Research material gathered by Norlene Kunkel (1931- ) for her dissertation, Bishop Bernard J. McQuaid and Catholic Education (University of Notre Dame, 1974); including a copy of her dissertation on McQuaid; copies of unpublished papers (conference papers, M.A. thesis); and photocopies of journal articles, newspaper articles, documents from other archives, and pamphlets.

The photocopies of documents from other archives include nineteenth-century newspaper articles, pamphlets, and a few letters. The collection also includes a copy of a play by Kunkel, Warrior of Faith, concering the life of James McMaster.