William James Onahan Papers
Scope and Content
Correspondence, speeches, papers, programs, and newspaper clippings that pertain almost exclusively to the American Catholic Congress in Baltimore and the Columbian Catholic Congress in Chicago; microfilm of newspapers dealing with Catholic institutions of higher learning and Catholic popular history, the Columbian Catholic Congress, and a large Catholic parade in Baltimore in September of 1889.
Calendared
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1899.
Language of Materials
English.
Background
Chicago banker, civic leader and prominent Catholic layman. He was chosen to organize the Catholic Lay Congress in Baltimore in 1889 and proposed an international lay congress to be held in Chicago in conjunction with the Columbian World's Fair Exposition in 1893. He served as the organizing chairman of the Columbian Catholic Congress that met with the Parliament of Religions at the Fair.
Extent
4.75 linear feet. 1 reel of microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
University of Notre Dame Archives.
Processing Information
Microfilm duplicates the delicate portion of Onahan papers, which the archives filmed in order to preserve it.
Subject
- Catholic Congress of the United States (1st : 1889 : Baltimore). (Organization)
- World's Columbian Catholic Congress (1893) (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893) (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
- Onahan, William J. (William James), 1836-1919 (Person)
Topical
- Title
- William James Onahan Papers
- Subtitle
- Guide
- Author
- University of Notre Dame Archives
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository