Series 1 - General Chapters

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CA ON00389 F26-1

Title

General Chapters

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  • 1940-2022 (Creation)

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2.7 m of textual records (23 boxes)

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This series consists of records documenting the General Assemblies and the Chapters of the Society. While it is in session, the General Chapter is the governing body of the Society. The members of the Society or their delegates enjoy an active voice in the General Chapter. The General Chapter directs the work of the Society, enacts legislation, and elects the Superior General and the General Council who administer the Society between General Chapters.

The General Chapter takes place at intervals mandated by the Constitutions of the Society. Between General Chapters, a Chapter of Affairs may be convened to address extraordinary matters.

The first General Chapter of the Society took place in 1941, a year after the establishment of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society as a society of pontifical right.

The records within this series document the evolution of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society in its nature and purpose, particularly since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).

Records include: correspondence, reports, elections, meeting minutes, committee working papers, member questionnaires, and Chapter Acts.

Series chronologically divided into subseries.

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Further accruals expected.

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Series arrangement not altered from received arrangement except where duplicate files were combined. These are indicated at the file level by the previous identifier.

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Access is open, save for selected files according to the Deed of Gift, these are indicated at file-level.

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      Previous Identifier

      F01-S02

      Location

      Boxes 1-23

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Created by F Rousselle, 9 Oct 2024.
      Revised by F Rousselle, 18 Oct 2024

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          Series description inherited upon transfer to USMC.

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