Reference code: GB-0033-CSU-D3
Title: Catholic Student Council Papers
Dates of creation: 1980-2002
Extent: 5 boxes
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Language: Latin and English
The Catholic Student Council of England and Wales (CSC) was established in 1974 by Bishop Daniel Mullins following the dismemberment of the Union of Catholic Students. The aim of the CSC was to provide a national forum for Catholic students and
chaplains, and to build links with other Catholic societies. Its main activities over the years included hosting conferences and events on social and theological issues; building links with other international Catholic bodies, notably the
Interfederal Assembly of the International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS); and disseminating information through publications. The organisation was primarily run on a voluntary basis until the appointment of a National Co-ordinator in 1984. In
1989, the Catholic Student Council was awarded charitable status and the Catholic Students' Trust was formed, acting primarily as a fundraising body throughout the 1990s. By 2001, the organisation had run into financial difficulties and it was
disbanded the following year.
Papers of the Catholic Student Council of England and Wales, including the administration and fundraising activities of its trust fund (the Catholic Students' Trust), management papers, papers of conferences and events, and various periodical
publications.
Donated by the Newman Association, December 2013.
The Catholic Student Council Papers were received with the Newman Association archive but have been catalogued as a separate collection. The printed publications in this collection can be found on the Durham University Library catalogue.
Stored at the Scottish Catholic Archives in Edinburgh until the donation of the papers to Durham University in December 2013.
Open for consultation.
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from ushaw.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. Catholic Students' Trust Papers
2. Management Papers
3. Conferences and Events
4. Publications
Newman Association Archive
Ref: D1
1. Catholic Students' Trust PapersReference: D3/A(a) Trust Administration PapersReference: D3/A/1D3/A/1/1 1988 - 1995
Papers, mostly correspondence, on the charitable status of the trust, including its establishment and management
1 file
D3/A/1/2 8 January 1990 - 24 November 2000
Papers relating to the annual general meetings of the Catholic Students' Trust, with associated papers and correspondence
1 file
D3/A/1/3 1991 - 1999
Financial papers, including account statements, receipts and papers relating to covenants from individuals
3 files
(b) Fundraising PapersReference: D3/A/2D3/A/2/1 1990 - 1999
Papers relating to the planning of fundraising initiatives for the Catholic Students' Trust, including printed articles, correspondence on draft appeals, notes on fundraising strategy, and lists of organisations
3 files
D3/A/2/2 1 October 1991 - 23 September 1999
Correspondence between the Catholic Students' Trust and the Catholic hierarchy, mostly Bishop Crispian Hollis, on fundraising strategies
1 file
D3/A/2/3 1991 - 1992
Papers, mostly receipts and correspondence, concerning donations from the English, Scottish and Welsh dioceses to the Catholic Students' Trust to assist their fundraising appeal
Arranged by diocese
1 file
D3/A/2/4 January 1992 - 28 September 2000
Papers, mostly receipts and correspondence, concerning donations from religious orders, including the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of Mercy, Society of Christ, Vocation Sisters, Ursuline Sisters, Society of the Sacred Heart, Sisters of
Mercy, and others, to the Catholic Students' Trust to assist their fundraising appeal
Arranged chronologically
2 files
D3/A/2/5 1992
Papers, mostly appeal letters by the Catholic Students' Trust to Catholic members of the House of Lords and the Privy Council asking for donations
2 files
D3/A/2/6 1992 - 1999
Papers, mostly correspondence between the Catholic Students' Trust and British trust funds and charity organisations, including the Aid to the Church, the Baring Foundation, Curzon Secretaries and Trustees Limited, Derwent Consultancy, the Harris
Charity, the Joicey Trust, Michael Marsh Trust, Saddlers' Company, and others, on possible donations for the fundraising appeal
Arranged alphabetically by organisation name
4 files
D3/A/2/7 1992
Papers, mostly correspondence between the Catholic Students' Trust and American trust funds and charity organisations, including the Bentz Foundation, Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Generation Trust, Laffey-McHugh Foundation, and the Raskob
Foundation for Catholic Activities, and others, on possible donations for the fundraising appeal
Arranged alphabetically by organisation name
1 file
D3/A/2/8 March 1992 - 8 July 1998
Papers, mostly correspondence between the Catholic Students' Trust and British private company trusts, including Tesco Charity Trust, Abbey National, Ryland Group, and others, on possible donations for the fundraising appeal
Arranged chronologically
1 file
D3/A/2/9 20 - 30 March 1992
Correspondence between the Catholic Students' Trust and editors of religious publications, including
New Blackfriars and the Catholic Truth Society, seeking assistance for their fundraising appeal
1 file
2. Management PapersReference: D3/BD3/B/1 [1994 - 1999]
Drafts of Catholic Student Council constitutions, policy documents and mission statements
1 file
D3/B/2 1984/85, 1993/94 - 1998/99
Annual reports of the Catholic Student Council
Includes a report on the international activities of the CSC for 1985/86
1 file
D3/B/3 1983, 1996 - 1999
Papers relating to the annual general meetings of the Catholic Student Council, with associated papers and correspondence
1 file
D3/B/4 1994 - 2001
Papers relating to the team meetings of the Catholic Student Council, with associated papers and correspondence
1 file
D3/B/5 1980 - 2001
Papers of the Catholic Student Council National Co-ordinator, including correspondence between the National Coordinator and the president of the Newman Centre Trust, as well as minutes of meetings and papers of the National Co-ordinator's
Advisory Group (NAG)
The minute book also includes some minutes of the Catholic Students' Trust annual general meetings
2 files and 1 notebook
D3/B/6 July 2001 - 20 June 2002
Papers, mostly email correspondence between various committee members of the Catholic Student Council, on the suspension of activities of the organisation owing to financial difficulties
1 file
3. Conferences and EventsReference: D3/CD3/C/1 1980 - 1999
Papers of the Catholic Student Council conferences, as well as conferences organised by other bodies, particularly correspondence between the Catholic Student Council and the Newman Centre Trust concerning the offer of funding for delegates to
attend the Newman Association conference in Fribourg
1 file
D3/C/2 1996 - 1999
Papers of other events organised by the Catholic Student Council, including workshops, training days, and social events
1 file
4. PublicationsReference: D3/D
The printed publications (
CSC News,
Impact, and
Grapevine) in the Catholic Student Council Papers can be found on the Durham University Library catalogue
D3/D/1 [1990 x 1999]
Publicity leaflets by the Catholic Student Council
1 file
D3/D/2 [1990 x 1999]
Resource packs by the Catholic Student Council
1 file
D3/D/3 1992 - 1999
Circular newsletters to the Friends of the Catholic Student Council
D3/D/4 21 January 1999 - [March] 2001
Correspondence and newspaper cuttings on
Grapevine articles, mostly relating to the controversy surrounding the publication of an article on the use of contraception
1 file
