Papers, 1864-1910.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1864-1910.

Correspondence, 1864-1910, including letters from many bishops and correspondence with Eliza Allen Starr, John Gilmary Shea, Charles O'Conor, and James F. Edwards; clippings, 1880s-1910; research notes; manuscripts of his History of the Catholic Church in the United States; and biographical information information on bishops.

1 linear foot.

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6571pdt (person)

John Dawson Gilmary Shea was born in 1824 in New York City. He attended law school before joining the Society of Jesus in 1848. He then studied at St. John's College (Fordham, NY) and St. Mary's College (Montreal, Canada). Shea left the order in 1852 to pursue a career as a historian. He married Sophie Savage in 1854. During his lifetime, Shea wrote or edited over 250 titles. His most popular works included Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley (1852), History of the Catholic Missi...

O'Conor, Charles, 1804-1884

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j109cs (person)

Prominent lawyer in New York City, New York who eventually acted as counsel for the state in its case against William M. Tweed. From the description of Letter, Dec. 31, 1860. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53167542 ...

Starr, Eliza Allen, 1824-1901

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tm7dtv (person)

Poet and art critic. In 1885 she was awarded the Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame, the first woman so honored. From the description of Papers, 1854-1900. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23814619 ...

Edwards, James F. (James Farnham), 1850-1911.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gx58mr (person)

University of Notre Dame history professor, librarian, and founder of Bishops' Memorial Hall and the Notre Dame Archives. Edwards devoted most of his fifty-two years at Notre Dame to collecting artifacts and manuscripts from American Catholic clergy for his Bishops' Memorial Hall and Catholic Archives of America. As a result of his acquisition efforts, he knew and corresponded with many prominent Catholics of the late 19th Century. From the description of Papers, 1859-1914 bulk (1880...

Catholic Church

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m07v80 (corporateBody)

During much of Doctor JoseĢ Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...

Clarke, Richard H. (Richard Henry), 1827-1911

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t73fwv (person)

Lawyer, author, president of the New York Catholic Protectory, president and co-founder of the United States Catholic Historical Society, and an advocate of civil service reform, free trade, temperance, freedom of worship, and legal reform. From the description of Papers, 1864-1910. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24437023 ...