Louis J. Neyron Collection
Fonds
Identifier: ZCL
Scope and Content
A letter from Neyron to James McIntyre concerning acquaintances at Notre Dame (1866), a letter received by Neyron from Bishop M.J. Spalding of Louisville concerning Know Nothingism in Indiana (1855), and a letter from a former student at Notre Dame requesting help (1888); a fragment of a document, a lock of Neyron's hair, three surgical knives and one piece of embossed wood.
Also material gathered in 1977 for a memorial service in Albany, Indiana; and one reel of microfilm containing transcripts of seven letters by or concerning Neyron, 1864-1865.
Also material gathered in 1977 for a memorial service in Albany, Indiana; and one reel of microfilm containing transcripts of seven letters by or concerning Neyron, 1864-1865.
Dates
- 1855-1977.
Creator
Language of Materials
In English and French.
Background
Catholic priest, founder of Holy Trinity Parish, Albany, Indiana. Neyron claimed to have been a surgeon in the French Army under Napoleon, serving in both Napoleon's campaign at Moscow and his defeat at Waterloo.
Extent
3 letters. 4 artifacts. 1 reel of microfilm.
- Anti-Catholicism -- United States -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters. Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Neyron, Louis J. (Louis Joseph), 1791-1888.
- Spalding, M. J. (Martin John), 1810-1872.
Creator
- Title
- Louis J. Neyron Collection
- 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