Diocese of Marquette Collection
Fonds
Identifier: DMA
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence and papers of Ignatius Mrak; transcripts of letters written by Ignatius Mrak and Frederic Baraga; catechisms composed by Ignatius Mrak, Francis X. Pierz, and N.L. Sifferath in Ottawa or Ojibwa; a manuscript dictionary of French, German, and Indian; and a biography of Bishop Baraga in Slovenian.
Also printed material donated by Bishop Mrak, including national songs of Austria and Hungary printed in Hungarian and German, a Slovenian treatise on the making of charcoal, a poem by Professor Frank concerning the burning of a town near Laibach, the home of Baraga and Mrak, songs, Positiones ex Institutionibus Philosophae Universae (1808), and two clippings, "Father Kelly Raps Critics of Marquette" (1962) and "Marquette Controversies" by August Relyling.
Also printed material donated by Bishop Mrak, including national songs of Austria and Hungary printed in Hungarian and German, a Slovenian treatise on the making of charcoal, a poem by Professor Frank concerning the burning of a town near Laibach, the home of Baraga and Mrak, songs, Positiones ex Institutionibus Philosophae Universae (1808), and two clippings, "Father Kelly Raps Critics of Marquette" (1962) and "Marquette Controversies" by August Relyling.
Dates
- 1808-1895 (bulk 1839-1895)
Creator
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Marquette. (Organization)
Language of Materials
German, Ojibwa, Latin, English, French, Slovenian, and Hungarian.
Background
In 1853 the area of Upper Michigan came under the jurisdiction of the missionary Frederic Baraga, Vicar Apostolic. In 1857 the Vicariate became the Diocese of Sault Saint Marie, with the transfer of the see to Marquette coming in 1864. Baraga served as first bishop and Ignatius Mrak (1818-1901) as his Vicar-General. Mrak, born in Austria and ordained in 1837, arrived in the Diocese of Detroit in 1845.
He worked first at the Indian mission at Arbre Croche with Rev. Francis Pierz (1785-1880), who had come to the United States from Carniola (Slovenia) in 1834. Later he served mission stations at La Croix, Middletown, Castor Island, and Manitee. Mrak became the second Bishop of Marquette in 1869. In 1878 he resigned, was appointed Titular Bishop of Antinoe, and returned to his work in the Indian missions.
He worked first at the Indian mission at Arbre Croche with Rev. Francis Pierz (1785-1880), who had come to the United States from Carniola (Slovenia) in 1834. Later he served mission stations at La Croix, Middletown, Castor Island, and Manitee. Mrak became the second Bishop of Marquette in 1869. In 1878 he resigned, was appointed Titular Bishop of Antinoe, and returned to his work in the Indian missions.
Extent
5 linear inches. 1 reel of microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source: one folder from Bishop Mrak, one from Msgr. A.I. Rezek; otherwise uncertain.
Processing Information
Mrak papers filmed from Mrak correspondence in the Diocese of Marquette collection in the Archives of the University of Notre Dame.
- Baraga, Frederic, 1797-1868.
- Catholic Church -- Michigan -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholic Church -- Michigan -- History -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholic Church -- Missions -- Michigan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Detroit (Mich.)
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Marquette (Mich.)
- Indiana -- Languages Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters. Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Michigan -- Church history -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mrak, Ignatius, 1818-1901.
- Ottawa Indians -- Missions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pierz, Francis X., 1785-1880.
- Sifferath, N.L. (Nicholas Louis).
Creator
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Marquette. (Organization)
- Title
- Diocese of Marquette 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