Diocese of Natchez Collection
Fonds
Identifier: DNT
Scope and Content
Six letters received by Bishop John Chanche (1852-1853); three letters received by Bishop James O. Van de Velde (1855); three letters sent by Bishop William Henry Elder (1861-1864) and a document in Elder's hand, dating from the 1870s, characterizing the Society of the Knights of the Legion of Honor as a secret society; clippings of pastoral letters and articles by Elder (1873-1881); and a few other letters and clippings.
In English, French, German, and Latin.
In English, French, German, and Latin.
Dates
- 1849-1891.
Creator
Language of Materials
In English , French , German and Latin .
Background
Established in 1837, the diocese had John Joseph Chanche as its first bishop, James Oliver Van De Velde, SJ, as its second, and William Henry Elder as its third.
Extent
1 linear inch.
- Catholic Church -- Diocese of Natchez (Miss.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholic Church -- Mississippi Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Natchez (Miss.)
- Chanche, John Joseph Mary Benedict, 1795-1852.
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Elder, William Henry, 1819-1904.
- Knights of the Legion of Honor.
- Letters. Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Letters. Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Secret societies. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Van de Velde, James Oliver, 1795-1855.
Creator
- Title
- Diocese of Natchez 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