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(?), 1841/__23
___ (?) (88th NY Regiment Volunteers, Yoktown VA), 1862/0507
___ (?) (In Camp near Brandy Station, VA), 1863/1215
_____ (?) (Paris), 1931/0506
1 small page of notes
2 pp. text on a tradition that the Procurators General of religious orders, on the feast of the Purification of the Virgin, each present to the Pope a candle, in memory of the offering that the holy family made to the temple at Jerusalem., nd
2 sheets. Notes., nd
On the qualities which make X fitted to be promoted to the episcopal duty and honor." For Joseph Maria Malmartel and Peter Francis Parisot. Numbered responses to questions.
4 page fragment of letter from nun re train trip to Italy., nd
Begins "we were forced to disguise ourselves in this country where our costume is prohibited as well as our persons." No author's name. Mentions: Count Gazelli, in Turin; M. Durazzo, the Marquis Marsigh; Reverend Mother Lehon
4 small pages. Addressed to "my dear uncle", 1880/1125
About illness in family -- no further identification; conclusion of letter missing.
8 pp, torn in half. From a teaching sister to "my very affectionate father.", 1855/0721
Complaints about the other sisters--they criticize her not attending office bc illness, and her method for teaching mathematics. requests to be transferred elsewhere in the diocese, proposes Chibodeaux [?], laments that Ursulines are very rare, also mentions returning to the Ursulines of Montpellier. signed "sr. A."
A. Berlioz (Bishop of Hakodate, Japan), 1907/0613
A Catholic missionary east of the Mississippi River, c1836
Pages 9 & 10 of a diary or book of reminiscences of a Catholic missionary working among Indians east of the Mississippi River. He speaks of beginning to speak and understand the language. His greatest fear is that the Government desires to transport the Indians to the other side of the Mississippi.
A. G. Riddle (Washington), 1874/0325
A. R. Erskine (President of Studebaker Corporation), 1919/0130
A Reminiscent Bit of Old Vincennes (Indiana), 1905/0514
A. Schindler (?), c1842
A book or scrapbook of pen-and-ink illustrations of classical Roman coins and busts of renowned Roman personages such as Cicero, Seneca, Marcus Anthony, and Agrippa. Features the iconography adorning the coins.
Abbe C. A. Collet (of the Archdiocese of Quebec), 1899/0727
Agnes M. Browne (Darling, Montana), 1878/0602
Al. C. Bara_bo (Prefect, Vatican, Rome), 1865/0730
Alain Woodrow (Paris), 1982/0325
Alexander Christie (Archbishop of Oregon), 1908/0926
Alfred E. Smith to the Sisters of Charity, 1928/0808
Alphonse J. Glorieux (Archbishop of Boise, Idaho), 1887/0209
Alphonse J. Glorieux (Archbishop of Boise, Idaho), 1892/0406
an unknown 17-year-old, 1963/1215
A poem copied from the NY Journal-American. It is written from the point of view of John F. Kennedy in heaven looking down at the family memebers he left behind.
Andrew Gregory Grutka (Bishop of Gary), 1962
Grutka's sermon given at the funeral of Ivan Mestrovic. Ponderings about death as a penalty, the sadness at the loss of a great man and sculptor. Gives a brief life summary and praises the spirit and idea Mestrovic breathed into his creations.
Andrew J. Boyle (Professor of Chemistry, Notre Dame), nd
Two lists--one handwritten, one typed--of Special Chemical Requirements [estimated] for the Elementary Organic Laboratory. The lists designate item no., quantity, chemical/material type, and other specifications.
Angelo Ferri (member, Royal Academy of Belle Arti), 1808/0724
An appraisal of a painting by Lucca d'Ola__ (?) . Ferri describes the painting as a representation of the Visit of the Magi Kings and sets the price at 1,750 lire. In Italian.