Preliminary Inventory of the Peter Storey papers,
1950-2006
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Descriptive Summary
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Storey, Peter John, 1938-
Title
Peter Storey papers, 1950-2006
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
9.0 Linear Feet
5000 Items
Abstract
South African Methodist Church leader and anti-apartheid activist.
The Peter Storey Papers contain correspondence, datebooks, articles, lectures, sermons, committee and subject files, clippings, scrapbooks, videotapes, and electronic records. The collection documents Peter Storey's leadership and active involvement in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, the South African Council of Churches, the Central Methodist Mission in Johannesburg, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Gun Free South Africa, and other religious and anti-apartheid groups. Major subjects include Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, urban ministry, crisis intervention, and political violence and elections in South Africa. Materials range in date from circa 1950 to 2006. Acquired as part of the Archive for Human Rights.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.
In addition, original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use. Technical Services staff need to produce use copies before contents can be accessed.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Peter Storey papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Peter Storey papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a
gift in 2006.
Processing Information
Processed by Jill Katte, John Mayrose, Patrick Stawski, March 2007
Encoded by Jill Katte, March 2007
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Peter Storey (b. 1938) was schooled in Cape Town, South Africa, spent some time in the South African Navy, and then trained for the Methodist ministry at Rhodes University. Storey pastored churches in Cape Town, and later served as a chaplain to Robben Island prison, where he ministered to Nelson Mandela. After two years in Australia, Storey returned to District Six, a
"coloured"
community in Cape Town whose people faced forced removal under apartheid law. Storey was prominent in the fight against these removals, at the same time launching a number of ministries, including The Carpenter's House, Cape Town's first non-racial community center, and founded Dimension, the national newspaper of the Methodist Church, which took an uncompromising anti-apartheid stance under his nine-year editorship.
He was appointed to Johannesburg's Central Methodist Church in 1976, the year of the Soweto uprising, and immediately questioned the all-white nature of the congregation. The following years saw the loss of some 200 white members, but also the creation of the first fully integrated Methodist church in the land. The Central Methodist Mission--as it became known--was a center of protest action against apartheid, often being surrounded and sometimes invaded by government Security Forces.
During this period Storey became Vice President of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and was elected President of this body in 1981. In this position, he and Bishop Desmond Tutu, who was then General Secretary, steered the SACC through its most controversial and embattled era of anti-apartheid action. This included facing the notorious Eloff Commission of Inquiry into the SACC. His testimony to the Commission has been published under the title Here We Stand.
In 1984 Storey was elected President of the Methodist Church and co-lead an ecumenical delegation to the United Nations and Europe to urge international pressure against the South African Government's forced removal policy. He then became Bishop of the Central District, including Johannesburg and Soweto. He also headed up the Journey to the New Land transformation process, which has redesigned the Methodist Church for its mission in the new South Africa.
Committed to peacemaking, he co-chaired the Wits-Vaal Peace Secretariat, responsible for keeping the peace in the Johannesburg region in the run-up to the first democratic elections and became Patron of the Methodist Order of Peacemakers, which focused on non-violence. He was first chairperson of the Gunfree South Africa movement, and he was a member of President Mandela's Selection Committee for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Storey has received honorary Doctor of Divinity and Doctor of Law degrees. His international ministry has included frequent preaching and lecturing journeys to the United States, Europe, and Australia, and he has addressed many conferences related to the situation in South Africa, the truth and reconciliation process, and world peace.
[Biographical Note adapted from:
"February 11, 1999 - Rev. Dr. Peter Storey at STH."
Boston University School of Theology, March 24, 2003. http://www.bu.edu/sth/news/archive/storey.html]
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Collection Overview
The Peter Storey Papers contain correspondence, datebooks, articles, lectures, sermons, committee and subject files, clippings, scrapbooks, videotapes, and electronic records. The collection documents Peter Storey's leadership and active involvement in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, the South African Council of Churches, the Central Methodist Mission in Johannesburg, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Gun Free South Africa, and other religious and anti-apartheid groups. Major subjects include Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, urban ministry, crisis intervention, and political violence and elections in South Africa. Materials range in date from circa 1950 to 2006. Acquired as part of the Archive for Human Rights.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Apartheid--South Africa.
