This series consists predominantly of Fr. Welch's near-daily journals (1888-1904) as well as materials related to his Golden Jubilee (1901); his and his father's wills (1866-1901); two carte de visite photographs (1863-1886); ecclesiastical permissions (1850-1896); and correspondence (1791, 1841-1901). Please note that journal (II), covering 8-18-1889 to 4-7-1891, is missing from this collection.
School notebook titled "de deo" (on God) written by Fr. Wiget between 1849 and 1850. Created while at Georgetown.
Other spiritual writings: "of penitence"; "of the perfection of God"; "de conscientia"; and "the world."
This series contains back issues of the Catholic magazine founded by Edward Rice Jubilee.
This series contains notebook manuscripts of poems by EJ.
This series contains material organized alphabetically according to subject.
This series contains material organized alphabetically according to subject.
This series contains correspondence and other material relating to and originating from the LaFarge family.
Letters predominantly from Mo. Drexel referring to the “industry among the girls in Jamaica” and the possibility of the Sisters of Mercy of Jamaica accepting a Black woman into their community who was a student at the St. Francis de Sales (Rock Castle) boarding school. Further includes discussion of a possible mission in Philadelphia for “the non-Catholic negroes” and an impending visit by Fr. Emerick.
This series contains correspondence with or about individuals with whom JLF associated. The series is arranged alphabetically by name.
Two carte de visite photographs of Fr. Welch, likely taken while stationed in Boston between 1863 and 1886.
Portrait photographs (including cartes de visite) and an engraving of Patrick Healy. Undated but from the period of Healy's presidency at Georgetown (circa 1870s-1880s).