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Francis Silas Chatard Letters received

 Fonds
Identifier: FSC

Scope and Content

Letters from family, friends, and American bishops, most of them dating from the time when Chatard lived in Rome; concerning the North American College and its students and European travels of American friends; with requests from American bishops for assistance in dealing with Vatican officials, inquiries about political conditions in Rome, and requests for accomodations at the College for the First Vatican Council.

Dates

  • 1855-1912 (bulk 1855-1875).

Creator

Language of Materials

In English , French , Latin and Italian .

Background

Vice-rector (1863-1868) and rector (1868-1878) of the North American College, Rome, before his appointment as Bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, in 1878.

Extent

8 reels of microfilm.