established in January 1990 to raise awareness among Newman members of the biblical, theological and ethical issues associated with public debate on the environment
D1/G/2/1 17 October 1992 - 13 November 1999
Papers, including correspondence and reports, on the work of the Environmental Group
1 file
(c) Family (Apostolate) Committee
The Family Committee and the Family Apostolate Committee was established to examine the importance and the practicalities of involving those members with young families in the lay apostolate of the Newman Association
D1/G/3/1 [1970] - [1995]
Papers, mostly correspondence and reports, on the work of the Family Committee and Family Apostolate Committee and its investigations into the role of the family within the Catholic Church
1 file
(d) Hospitality Committee
The Hospitality Committee was established in 1948 as a joint sub-committee of the International Committee and the London Newman Circle to arrange hospitality for international visitors to the UK and Newman Association delegates on trips
abroad
D1/G/4/1 1948 - 1949
Minutes of the meetings of the Hospitality Committee
1 volume
(e) Legal Studies Group
The Legal Studies Group was formed in 1963 to encourage Christian lawyers to involve themselves more vigorously in the pursuit of Christian justice
D1/G/5/1 22 November 1948 - 20 June 1969
Papers of the Newman Association Legal Studies Group, including correspondence, reports, and minutes of meetings
1 file
D1/G/5/2 1968
Quis Custodiet: Journal of the Legal Studies Group, no. 21 (1968), pp. 132 - 170
1 volume
(f) Liturgy Commission
The purpose of the Liturgy Commission was to collect data on liturgical practice both in the United Kingdom and abroad
D1/G/6/1 October 1964 - September 1982
Papers of the Liturgy Commission, including constitution of the committee, correspondence and reports
1 file
(g) Newman Demographic Survey
The Newman Demographic Survey (1953 - 1964) attempted to identify and evaluate sources of demographic, social and cultural statistics about the Catholic community of England and Wales, to prepares estimates of the size and age structure of that
community, and to carry out a survey that would reveal the number, religious identity and age and sex structure of pupils in Catholic schools
D1/G/7/1 1960
Report of the Newman Demographic Survey on the subject of Catholicism in the universities
1 file
(h) Philosophy of Science Group
The Philosophy of Science group was established in 1954 to educate scientists of the Catholic faith on theological matters impinging on scientific enquiry
D1/G/8/1 [1955] - 11 September 1965
Papers, mostly minutes of meetings, of the Philosophy of Science group
1 file
D1/G/8/2 1953 - August 1963
Printed bulletins (nos. 1 - 50)
1 file
D1/G/8/3 October 1955
Newman Association Philosophy of Science Group,
“Texts of the papers held at the first annual conference on the relevance of Aristotelian and Thomastic philosophy to modern science”
For private circulation only
36p
D1/G/8/4 August 1963
Newman Association Philosophy of Science Group,
“Readings in the Philosophy of Science (a collection of papers from the P. S. G. Quarterly Bulletin Numbers 1 - 50)”
For private circulation only
306p
D1/G/8/5-6 1958
Newman Philosophy of Science Series publications:
2 items
D1/G/8/5 1958
Russell, John,
Science and Metaphysics, Newman Philosophy of Science Series, no. 1 (London and New York: Sheed and Ward, 1958)
40p
D1/G/8/6 1958
Bright, Laurence, Whitehead’s
Philosophy of Physics, Newman Philosophy of Science Series, no. 3 (London and New York: Sheed and Ward, 1958)
48p
(i) Publications CommitteeD1/G/9/1 1944 - 1 November 1996
Papers and correspondence of the Publications Committee, mostly concerning the editing and design of the Newman journal and other Newman Association publications
See also Publications section
1 file
(j) Theological Studies Group
The Theological Studies Group was established to educate members of the Association on theological matters through seminars and essay writing
D1/G/10/1 1962 - 1985
Papers of the Theological Studies Group including correspondence, reports, and minutes of meetings
1 file
(k) Unity Working Party
The Unity Working Party was established to try to improve relations between the Newman Association and other non-Catholic Christian organisations
D1/G/11/1 5 January 1962 - 1965
Papers of the Unity Working Party including correspondence, reports, and minutes of meetings
1 file
(l) Links with external organisationsD1/G/12/1-11 April 1963 - [July] 2000
Papers of external organisations with links to the Newman Association:
1 box
D1/G/12/1 1 March 1985 - 24 January 1996
CAFOD (Catholic Fund for Overseas Development)
1 file
D1/G/12/2 1979
Catholic Education Council
1 file
D1/G/12/2a 1964 - [?2000]
Catholic Institute for International Relations
1 file
D1/G/12/3 17 June 1963 - 21 February 1980
Catholic Marriage Advisory Council
1 file
D1/G/12/4 [1970] - June 1973
Catholic Renewal Movement
1 file
D1/G/12/5 22 August 1983 - [July] 2000
Catholic Student Council
1 file
D1/G/12/6 1982
Catholic Union
1 file
D1/G/12/7 1995
Family Policy Studies Group
1 file
D1/G/12/8 29 June 1981 - 21 February 1995
Friends of Cardinal Newman
1 file
D1/G/12/9 30 October 1971 - 17 June 1975
National Board of Catholic Women
1 file
D1/G/12/10 17 March 1983 - December 1986
National Centre for Christian Communities and Networks
1 file
D1/G/12/11 April 1963 - February 1999
National Council for the Lay Apostolate
1 file
D1/G/12/12 1982
William Temple Association
1 file
(m) Special Topics(i) Birth Control
Papers relating to the Newman Association, and the response of the Catholic Church generally to the challenges posed by the contraceptive pill in the 1960s, as well as the response to the 1968 papal encyclical
Humane Vitae.
