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Nealis Family Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: ZCT

Scope and Content

Poetry manuscripts of Jean E.U. Nealis, 1885-1899; holy cards from paintings by Mother Margaret Nealis, RSCJ, superior of Sacred Heart Convent, Montreal; the nostalgic correspondence of N.J. Nealis with John F. O'Hara, CSC, President of the University of Notre Dame, 1934-1935; and a few other letters and clippings by or about members of the Nealis family.

Dates

  • Creation: 1885-1985 (bulk 1934-1935)

Language of Materials

English.

Background

Jean E.U. Nealis was a convert to Catholicism, a frequent contributor of stories and poems to the Ave Maria, the Messenger of the Sacred Heart, the Boston Pilot, and other Catholic periodicals. Her youngest daughter, the artist Margaret Nealis, became a Religious of the Sacred Heart; her son, Nat J. Nealis, known as Jack, was a Notre Dame student in 1885-1886 when the family lived in South Bend.

Extent

55 items

Title
Nealis Family Papers
Subtitle
Guide
Author
University of Notre Dame Archives
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository

Contact:
607 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame Indiana 46556 United States
(574) 631-6448