John Dawson Gilmary Shea Papers
Fonds
Identifier: JSH
Scope and Content
Correspondence dealing mostly with Shea's writing and his financial difficulties; manuscripts of the first three volumes of his History of the Catholic Church in the United States; and a manuscript of his American Martyrology: lives of Catholic missionaries killed on the Indian missions in Canada and the United States from the earliest times.
Calendared
Dates
- Creation: 1857-1892.
Creator
Language of Materials
English.
Background
Catholic historian, co-founder of the United States Catholic Historical Society (1844).
Extent
2 linear feet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Apparently acquired by James Edwards. Edwards first asked for Shea's manuscripts on 10 February 1887.
Subject
- Catholic Church -- United States -- History (Organization)
- Title
- John Dawson Gilmary Shea Papers
- 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