Josephite Fathers Records
Scope and Content
Records of the American Province, 1872-1904; copy and letter press books, 1872-1898, with letters sent by John R. Slattery, SSJ, Provinical (1878-1883), Rector of Saint Joseph's Seminary in Baltimore (1884-1893), and first Superior General of the American Josephite Community (1893-1904); correspondence of Alfred B. Leeson, SSJ, Provincial (1883-1893); Slattery correspondence (1884-1904); annual reports of Josephite institutions and societies sent to Slattery; records of Saint Joseph's Seminary and Epiphany School, 1884-1963, including novitiate journals, faculty minutes, student journals, and other records; announcement books of Saint Francis Xavier's Church in Baltimore, 1869-1882; directory of priests with their assignments, 1913-1956; private papers and journals of Slattery and Louis B. Pastorelli (Josephite Superior General 1918-1942); and minutes of Josephite Washington regional meetings, 1928- 1931; with transcriptions of the letter books, indexes, and a short history of the Josephite Fathers.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1964
Creator
- Josephite Fathers (Organization)
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Contractual restrictions may apply
Background
Officially called St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart, a community of priests founded in Mill Hill, England, 1866. In 1871, four Mill Hill Fathers came to the United States to work with freed slaves; in 1893 the American community separated from the English and the two flourished independently.
Extent
20 reels of microfilm
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Josephite Archives, Baltimore, Maryland
Subject
- Slattery, John R. (Person)
- Leeson, Alfred B. (Person)
- Pastorelli, Louis B. (Person)
- Title
- Josephite Fathers Records
- 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