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Shea, John Gilmary (John Dawson), 1824-1892

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1824-07-22 - 1892-02-22

Languages Used

  • English

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Dawson Gilmary Shea Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: JSH
Scope and Content

Correspondence dealing mostly with Shea's writing and his financial difficulties; manuscripts of the first three volumes of his History of the Catholic Church in the United States; and a manuscript of his American Martyrology: lives of Catholic missionaries killed on the Indian missions in Canada and the United States from the earliest times.

Calendared

Dates: 1857-1892.

Richard H. Clarke Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: RCL
Scope and Content

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 on bishops.

Calendared

Dates: 1864-1910.