The Good Samaritan Archives contains the records generated by the administrative body of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan and institutions (schools, orphanages, homes for the aged and disadvantaged, womens refuges) for which the Sisters were/are responsible in Australia, in Post World War II Japan, in Kiribati and the Philippines.

Major holdings include:

• In-House documents from the General Administration Offices of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. These may be accessed only with the permission of the Superior.
• Documents relating to institutions for which the Sisters of the Good Samaritan are responsible.
• Admission Registers and other documents relating to:
  
• Parramatta Roman Catholic Orphan School: 1877 - 1886
• Manly Industrial School/Orphanage: 1881 - 1910
• Pitt street Womens Refuge Sydney: 1857 - 1901
• (House of the Good Shepherd)
• St Magdalens Retreat, Tempe, Arncliffe: 1887-1989
• Buckingham St, St Magdalens Refuge: 1903 - 1946
• Good Samaritan Teachers Training College: 1905 - 1983
• Brief histories and correspondence relating to convents and schools for which the Good Samaritan Sisters are responsible.
• Photographs, films, slides, videos, memorabilia relating to the above.
• Theses and private publications of Good Samaritan Sisters.