- Duke University. Archive for Human Rights.
- Gun Free South Africa (Organization)
- Human rights--South Africa.
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-
- Mandela, Winnie.
- Methodist Church of Southern Africa.
- Methodist Church--South Africa.
- South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
- South Africa--Race relations.
- South Africa--Politics and government--20th century.
- South African Council of Churches.
- Storey, Peter John, 1938-
- Clippings.
- Machine-readable records.
- Videocassettes.
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Preliminary Description of Collection
Correspondence, 1971-1997 and undated
1.5 Boxes
Box 1
Correspondence, 1971-1989
(20 folders)
Box 2
Correspondence, 1990-1997 and undated
Datebooks, 1963-1996
3 Boxes
Box 3
Datebooks, 1963-1972
(10 items)
Box 4
Datebooks, 1973-1984
(12 items)
Box 5
Datebooks, 1985-1990
(6 items)
Box 6
Datebooks, 1991-1996
(6 items)
Subject files, circa 1970-2006 and undated
6.5 Boxes
Box 2
Winnie Mandela saga, 1989-1998
(8 folders)
Soweto Happenings, 1976-1978
Miscellaneous
South African Council of Churches (SACC) Ecunews, 1979-1988
Box 7
God & Caesar material
Central Methodist Mission (CMM) quarterly meetings, 1976-1991
Central Methodist Mission Leaders meetings, 1976-1991
Central Methodist Mission staff meetings, 1990
Box 8
P. W. Botha trial, 1996-1998
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 1993-1998
Gun Free South Africa, 1992-2001 and undated
Box 9
Lectures on South Africa
Evangelism and Bible studies
John Wesley -- Methodism
National Peace Accord -- Elections
Race
City Ministry
Linda W. Kiester interview, 1986-1987
Kiester notes: Packet 1.1-1.3
Kiester notes: Packet 2.1-2.2
Kiester notes: Packet 2.3
Miscellaneous interviews
Box 10
Peace, Non-Violent
(3 Folders)
Preaching
(2 folders)
Addresses and Articles, 1970-1989
(2 folders)
Addresses and Articles, 1990-1997
(2 folders)
CMM Staff Meetings, 1976-1984
(Folders 1-2 of 3)
Box 11
CMM Staff Meetings, 1976-1984
(Folder 3 of 3)
South African Council of Churches (SACC) Presidium, 1976-1981
(3 folders)
SACC, Rees, June 16, Other, ELOFF
SACC Finance, 1977-1980
(3 folders)
Addresses on South Africa
Box 12
Misc. Articles, Conferences, Notes
SACC Exec, 1975-1980
(2 folders)
SACC Exec, 1981-1990s
(2 folders)
Unfiled SAAC (not on CDs)
Not on CDs
Addresses and Articles, 1998-2006
(3 folders)
Clippings, 1970-2003
6.5 Boxes
Box 11
Press clippings
Box 13
Press clippings, 1950-2003
Winnie Mandela clippings
Box 14
Photocopies of newspaper clippings
Scrapbook, 1979
Scrapbook, 1980-1984
Box 15
Photocopies of newspaper clippings
Videocassettes, circa 1995-2004 and undated
2 Boxes
Box 16
'This we can do for justice and for peace' - Tutu & Storey
PJS Speaks on TRC in Minneapolis, 1994
'The Peacemakers' - One day in the life of South Africa's Peace Accord
National Peace Accord Peace Song Compilation
Talking about God - Where is God in your life?
