James Alphonsus McMaster Papers
Collection
Identifier: MMA
Scope and Content
Correspondence with bishops, priests, prominent Catholics, and relatives, especially his son John; and drafts of a series of articles on prophecies.
Calendared
ms 67-528
Dates
- Creation: 1844-1886.
Creator
- McMaster, James Alphonsus, 1820-1886 (Person)
Language of Materials
English.
Background
Convert to Catholicism; owner and editor of the New York Freeman's Journal and Catholic Register beginning in 1846; opponent of Protestantism and the policies of Abraham Lincoln. The journal was banned from the mails by the Postmaster General (August 1861 - April 1862) and McMaster was briefly imprisoned.
Extent
3.5 linear feet.
Subject
- McMaster, John Bach, 1852-1932 (Person)
- Catholic Church -- Publishing (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- Bishops -- Correspondence (Organization)
- Title
- James Alphonsus McMaster 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