Hesburgh Libraries

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Correspondence (1842-1885), poetry, sermons, and printed material including a copy of his book La Thebaïde en Amérique: ou Apologie de la vie Solitaire et Contemplative (1852).

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Correspondence, 1888-1916; class lectures; grade book, 1904-1920; diary, 1886; books by Kirsch; U.S. Geological Survey Chart of Minerals, 1903-1904; a pamphlet titled "History of Christ Church, Alexandria, Va., 1773-1930"; and photographs.

In English, French, German and Latin.

Scope and Content Correspondence concerning the distribution of Lourdes water, donations for the construction of Sacred Heart Church and the reconstruction of the Main Building of the University of Notre Dame after the fire that destroyed it in 1879; with letters from Father Edward Sorin, CSC, and American bishops regarding provincial matters, manuscripts of writings on the early history of religious in the Notre Dame area, notes on discipline and spiritual reading, records of the St. Vincent de Paul Society...

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Letters sent by Bishops Loras and Hennessy; manuscripts of lectures by Bishop Loras; drawings of saints for the Dubuque Cathedral; and a Denkschrift of Adam Handl, Richmond (Washington County), Iowa, 1861.

Scope and Content Chiefly correspondence files of Michael Bouchet acting in his capacity as vicar general (1871-1903), including many letters addressed to Bishop McCloskey, who referred them to Bouchet for action. Also receipts and accounts of purchases (1840-1919); legal records and property deeds (1798-1914); parish records and surveys (1879-1832); case files on clergy and religious of the diocese (1880-1904); records of marriage cases, annulments, and dispensations (1887-1907); and subject...

Scope and Content Chiefly papers of bishops Luis Penalver y Cardenas, 1793-1810; Louis Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg, 1815-1826; Joseph Rosati, CM, apostolic administrator, 1827-1829; Leo Raymond de Neckere, 1829-1833; Anthony Blanc, 1835-1860; Jean Marie Odin, 1861-1870; Napoleon J. Perché, 1870-1883; Francis X. Leray, 1883-1887; and Francis Janssens, 1888-1897. Other correspondents include the Capuchin bishop, Cyril Antonio Sieni, better known as Bishop Cyril of Barcelona, who was the first resident...

Scope and Content Letters (1895-1935) from John J. Ming, S.J., of St. Ignatius College in Cleveland, Joseph H. Meier of the Official Catholic Directory, Frederick P. Kenkel of the Catholic Central Verein, Joseph M. Schifferli of the (Buffalo) Echo, Peter Guilday of the American Catholic Historical Association, Simon Baldus of the Catholic Press Association, and others; correspondence between Preuss and F. Makert, SVD, of the Mission Press, Techny, Illinois (1905-1931); correspondence with and concerning...

Scope and Content Papers of Astrik L. Gabriel (ALG) dating 1929-2005. The bulk of the material falls between 1948 and 2000. This time span starts with his arrival in the United States and ends a few years prior to his death. There are very few documents from his earlier life because he was forced to flee his native country and left behind almost all his books and papers. All information pertaining to his life in Hungary comes from his correspondences with his colleagues and friends. The collection...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of the papers of the Beláustegui -Bustamante Family, centered in San Isidro, Argentina, covering four generations from Melchor Beláustegui Rodríguez to his great-granddaughter Isabel Giménez Bustamante. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence between family members and friends. Notable correspondents include Isabel Giménez Bustamante; her siblings, Rodolfo (Jr), Enrique, María Adela, and María Carlota; and her parents, Rodolfo Giménez Bustamante...

Abstract Album amicorum maintained by Josephine Byerley (1835-1896) of South Bend, Indiana. Josephine was one of the daughters of Samuel Byerley (1796-1870), an English businessman who became an important early settler of South Bend and is credited as University of Notre Dame founder Father Edward Sorin’s first benefactor. The entries in the album span 1852-1857, during which time Josephine attended St. Mary's Academy, and consist of at least 45 pages of holograph poetry, remembrances, and original...

Scope and Content Ledger containing records dating from 1773 to 1798 with a few notes added in 1846 and 1863; mostly financial accounts with a few notations concerning more personal matters; and related material, 1963-1975, including photostats of the ledger, drafts and the final copy of an English translation by Evan Hart and Elizabeth Hart Bennett, notes for the translation, periodicals containing articles dealing with the fur trade, and background information on Jean Baptiste Cadot. In French...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of programs for regular season games in the Canadian Football League and in its predecessor leagues the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union. The programs typically contain pictures, articles, and statistics about the players on the teams playing in the game. Most programs also include pictures and information about coaches, other team personnel, information about the host city, and advertisements. The programs tend to...

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Records pertaining to the United States and territories that became part of it; consisting of decisions and decrees of the Congregation, correspondence with interested parties (often bishops and priests in the United States), and papers consulted or generated in monthly and weekly meetings, in audiences with the pope, or in meetings of commissions.

ms 67-889

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Xerox copies of letters received from Benedict Joseph Flaget, Martin John Spalding, Isaac Thomas Hecker, Victor Gay, and Elias Lyman Magoon.

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Personal letters to his mother, 1821-1837, and to his sister, Lady Throckmorton, 1831 and 1837.

