Letters, sermons, and testimonies during Ellen White’s visit to Australasia
Series
Content Description
From the Collection:
Ellen G. White (1829-1915), in response to an invitation given to her at the General Conference session held in March of 1891, departed for Australia in November of 1891, arriving a month later. She was accompanied by her son, W. C. White, and several of her assistants. She remained in the region until 1900, residing mostly in Australia. During this period she played an important role in the establishment of several institutions and church functions in the region. In 1900 she returned to the United States and settled in California.
This is a unique collection of working papers prepared in Ellen White’s office for a planned history of her ministry in Australia. Some of these documents are in the LT/MS (letter and manuscript) collection; some are variants of those in the LT/MS collection, or drawn from the Review and Herald or Bible Echo articles; and some are not found elsewhere.
Ellen G. White reworked these documents for use in a history that was never completed. They include her accounts of several aspects of her visit: the journey by ship from California, her observations about the ports and cities she visited, and letters and testimonies related to the establishment of the Adventist church in Australia and New Zealand. Documents are typewritten, but handwritten sections are found in several. The notation “Not found on file”, was, in most cases, written by Arthur White when he could not locate the manuscript among other documents in the manuscript files (Arthur White was a grandson of Ellen G. White, and the secretary for the White Estate from 1937-1978). It is not known in which year (1940s, 1950s, 1960s) he made this comparison. It does not necessarily mean that the document was not added to the file after he determined it was not found there.
This collection consists of photocopies of the originals which are available at the Ellen G. White Estate office at the church’s world headquarters, in Washington, DC.
This is a unique collection of working papers prepared in Ellen White’s office for a planned history of her ministry in Australia. Some of these documents are in the LT/MS (letter and manuscript) collection; some are variants of those in the LT/MS collection, or drawn from the Review and Herald or Bible Echo articles; and some are not found elsewhere.
Ellen G. White reworked these documents for use in a history that was never completed. They include her accounts of several aspects of her visit: the journey by ship from California, her observations about the ports and cities she visited, and letters and testimonies related to the establishment of the Adventist church in Australia and New Zealand. Documents are typewritten, but handwritten sections are found in several. The notation “Not found on file”, was, in most cases, written by Arthur White when he could not locate the manuscript among other documents in the manuscript files (Arthur White was a grandson of Ellen G. White, and the secretary for the White Estate from 1937-1978). It is not known in which year (1940s, 1950s, 1960s) he made this comparison. It does not necessarily mean that the document was not added to the file after he determined it was not found there.
This collection consists of photocopies of the originals which are available at the Ellen G. White Estate office at the church’s world headquarters, in Washington, DC.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1891 - 1900
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
The following is a detailed inventory of the contents of each folder. Also shown is the source from which it originally came from plus any additional notes probably added by Arthur White.
Creator
- From the Collection: White, Ellen Gould (Harmon), 1829-1915 (Person)
- From the Collection: White, Arthur Lacey, Director of the Ellen G. White Estate, 1907–1991 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Adventist Research Manuscript Collections Repository