History Files, 1870-

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History Files, 1870-

This record group contains history files on Canisius College (1870- ), St. Peter Canisius, Early Jesuits in Buffalo, the neighborhood around the college, Women of Canisius College, and records management at the college.

4 boxes ; 12 x 15 x 10 in.

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Canisius College

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Canisius College was founded by priests of the Society of Jesus in 1870. The first Bishop of Buffalo, John Timon, was anxious to provide Catholic education for his people and persistently appealed to Jesuit superiors to open a college in the Buffalo area. At first these requests were denied, due to a shortage of personnel and financial resources but in 1870, responding to the request of Bishop Steven Ryan, successor to Bishop Timon a start was made which has continued and expanded e...

Timon, John, 1797-1867

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Roman Catholic Bishop of Buffalo, New York, 1847-1867. From the description of John Timon letters, 1857, 1864, 1866. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 174141666 ...