Collection, 1845-1974 (bulk 1849-1901)

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Collection, 1845-1974 (bulk 1849-1901)

Occasional letters from Bishops Quarter, Van de Velde, O'Regan, Duggan, Foley, Feehan, and Quigley, and from Auxiliary Bishop Alexander J. McGavick and Bishop John McMullen, vicar general (1877-1879) and administrator (1879-1880) of the diocese; manuscripts by Bishop O'Regan, including a sermon on Immaculate Conception and a Biblical exegesis; and photostats of letters from Chicago received by Edward Sorin, CSC. Also pamphlets, parish histories, clippings, and material on the Catholic contribution to the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.

1 linear foot.

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Van de Velde, James Oliver, 1795-1855.

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Feehan, Patrick Augustine, 1829-1902

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Sorin, Edward

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Founder of the University of Notre Dame, elected Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1868. From the description of Papers, 1792-1895. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 25172602 ...

Foley, Thomas P. 1822-1879.

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Quarter, William, 1806-1848.

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Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Chicago (Ill.)

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Diocese created in 1843 with William Quarter as its first bishop. Quarter was succeeded in 1848 by James Oliver Van de Velde; in 1854 by Anthony O'Regan; in 1859 by James Duggan and Thomas P. Foley, who served as coadjutor to the mentally incapacitated Duggan from 1870-79. Chicago was then raised to an archiepiscopal see and Patrick A. Feehan was consecrated archbishop in 1880. Feehan's successors in the 20th century were James Edward Quigley (1903-1915), George William ...

Duggan, James, 1825-1899.

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O'Regan, Anthony, 1809-1866.

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Catholic Church

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During much of Doctor José 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...

Quigley, James Edward, 1855-1915

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McMullen, John, 1832-1883.

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McGavick, Alexander J., 1863-1948.

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