Hesburgh Libraries

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The Civil War letters, wartime manuscripts and postwar family papers of William Judson Howe (1838-1925) of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, who served in Company C of the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry from 1862 to 1865.

Scope and Content Homilies dating 2001-2006, compiled by Richard (Dick) Westley as Homilies of Faith: Sundays with Fr. Bill Kenneally in the Spoken and Written Word ; homilies dating from March to June of 2006, to supplement the ones in Homilies of Faith ; an issue of Dick Westley's newsletter, "In the Meantime," No. 13, having to do with Fr. Kenneally; and a CD-ROM containing Homilies of Faith in digital files, with...

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A manuscript journal and book of verse kept by a young Ohio evangelical named William King, from 1831 to 1842.

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Transcripts and tapes of oral history interviews conducted by Notre Dame students in Montell's classes, deeds of gift of the interviews to the University of Notre Dame Archives, and student papers based on the interviews; concerning the homeless in South Bend, Indiana, eating and drinking establishments in South Bend, and the rural Black community of Calvin Township, Cass County, Michigan.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of journalist William Pfaff. Pfaff’s professional materials include his writings from each stage of the writing process, such as research notes, drafts, proofs, and published materials. The collection also contains conference materials and speeches, financial records, and materials from Pfaff’s work at the Hudson Institute, a non-profit research center on public policy. Also included are Pfaff’s personal papers which consist of...

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A collection of documents relating to the commercial interests of William Pickering, a Salem, Massachusetts shipmaster and trader of the early eighteenth century.

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Scrapbook of clippings and invitations documenting the life, work, and family of William S. Moore; similar loose documents and clippings removed from the scrapbook; and letters of recommendation for Indiana State Highway Engineer (1917).

Scope and Content Primarily correspondence and reports (1884-1886) regarding the investigation Rosecrans conducted regarding the financial conduct of General Benjamin Butler while he was an officer of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; including correspondence with and about General Butler. Also a few Rosecrans letters to presidents of Notre Dame (1865, 1884-1885), a defense of his position on the slavery question (8 October 1864), and two letters (1890) concerning an assay he...

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The greater part of this collection consists of business and some personal correspondence of the American mercantile trader William S. Wetmore (1801-1862). Many of the 360-odd manuscript letters date from the 1820s, when Wetmore was establishing himself in trade on the west coast of South America

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Three diaries with daily entries for 1854, 1855, and 1859 kept by William Shepherd, a textile factory worker from Blackstone, Worcester County, Massachusetts. A fourth volume in the group is a sort of mourning notebook kept by Shepherd in the 1850s.

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Typescripts of the seven addresses Bishop Sheridan delivered at the Diocesan Priests' Retreat, Pre-Advent, 1970.

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Copies of the source material for Helen F. Smither's The William Tell Johnson Papers and a few other related letters; including letters and other documents by and about Johnson; official correspondence between his father, Waldo P. Johnson, and the Confederate War Department concerning the recruitment of Missouri troops in 1862-1863; and documents about the settlement of his estate.

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Correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, diaries, legal and financial papers, drafts and copies of articles, speeches and military orders, and explanatory notes; originals, photostats, microfilm, typewritten copies and handwritten copies; also books from the Sherman family library and photographs, including many by George Barnard taken during the Civil War.

Available on microfilm from the Archives of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556.

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Microfilm of William Tecumseh Sherman Papers from repositories other than the Archives of the University of Notre Dame; including Sherman's letters addressed to Major Henry Turner, 1854-1881, and to Maria Ewing Serman, 1851-1891; letters of Ellen Ewing Sherman Letters to Maria Ewing Sherman, 1862-1874; newspaper clippings, 1863-1948, bulk 1892; and William Tecumseh Sherman's Memoirs.

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William Tecumseh Sherman Papers from the Library of Congress.

