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Richard H. Clarke Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: RCL

Scope and Content

Correspondence, 1864-1910, including letters from many bishops and correspondence with Eliza Allen Starr, John Gilmary Shea, Charles O'Conor, and James F. Edwards; clippings, 1880s-1910; research notes; manuscripts of his History of the Catholic Church in the United States; and biographical information on bishops.

Calendared

Dates

  • Creation: 1864-1910.

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Background

Lawyer, author, president of the New York Catholic Protectory, president and co-founder of the United States Catholic Historical Society, and an advocate of civil service reform, free trade, temperance, freedom of worship, and legal reform.

Extent

1 linear foot.

Title
Richard H. Clarke 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

Contact:
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