Francis X. Pierz Papers
Scope and Content
Correspondence to, from, and mentioning Pierz, including four letters to Bishop Frederick Résé of Detroit (in German 1837-1839); 48 letters to Bishop Peter Lefevre of Detroit (in French and English) which include mission reports from Arbre Croche, Michigan, (1842-1852); summaries of letters from Bishop Lefevre to Pierz (1835-1853); and letters mentioning Pierz from records of the Diocese of Detroit (1840) and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati (1854) and from the papers of Richard Henry Clarke (1873).
In English, French and German.
Brought together for microfilming from various collections in the Archives of the University of Notre Dame.
Dates
- Creation: 1837-1873
Language of Materials
English.
Background
Catholic priest, missionary to the Indians of Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin in the middle 1800s.
Extent
1 reel microfilm.
Subject
- Résé, John Frederick, 1791-1871. (Person)
- Lefevre, Peter Paul, 1804-1869. (Person)
- Pierz, Francis, 1785-1880 (Person)
- Title
- Francis X. Pierz 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