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William Corby Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: COR

Scope and Content

Correspondence, 1862-1897; sermons, 1887-1897; clippings on the Corby family; records of financial services rendered Civil War soldiers, 1862-1865; a manuscript in which an unnamed regular army officer writes about chaplains he knew in the Army of the Potomac, 1864; and printed material concerning Corby, his death, and the monuments erected in his honor at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and at the University of Notre Dame.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862-1897.

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Background

Civil War chaplain, vice-president, 1865-1866, president, 1866-1872 and 1877-1881, University of Notre Dame; provincial of the Congregation of Holy Cross (CSC), 1886-1897.

Extent

5 linear inches.

Title
William Corby Papers
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

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