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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 29598 Collections and/or Records:

(77) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin, 1887

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Identifier: MUIP 20.075-135
Abstract

Includes letters offering condolences on the death of Mother Angela; Luigi Gregori's prices for the painting to be done in the new Church; and a note on CSC recruiting practices (at 118).

Dates: 1887

(78) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin, 1888

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Identifier: MUIP 20.135-186
Abstract

Includes congratulations extended to Sorin on the occasion of his Silver Jubilee; further letters from Fr. Osouf in Japan; a letter from the French government conferring on Sorin the title of Officer of Public Instruction in honor of Sorin's academic accomplishments; and a running correspondence with US Customs officials regarding the importation of the Bernini Altar.

Dates: 1888

(79) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin, 1889

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Identifier: MUIP 20.186-end,21.000-029
Abstract

Includes letters to Sorin in Paris; threats of legal action against the University relating to the cases of a Mr. Riordan; and similar problems with Catholic author Anna Hanson Dorsey.

Dates: 1889

(80) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin, 1890

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Identifier: MUIP 21.029-068
Abstract

Includes a request for a dispensation from Fr. James Gleeson CSC, notification of the death of Mr. Alexis Coquillard, and letters of sympathy to Sorin during an illness.

Dates: 1890

(81) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin, 1891

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Identifier: MUIP 21.068-112
Abstract

Includes a letter offering an early alumni donation, an issue of THE INDO-BURMAN NEWS, a letter from the editor of THE HEBREW STANDARD complaining of persecution of Jews in Russia, and correspondence dealing with the Bishop of Denver's complaints that Notre Dame was draining students from Colorado colleges.

Dates: 1891

(82) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin, 1892

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Identifier: MUIP 21.112-133
Abstract

Includes the arrangements to obtain the Irish Brigade Flags for Notre Dame, a history in French of the CSC Sisters at Notre Dame, Sorin's petition to create a new Province of Sisters, and Sorin's 1878 will.

Dates: 1892

(83) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin, 1893

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Identifier: MUIP 21.133-157
Abstract

Includes congratulations to Sorin on his eightieth birthday, the appointment of Father Corby as Postmaster General to replace Sorin, and the death notice of Fr. Alexis Granger CSC.

Dates: 1893

(84) Miscellaneous, 1870-1890

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Identifier: MUIP 21.157-end
Abstract

Correspondence, sermons, and a register. Includes a seventeen-page diary called a portfolio, 1886-1888, featuring mentions of retreats and correspondence sent and received. Also includes sermons and "spiritual letters" written by Sorin which take up such topics as "Catholicity," "the curse of God," and "Mortification." Correspondence includes letters collected by the Catholic Archives of America and sent by Sorin to the CSC sisters and community.

Dates: 1870-1890