'Healing the Memories' (USA) Central District Synod, July 1999
When Love Takes You Prisoner Peter Storey - Pasadena, April 29, 2000
Holy Communion - "God's Wholeness for a Broken World" Western North Carolina Conference, 1998
Friday Morning Worship - "Relentless Hospitality of the Holy Spirit" Western North Carolina Conference, 1998
Saturday Morning Worship - "God's Gift of Newness for us All" Western North Carolina Conference, 1998
Box 17
Discipline-Making Congregations Nashville, 2001
PJS Farewells, SABC i/vs, TRC Willie Mandela Hearing
Elections, PJS on Tope Level, Mandela victory speech
Gospel Truth and Power - The Church as an Alternative Community University United Methodist Church, February 21, 2003
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Peter Storey University United Methodist Church, February 22, 2003
Lecture 1: "God's Power to Speak the Truth," October 11, 1998 "Gospel Truth and Power" - MTSO Schooler Lectures, 1997
Lecture 2: "Speaking God's Truth to Power," October 12, 1998 "Gospel Truth and Power" - MTSO Schooler Lectures, 1997
The Way of The Powerless Jesus, October 13, 1998 - MTSO Schooler Institute Worship Service, 1997
Resistance & Reconciliation - The Church's Ecumenical Role in Ending Apartheid. The Kathleen & John F. Bricker Memorial Lecture, March 16, 1999
Electronic records, circa 2001-2003
19 Disks
Series consists of data CDs containing scanned versions of documents found in the Correspondence and Subject Files Series of the Peter Storey Papers. The contents of each disk have been transferred to an archival storage server. The majority of the files are Portable Document Format (PDF), with few JPG and other formats present. Disks 19 and 20 of 21 were not received. A complete list of the file names and directory structure of the disks is available for reference. Please contact the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library for more information.
Disk
001
Disk Label: CMM Staff minutes; Central Circuit quarterly min. 1976-1991; Central MM Staff meetings 1976-1989; CMM leaders minutes 1976-1991; Articles & Conferences Notes 1959-1997; NPA - Elections; PJS Addresses & Articles 1970-1989; PJS Addresses & Articles since 23001 (this should read: 1990-May 2000); Prayers by PJ Storey; Preaching
(14 files)
Disk
002
Disk Label: ORIGINAL; Articles from Sunday Independent; First Alan Walker lecture; Ministry and Issues; Protest and Resistance; Remembering SA; Sing the Lord's Song in Hostile Land; Things that Make for Peace; God and Caesar Reading Kit
(18 files)
Disk
003
Disk Label: Bible Study(s)
(1 file)
Disk
004
Disk Label: Peace (aaa01164); Evangelism; Peace and Non-violence (Damaged)
(3 files)
Disk
005
Disk Label: Peace and Non-Violence
The contents of Disk 005 could not be accessed.
Disk
006
Disk Label: Poor
(1 file)
Disk
007
Disk Label: SACC 1982; Eloff Commission; JC Rees; R...; Venola; Naribia; Mokena; Race
(2 files)
Disk
008
Disk Label: City; SACC Exec meetings 1972-1980
(2 files)
Disk
009
Disk Label: Praesidium; SACC 1977-1980; SACC Finance Committee 1978-1982
(2 files)
Disk
010
Disk Label: June 16, 1976; Roelotse - Mokoena; SACC Exe Meetings 1981-1982 plus audits
(3 files)
Disk
011
Disk Label: Asingeni - Chetty; Discussion on Wesley; Misc Interview et al (DAMAGED); Miscellaneous: Some Eloff PJS, Some SACC, Letter to PM, Meeting with Botha 1980, Invite to O...; Radio Talks July 1996; SACC Exec Meetings (DAMAGED)
(5 files)
One file (SACC Exec meetings 1977-81.pdf) could not be transferred to the storage server.
Disk
012
Disk Label: JCR - PJS Resignation; SACC 1981; Wesley & Methodism
(3 files)
Disk
013
Disk Label: GFSA
(139 files)
Disk
014
Disk Label: Misc.; Interview part one
(1 file)
Disk
015
Disk Label: Soweto; Misc.; Lectures on SA
(15 files)
Disk
016
Disk Label: Truth and Reconciliation Commission; W. Mandela; Botha
(180 files)
Disk
017
Disk Label: Correspondence, 1971-1987
(599 files)
Disk
018
Disk Label: Correspondence, 1988-1997 and undated
(238 files)
Disk
021
Disk Label: Our Ancestors
(84 files)