D1/G/13/1/1 30 September 1963 - 6 February 1971
Correspondence on the Catholic Church’s response to the question of birth control and the contraceptive pill
1 file
D1/G/13/1/2 1963 - 1966
Reports and other papers on the Catholic Church’s response to the question of birth control and the contraceptive pill
1 file
D1/G/13/1/3 1968
Questionnaire results from a survey carried out by the Newman Association on the attitude of its members towards the papal encyclical
Humane Vitae and the question of birth control
Data categorised into the following: single males, single females, couples, married males, and married females
7 files
D1/G/13/1/4 1968
Report of the Newman Association Birth Control Workshop
1 file
D1/G/13/1/5 1962 - 1980
Cuttings from a variety of newspapers on the subject of birth control and contraception
2 files
D1/G/13/1/6 [1960 x 1969]
Leaflets from various companies promoting birth control products
1 file
(ii) Consultations on the Role of the LaityD1/G/13/2/1 1985 - 1999
Papers, mostly reports and surveys carried out by the Newman Association in response to the question of the role of the laity within the Catholic Church
1 file
(iii) Ecumenical ActivitiesD1/G/13/3/1 3 March 1984 - 18 December 1995
Correspondence on the Newman Association’s ecumenical activities, including the appointment of an Ecumenical Officer
1 file
8. Conferences and EventsD1/H/1 1944 - 1965
Papers of the Newman Association Summer Schools, including correspondence on their organisation, flyers, programmes and other promotional material
8 files
D1/H/2 1949 - 2004
Papers of Newman Association conferences, mostly correspondence on their organisation, flyers and programmes
6 files
D1/H/3/1-17 [?1980]
Audio recordings of sermons and lectures, probably from Newman Association events:
17 cassette tapes
D1/H/3/1 [?1980]
Tape 1: Richard John Neuhaus:
“Conversion as recantation and fulfilment”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/2 [?1980]
Tape 2: Geoffrey Rowell:
“A vista has opened up before me”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/3 [?1980]
Tape 3: Sheridan Gilley:
“Newman & the convert mind”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/4 [?1980]
Tape 4: Aidan Nicholas:
“Littlemore from Lucerne”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/5 [?1980]
Tape 5: William Oddie:
“Newman and the Roman imperative”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/6 [?1980]
Tape 6: Stephen Prickett:
“Revolution internalized”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/7 [?1980]
Tape 7: Alan G. Hill:
“The appropriate form, Newman's aims and artistry as a novelist”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/8 [?1980]
Tape 8: Ian Ker:
“Newman's discovery of Catholicism”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/9 [?1980]
Tape 9: John Macquarrie:
“Newman and Kierkegaard on assent”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/10 [?1980]
Tape 10: Cyril Barrett:
“Newman a precursor to Wittgenstein?”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/11 [?1980]
Tape 11: Jean-Robert Armogathe:
“Newman's conversion - from another point of view”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/12 [?1980]
Tape 12: V. A. McClelland:
“Religio Viatoris”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/13 [?1980]
Tape 13: Avery Dulles:
“Newman & the anatomy of conversion”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/14 [?1980]
Tape 14: Terrence Merrigan
“The anthropology of conversion”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/15 [?1980]
Tape 15: Vincent Blehl:
“John Henry Newman's conversion of 1845: a fresh approach”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/16 [?1980]
Tape 16: Graham Leonard
“Ave, atque, vale”
1 cassette tape
D1/H/3/17 [?1980]
Tape 17: Sermons by Dom. Patrick Barry, O.S.B.
1 cassette tape
9. Publicity and MarketingD1/I/1 [1945 x 2000]
Publicity leaflets by the Newman Association
1 file
D1/I/2 1945 - 1992
Newspaper cuttings from a variety of Catholic and secular publications, mostly on Catholic subjects including education, appointment of bishops, obituaries, as well as draft and printed newspaper articles written by Newman Association members
1 file
D1/I/3 1945
Newspaper cuttings from a variety of Catholic and secular publications, on the Newman Centenary conference and London Congress of the Pax Romana
1 volume
D1/I/4 August 1955
Newspaper cuttings from a variety of Catholic and secular publications, on the 23rd World Congress of Pax Romana held in Nottingham and London
1 volume
10. Publications
The printed publications in the Newman Association Archive can be found on the Durham University Library catalogue
