Stephen J. Sullivan letters, 1927-1928.

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Stephen J. Sullivan letters, 1927-1928.

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Stephen Sullivan was a Townsend, Montana, Catholic parish priest. Collection consists of transcripts of letters (1927-1928) with his brother Rev. Ambrose Sullivan concerning his proposed biography of Father Pierre De Smet. Also included is a letter (September 23, 1935) from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The collection contains transcriptions of six letters (1927-1928) to Father Stephen J. Sullivan from his older brother, Father Ambrose Sullivan, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Missoula, Montana. The letters are devoted to a discussion of Stephen Sullivan's proposed biography of Father Pierre De Smet. Ambrose was a Jesuit and had access to much information and material on DeSmet. Also included in the collection is a letter (1935) to Stephen Sullivan from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, soliciting his advice concerning conditions in Townsend. (Small Collection 19)

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