Scope and Content Primarily papers Bishop Joseph Rosati, including correspondence, much of it in the form of transcriptions and translations of letters, and his biography. Correspondents include bishops Benedict Joseph Flaget, Simon Brute, Anthony Blanc, Leo De Neckere, Joseph Patrick Lynch, John Odin, John Timon, and John Joseph Hughes, and the first Vincentian superior in the United States, Felix de Andreis. Also correspondence of Bishop William Louis Valentine Dubourg and of Saint Elizabeth...

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Obituary book of deceased brothers (1822-1878); last wills of many brothers (1843-1885); carbon copy of a compilation of notes on the brothers (1842-1945); register of brothers at Notre Dame (1842-1850); list of brothers associated with Notre Dame (1923-1948); correspondence and personal documents of various brothers.

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Documents from the archives of the Canadian Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross having to do with the general history of the Congregation, including foundations in Europe, America, and India, and associated congregations of brothers and sisters.

Scope and Content Papers of the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Father Basil Anthony Moreau; reports of Fathers Edward Sorin and William Corby to the superior general of the congregation concerning the affairs of the University of Notre Dame; material concerning the history and role of Holy Cross Brothers and Sisters at Notre Dame; minutes and deliberations of provincial meetings; weight receipts and minutes from the Notre Dame Farm Committee; reports on schools and missions operated by the...

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Correspondence of Holy Cross fathers Peter P. Cooney, William Corby, James M. Dillon, Gilbert Francais, Julius A. Freré, and Basil Anthony Moreau; last wills (1844- 1861), manuscripts of poems, sermons, and speeches, instructions from superiors, military service records, notebooks, and other papers of many Holy Cross priests at Notre Dame.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials forming a record of Cristina Peri Rossi's personal and professional career. Included are drafts of Peri Rossi's fiction and poetry, primarily unpublished; manuscripts and notebooks of Peri Rossi's writings; and clippings of her nonfiction wors from newspapers and magazines. There is also professional and personal correspondence, personal photographs, and academic works on Peri Rossi's writings, such as theses and dissertations. The collection also...

Scope and Content Note This collection focuses primarily on the early years of the Diocese of Marquette (then known as the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette) under Bishop Frederic Baraga and later Bishop Ignatius Mrak. Included are the correspondence and papers of Ignatius Mrak; transcripts of letters written by Ignatius Mrak and Frederic Baraga; catechisms composed by Ignatius Mrak, Francis X. Pierz, and Reverend Nicholas Louis Sifferath in Ottawa; a manuscript polyglot dictionary of French, German, and...

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Six letters received by Bishop John Chanche (1852-1853); three letters received by Bishop James O. Van de Velde (1855); three letters sent by Bishop William Henry Elder (1861-1864) and a document in Elder's hand, dating from the 1870s, characterizing the Society of the Knights of the Legion of Honor as a secret society; clippings of pastoral letters and articles by Elder (1873-1881); and a few other letters and clippings.

In English, French, German, and Latin.

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Testament of Bishop Augustus Mary Martin, 1 May 1872 (French); printed letter from Bishop Martin approving the Catholic Militant Union of the Cross; obituary clipping "The Late Rt. Rev. A.M. Martin, Bishop of Natchitoches"; Succession of Bishop Martin, deceased, Bishop Francis Xavier Leray, executor, December 1880; and a document written by Bishop Leray commending Rev. Celestine Mahé and releasing him for a five-month leave of absence in his native country, circa 1884 (Latin).

Scope and Content Correspondence; historical and religious writings; and research and reference files on Bishop Simon Bruté, Father Stephen T. Badin, Girolamo Savonarola, early missions in Mexican America, Indiana Catholic history, and the Benedictine order in the United States. Also Schmitt's collection of autograph letters, calling cards, and signatures of authors, British and American legislators, presidents of the United States, archbishops, and cardinals (1777-1893). The papers of Father...

Scope and Content Correspondence or copies of correspondence from Stephen T. Badin, Julian Benoit, and various American bishops regarding local and university legal and religious matters; letters to Vicar General Augustus Mary Martin at Terre Haute, Indiana, and Saint Theodore Guerin, Mother Superior of the Sisters of Providence at St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana; writings, meditations, instructions; a statement by Sorin on the relationship between the sisters at Notre Dame and those at St. Mary's College...

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Chiefly correspondence, but also clippings, notes, sermons, circulars, and photographs. Correspondents include James McMaster and Bishops Francis Chatard, Celestine de la Hailandière, Maurice de Saint-Palais, Napoléon Joseph Perché, and James Wood.

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Correspondence with James Cardinal Gibbons, bishops John Ireland, John J. Keane, Denis O'Connell, and John Lancaster Spalding, and others, much of it concerning Americanism; also notes, clippings, pamphlets, drafts, and photographs.

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Correspondence concerning the foundation of the Fathers of Mercy in the United States. Includes 34 transcribed and xeroxed letters written between Bach and Fathers Jean Baptiste Rauzan, SPM, and Jacques Le Vassuer, SPM, both of whom were at the Fathers of Mercy House in Paris. Also includes a xerox of a 1932 letter to Thomas McAvoy, CSC, concerning Bach.

In French.

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Letters from family, friends, and American bishops, most of them dating from the time when Chatard lived in Rome; concerning the North American College and its students and European travels of American friends; with requests from American bishops for assistance in dealing with Vatican officials, inquiries about political conditions in Rome, and requests for accomodations at the College for the First Vatican Council.