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Benedict Joseph Spalding Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: BJS

Scope and Content

Correspondence addressed to Benedict Joseph Spalding (1811-1868) by bishops Guy Ignatius Chabrat, Benedict Joseph Flaget, Francis X. Gartland, Peter R. Kenrick, Richard P. Miles, Martin John Spalding and Peter J. Lavialle; by priests including Francis Chambige, William E. Clark, Joseph Haseltine, and James M. Lancaster; by religious including Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sisters of Loretto, Jesuits, a Trappist, and a Dominican; and by lay people including L.W. Powell (Governor of Kentucky) and members of the Spalding family.

Also available on microfilm.

Dates

  • Creation: 1827-1867

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Background

Catholic priest. Agent of St. Joseph's College in Bardstown, Kentucky (1839-1840), assistant at Mount Merino Seminary in the Diocese of Bardstown (1841-1844), pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Bardstown (1845-1849), and Vicar General of the Diocese of Louisville, where he served at the Cathedral of the Assumption (1852-1868), as Councillor of the Diocese (1859-1865), and as Administrator of the Diocese (1865-1868).

Extent

10 linear inches

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Estate of Francis P. Clark.

Title
Benedict Joseph Spalding 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:
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