Collection: John A. O'Connell Papers

Scope and Content

Travel diary (1869-1870); letters received as editor of the Notre Dame Scholastic (1878-1894); letters received from his relatives (1864-1892); letters of obedience for his appointments at Notre Dame and Watertown; manuscripts of essays and poems, some by O'Connell, collected for the Scholastic; and miscellaneous clippings.

Dates

Creation: 1864-1892

Creator

O'Connell, John A., 1850-1894 (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Background

Vice-president and director of studies at the University of Notre Dame, 1875-1877; director of studies and professor of philosophy at Sacred Heart College in Watertown, Wisconsin, 1877-1879; professor of philosophy and literary criticism at the University of Notre Dame, 1879-1894.