Josephite Archives, Baltimore, 1841 - 1989
Series-level Scope and Content Note
(Folders 25 - 27) Contains information gathered by the Josephite Archives in Baltimore, Maryland. Includes a Master of Arts thesis by Richard H. Steins on the history of the St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart for Foreign Missions. Entitled, 'The Mission of the Josephites to the Negro in America, 1871-1893.' Also includes biographical data on numerous missionaries, such as Canon Peter L. Benoit, rector of the society's headquarters at Mill Hill, London; fathers Cornelius Dowling the society's first American provincial, and James Noonan, second provincial. In addition, information has been collected about the society by Father Peter Hogan, S.S.J., archivist of the Josephite Archives. All material is in typescript.
Dates
- 1841 - 1989
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General Note
Series No. in Collection: 3
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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