Box 3
Contains 15 Results:
Correspondence, 1895 - 1896
Correspondence between Barnum and fellow Jesuits (e.g., Frs. William H. Judge and Pascal Tosi) as well as letters concerning him, with many discussing his work in Alaska. Also contains "The Great Alaska Donation," a humorous account of a 39¢ money order for the mission from Abbé François Xavier Brunet, and associated correspondence.
Correspondence, 1897
Correspondence between Barnum and fellow Jesuits as well as letters concerning him. Of note are letters sent by Barnum to Fr. J. Havens Richards, SJ, then-president of Georgetown University, re: his missioning in Alaska as well as correspondence re: the US Revenue Cutter "Bear" and Fr. Joseph M. Cataldo's visit at Akulurak.
Correspondence, 1899
Correspondence, 1900
Correspondence, predominantly from Ginn & Company, regarding the financing and publishing of Barnum's book on Central Alaskan Yup'ik eventually titled Grammatical Fundamentals of the Innuit Language.
Correspondence, 1898
Correspondence, predominantly from fellow Jesuits, including a letter (4-16-1898) from provincial Fr. Edward J. Pubrick recalling Barnum from Alaska and a letter (5-17-1898) from fellow missionary Fr. Joseph M. Treca concerning the death of Fr. Pascal Tosi in Juneau on 1-14-1898.
Correspondence, 1901 - 1902
Correspondence predominantly re: the publishing of Barnum's book on Central Alaskan Yup'ik titled Grammatical Fundamentals of the Innuit Language, including notes from recipients of complimentary copies.
Correspondence, 1903 - 1905
Correspondence regarding Barnum's book on Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Grammatical Fundamentals of the Innuit Language, and several letters regarding his work on Blackwell's Island (New York). Also includes correspondence from Fr. Julius Jette, another Alaskan missionary.
Correspondence, 1906
Correspondence, predominantly from fellow Jesuits, re: Barnum's leaving Blackwell's Island and his transfer to the Jamaica Mission. Also includes letters from Fr. Anthony M. Keyes in Akulurak (Alaska).
Correspondence, 1907
Correspondence from Barnum (1-28-1907) containing his account of the 1-14-1907 earthquake in Jamaica as well as material related to the subsequent appeals for help by the Catholic community (including Fr. John J. Collins, later Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica). Also includes letters re: Barnum's transfer to Keyser Island (4-14-1907; 12-22-1907).
Correspondence, 1908
Correspondence with Barnum, including letters concerning fundraising for a new chapel at Blackwell's Island where Barnum assisted Fr. Michael A. Noel (while stationed at Keyser Island). See box 4 folder 22 for more material on this effort.
Correspondence, 1909 - 1911
Correspondence with Barnum concerning fundraising for the Blackwell's Island chapel as well as letters re: his transfer from Keyser Island to Blackwell's Island (7-29-1910; 8-10-1910) and from Blackwell's Island back to Keyser Island (1-19-1911). Contains some correspondence with the chaplain at Blackwell's, Fr. Michael A. Noel, as well as Mo. Maria Catalina de Jesus of the Congregation of the Holy Family (Mexico).
Correspondence, 1912 - 1913
Includes correspondence from Mo. Maria Catalina de Jesus concerning her efforts to introduce her order of nuns (Congregation of the Holy Family) in the US as well as some regarding Barnum's work at Keyser Island.
Correspondence, 1914
Correspondence primarily from Mo. Maria Catalina de Jesus concerning her efforts to establish a house of her religious order (Congregation of the Holy Family) in the US, with particular focus on securing permission from Bishop of Mobile Edward Patrick Allen.
Correspondence, 1915
Includes correspondence from Mo. Maria Catalina de Jesus concerning her continuing efforts to establish her religious order (Congregation of the Holy Family) in the US; from Fr. Edward I. Devitt, updating Barnum on the Georgetown University archives while he was at Blackwell's Island; and from Fr. Julius Jette in Tanana (Alaska) giving updates on his missionary work (7-10-1915).
Correspondence, 1916 - 1917
Includes correspondence and a typed manuscript on the origin of Fr. Joseph Maria Cataldo's Nez Perce name "Kaushin" (8-12-1916); Barnum's efforts to patent a tabernacle; and Mo. Maria Catalina de Jesus' continuing efforts in Florida with her order (Congregation of the Holy Family).