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Books, pamphlets, leaflets, periodicals, cassettes, manuscripts of homilies, notes, and other manuscript material having to do with Hamilton's work as a permanent deacon, his training for the deaconate, prison reform and visitation, and his career at WNDU; personal files consisting chiefly of correspondence (1960-1965 and 1969-1981) relating to WNDU, with scrapbook material from 1955 on, alcoholism material from 1983, and an Irish Football Network booklet from 1954 (pre-WNDU).

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A group of 28 deeds of sale recording land purchases made by Ephraim Williams (1691-1761) and his son, Captain Elias Williams (1718-1798), of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. The transactions involved many different individuals, though 24 of the 28 parcels thus acquired were located in Wethersfield. The nine earliest deeds (1726-1758) cite Ephraim Williams as purchaser; all thereafter cite Elias Williams.

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Drafts of books, articles, lectures, speeches (1920-1975); notes for lectures and projects (1918-1975); correspondence (1938-1975); and printed material (1932-1960).

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Records of Notre Dame's WNDU television and radio stations, including films, videos, photographs, and digital data.

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A collection of women's college basketball team media guides from more than 200 individual colleges and universities. Most date from the 1990s and early 2000s.

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Records of Notre Dame's women's soccer team, including many videos of women's soccer games and related programs circa 1991-2002; also a few related photographs.

Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence written by Private First Class (Pfc.) David MacGillivray to his fiance, Eleanor Gamber, during World War II. Pfc. David MacGillivray was assigned to the 102nd Infantry Division and was initially stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The letters offer a first-hand account of the actions of the 102nd Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations during World War II with notable locations that include the Cherbourg Peninsula in France and the Rhine...

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Collection consists of ephemera materials relating to World War II in Eastern Europe.

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Documentation of Pope John Paul II's visit to Denver for World Youth Day in 1993, with records of the Ad Hoc Committee for the event, catechetical material, media guide, circulars, and related ephemera. Also issues of the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News with reports of World Youth Day and the Pope's 1993 visit.

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Letters from bishops, authors, and publishers of Catholic literature to Bishop John Lancaster Spalding, the president of the exhibit, and Brother Maurelian, the secretary and manager of the exhibit, primarily concerning the display of Catholic books and publications at the Exposition; a printed letter from Bishop Spalding reporting on the success of the exhibit; and a register of visitors to the Exhibit.

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Photographs from the Catholic Educational Exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893; with images of the exhibit space and of exhibits from Roman Catholic dioceses, religious orders, and educational institutions.

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A collection of publications (magazines, and books), authored by, or about Wu Jingxiong, Wu's personal notes, and materials related to his funeral.

Scope and Content Records of the English Province of the Xaverian Brothers, consisting of provincial correspondence (1915-1976), files documenting provincial and regional government, chapters and assemblies (1878-1983), formation and vocations (1952-1987), Xaverian institutions (1872-1995), and individual Xaverians (1848-1997); with fundamental documents and reports (1865-1989), Xaverian histories and biographies (1880-1992), financial records (1876-1975), records of the Board of Governors of Xaverian...

Scope and Content Correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial papers, personnel statistics, wills, constitutions, biographies, histories, agreements, bulletins, jubilee booklets, eulogies, newsletters, school newspapers, documentation of general and provincial chapters and convocations, and Xaverian publications; concerning the foundation of the congregation by Theodore James Ryken, its development, government, rule of life, apostolates, schools, and foreign missions, and the formation and spirituality of...

Scope and Content Office files of the American Province (1875-1960) and of the American Central Province (1960-1974), dossiers (1816-1977), basic documents (1869-1964), financial records (1818-1974), correspondence (1881-1974), and subject files (1896-1973). Correspondents include Martin John Spalding, James Cardinal Gibbons, and many other bishops. Office files of Xaverian institutions (1820-1974); personal papers of Xaverians (1871-1974); with manuscripts of Brother Aubert Downey's Ryken: Life...