James J. French Letters received
Collection
Identifier: ZCJ
Scope and Content
Letters received by Father French, most of them concerning the Bengal Mission in Dacca. Correspondents include Timothy Crowley, CSC, Bishop of Dacca, 1929-1945, and John Hennessy, CSC, a missionary stationed at Dacca.
Dates
- Creation: 1888-1909.
Creator
- French, James J., 1859-1941 (Person)
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Contractual restrictions may apply.
Background
President of St. Joseph's College in Cincinnati, Ohio (1883-1887); Superior of the Holy Cross Seminary at Notre Dame (1887-1893, 1906-1912); Vice-President and Director of Studies at Notre Dame (1893-1905); and Assistant Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross (1906- 1926). In 1912, he started the Holy Cross Mission Band and served as its director from 1912-1931.
Extent
39 letters.
Subject
- Crowley, Timothy, 1880-1945. (Person)
- Hennessy, John J., 1879-1965. (Person)
- Congregation of Holy Cross (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- James J. French Letters received
- Subtitle
- Guide
- Author
- University of Notre Dame Archives
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository