GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Missouri: MO-11
Jesuits. Jesuit Archives and Research Center
3920 West Pine Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 314-376-2440
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Access: No restrictions
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History: The Jesuit Archives and Research Center, St. Louis, Missouri, has consolidated the bulk of the archival holdings of the U.S. Jesuit provinces, 2018-present. However, the Georgetown University Special Collections, Washington, D.C., has retained the Maryland Province Archives and the Marquette University Special Collections and Archives has retained the bulk of the Jesuit Native ministry records from the Native American missions and schools in South Dakota and Wyoming.
St. Ignatius Loyola founded the Jesuits (Society of Jesus), 1534; it was suppressed, 1773, and restored, 1814. In the United States, Jesuits have evangelized Native Americans, 1625-1773, and 1814-present. Post-restoration Jesuits evangelized them through the following provinces, missions, parishes, and schools. For more information, see the guide entries for these parishes and corresponding dioceses.
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1814-1833 |
The U.S. Jesuit Mission visited Native tribes in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont |
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1833-1850 |
The Maryland Jesuit Province revived and administered St. Ann Church (Penobscot), Old Town, Maine |
| 1823-1863 (transferred to Missouri Jesuit Province) | The Missouri Mission of the Maryland Jesuit Province administered the Native missions in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri; see below: "History of the Missouri Mission of the Maryland Jesuit Province" |
| 1841-1854 (transferred to California Mission of Turin Jesuit Province, Italy) | The Rocky Mountain Mission of the Missouri Jesuit Province administered the Native missions (various) in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington; see below: "History of the Rocky Mountain Mission of the Missouri Province" |
| 1854-1909 (transferred to California Jesuit Province) | The California Mission of the Turin (Italy) Jesuit Province administered the Native missions (various) in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon; see below: “History of Jesuit Native missions in Alaska and the Northwest” |
| 1884-2016 (transferred to Diocese of Cheyenne) | The Buffalo Mission of the German Jesuit Province established and administered St. Stephens Mission (Arapaho, Shoshoni), Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, 1884-1907, which was succeeded by the California Mission of the Turin (Italy) Jesuit Province, 1907-1909, the California Jesuit Province, 1909-1912, the Missouri Jesuit Province, 1912-1954, and the Wisconsin Jesuit Province, 1954-2016 |
| 1884-1912 (transferred to Missouri Jesuit Province) | The Buffalo Mission of the German Jesuit Province established and administered St. Francis Mission (Brule Lakota), Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota; and Holy Rosary Mission - Red Cloud Indian School (Oglala Lakota), Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, which was succeeded by the California Mission of the Turin (Italy) Jesuit Province, 1907-1909, the California Jesuit Province, 1909-1912 |
| 1909-1932 (transferred to Oregon Jesuit Province) | The California Jesuit Province administered Native missions (various) in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington; see below: “History of Jesuit Native missions in Alaska and the Northwest” |
| 1912-1954 (transferred to Wisconsin Jesuit Province) | The Missouri Jesuit Province administered the Native missions in Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming noted above plus Mother Butler Center – St. Issac Jogues Church (Lakota), Rapid City, South Dakota, and Sioux Spiritual Center (Lakota), Plainview, South Dakota |
| 1928-1955 (transferred to Detroit Jesuit Province); 1955-1995 (transferred to Marquette Diocese) | First Chicago and then the Detroit Jesuit Province administered the Upper Peninsula Native missions (Ojibwa, Potawatomi), Michigan |
| 1932-2014 (transferred to Western Jesuit Province) | The Oregon Jesuit Province administered Native missions (various) in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington State; see below: “History of Jesuit Native missions in Alaska and the Northwest” |
| 1970s-2000s (transferred to Ogdensburg Diocese, New York) | The New York Jesuit Province administered a Mohawk Indian mission in New York-Quebec; see guide entry for St. Regis Mission (Hogansburg, New York/ St. Regis, Quebec) |
| 1990s-present | The New York Jesuit Province, 1990s-2014, and the Northeast Jesuit Province, 2014-present, have administered New York City (Manhattan) parishes with Native parishioners (various); see guide entries for St. Aloysius Church (New York, New York) and St. Charles Borromeo Church (New York, New York) |
| 2016-present | The Midwest Jesuit Province has administered the Native missions in South Dakota noted above |
Missouri Mission of the Maryland Province:
| 1836-1841 (closed) | Kickapoo Mission and School (Kickapoo), Kansas |
| 1838-1841 (closed) | St. Joseph Mission and School (Potawatomi), Council Bluffs, Iowa |
| 1838-1847 (closed) | Sugar Creek Mission and School (Potawatomi), Kansas |
| 1847-1849 (closed) | St. Francis Regis Mission (Miami), Missouri |
| 1847-1863 (transferred to Missouri Jesuit Province) | Osage Mission and School (Osage), Kansas |
| 1848-1863 (transferred to Missouri Jesuit Province) | St. Mary Mission and School (Potawatomi), St. Marys, Kansas |
| 1830s-1863 | Visitations among Iowa, Omaha, Pawnee, and Otoe Indians |
Rocky Mountain Mission of the Missouri Jesuit Province:
| 1840-1841 | Rev. Pierre J. de Smet, S.J., visited the Coeur d’Alene, Kalispel, Kootenai, Nez Perce, and Salish Indians of the Plateau region |
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1840-1850s |
Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J., and other Jesuits visited Arapaho, Brulé Lakota, Cree, Hunkpapa Lakota, Oglala Lakota, Ojibwa, Sans Arc Lakota, Siksika, and Yankton Dakota Indians in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Alberta, Canada |
| 1841-1850 (closed) | Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J., established and the Jesuits administered St. Mary Mission (Salish), Stevensville, Montana |
| 1843-1846, 1848-1854 (transferred to Turin Jesuit Province) | Rev. Nicholas Point, S.J., established and the Jesuits administered Sacred Heart Mission (Coeur d’Alene), Idaho |
| 1844-1854 (transferred to Turin Jesuit Province | Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J., established and the Jesuits administered St. Ignatius Mission (Kalispel), Pend Oreille River, Washington |
Jesuit Native missions in Alaska and the Northwest: The California Mission of the Turin (Italy) Jesuit Province, 1854-1909, and its successors—California Jesuit Province, 1909-1932, Oregon Jesuit Province, 1932-2016, and Western Jesuit Province, 2016-present, administered the following Native missions:
| 1865-present | St. Andrew Mission and St. Ann School (Cayuse, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Walla Walla), Pendleton, Umatilla Reservation, Oregon |
| 1872-present | St. Joseph/ Ahtanum Church (Yakama), Yakima, Washington |
| 1874-1965 (closed) | St. Joseph Mission (Nez Perce), Culdesac, Nez Perce Reservation, Idaho |
| 1877-1979 (transferred to Boise Diocese) | Sacred Heart Mission (Nez Perce), Lapwai, Nez Perce Reservation, Idaho |
| 1882-1958 (transferred to Yakima Diocese) | St. Mary Church (Yakama), White Swan, Yakama Reservation, Washington |
| 1884-1931 (closed) | Holy Family Mission (Siksika), Browning, Blackfeet Reservation, Montana |
| 1884-1970 (transferred to Capuchins) | St. Paul Mission (Atsina, Assiniboine, Métis), Hays, Fort Belknap Reservation, Montana |
| 1886-1966 (transferred to Capuchins) | St. Francis Xavier Mission (Crow), St. Xavier, Crow Reservation, Montana |
| 1887-1995 (transferred to Xaverians) | St. Aloysius Mission (Eskimo), Tanana, Alaska |
| 1887-1986 (transferred to Franciscans) | Our Lady of the Snows Church/ St. Peter Claver Mission, Nulato, Alaska |
| 1887-1995 (transferred to Xaverians) | St. Aloysius Mission (Eskimo), Tanana, Alaska |
| 1898-present | St. Joseph Mission (Eskimo), Tununak, Alaska |
| 1907-1970 (transferred to Vincentians) | Holy Name Church (Tlingit, Haida), Ketchikan, Alaska |
| 1921-1978 (transferred to St. Columbans Foreign Mission Society) | St. John Berchmans Mission (Koyukon), Galena, Alaska |
| 1900-1980 (transferred to Fairbanks Diocese) | St. Michael Mission (Eskimo), St. Michael, Alaska |
| 1905-1913 (transferred to Benedictines, St. Georgenberg-Fiecht Monastery, Austria) | St. Ursula/ Our Lady of Lourdes Mission (Atsina, Assiniboine, Sisseton, Wahpeton, Hunkpapa), Poplar, Fort Peck Reservation, Montana |
| 1912-1980 (transferred to St. Columbans Foreign Mission Society) | St. Peter in Chains Church (Koyukon), Ruby, Alaska |
| 1917-1966 (transferred to Fairbanks Diocese) | St. Theresa Mission (Tanana), Nenana, Alaska |
| 1910s-present | Church of Mary, the Mother of God (Eskimo), Marshall, Alaska |
| 1888-1990 (transferred to Sisters of St. Anne) | Holy Cross Church (Ingalik), Holy Cross, Alaska |
| 1908-1999 (transferred to Fairbanks Diocese) | St. Bernard Mission (Eskimo), Stebbins, Alaska |
| 1904-present | Church of the Little Flower (Siksika), Browning, Blackfeet Reservation, Montana |
| 1928-present | Little Flower of Jesus (Eskimo), Hooper Bay, Alaska |
| 1877-present | Sacred Heart Mission (Coeur d’Alene), DeSmet, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, Idaho |
| 1915-present | Sacred Heart Mission (Colville), Nespelem, Colville Reservation, Washington |
| 1892-present | St. Charles Mission (Crow), Pryor, Crow Reservation, Montana |
| 1929-present | St. Francis Xavier Church (Eskimo), Kotzebue, Alaska |
| 1904-present | St. Ignatius Church (Eskimo), Alakanuk, Alaska |
| 1844-present | St. Ignatius Mission (Kootenai, Salish), St. Ignatius, Flathead Reservation, Montana |
| 1901-1986 (transferred to Fairbanks Diocese) | St. Joseph Church (Eskimo), Nome, Alaska |
| 1925-present | St. Michael Mission (Colville), Inchelium, Colville Reservation, Washington |
| 1921-present | St. Lawrence Church (Eskimo), Mountain Village, Alaska |
| 1891-present | St. Peter Claver Mission (Siksika), Heart Butte, Crow Reservation, Montana |
| 1943-present | Immaculate Conception Church (Eskimo), Bethel, Alaska |
| 1943-present | Sacred Heart Mission (Eskimo), Emmonak, Alaska |
| 1945-present | St. Joseph Church (Colville), Omak, Colville Reservation, Washington |
| 1886-present | St. Mary Mission (Colville), Omak, Colville Reservation, Washington |
| 1949-present | St. Joseph Mission (Eskimo), Kotlik, Alaska |
| 1910-1970 (transferred to Redemptorists) | Sacred Heart Mission (Tanana, Eskimo), Seward, Alaska |
| 1901-1989 (transferred to Franciscans) | St Teresa Little Flower of Jesus Mission (Koyukon), Kaltag, Alaska |
| 1930-present | Blessed Sacrament Mission (Eskimo), Scammon Bay, Alaska |
| 1887-present | Our Lady of the Snows Church (Koyukon), Nulato, Alaska |
| 1894-present | St. Mary Mission/ Church of the Nativity (Eskimo, Ingalik), St. Mary, Alaska |
| 1905-1987 (closed) | St. Mary’s School (Eskimo, Ingalik), St. Mary, Alaska |
| 1952-present | Holy Family Church (Eskimo), Newtok, Alaska |
| 1935-present | Sacred Heart Mission (Eskimo), Chevak, Alaska |
| 1964-present | St. Peter the Fisherman Mission (Eskimo), Toksook Bay, Alaska |
| 1914-present | St. Charles Spinola Mission (Eskimo), Pilot Station, Alaska |
| 1972-present | Sacred Heart Church (Spokane), Wellpinit, Spokane Reservation, Washington |
| 1954-2004 (transferred to Marian Fathers) | St. Patrick Church (Eskimo), Barrow, Alaska |
| 1952-present | St. Catherine Church (Eskimo), Cheforniak, Alaska |
| 1931-present | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission (Eskimo), Nightmute, Alaska |
| 1988-present | St. Philip Benizi Mission (Spokan), Wellpinit/ Ford, Spokane Reservation, Washington |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans in the United States:
Inclusive dates: 1790-ongoing, undated
Volume: ca. 835 cubic feet
Description: Included in the records of 6 Jesuit provinces -- California, Detroit, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Oregon and Wisconsin -- plus the Woodstock Letters. For the Maryland Mission/ Province Archives -- see -- the guide entry for Georgetown University. Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
/1 California Province Archives
Inclusive dates: 1850s-2016
Volume: Ca. 20 cubic feet
Description:
A. “Province Correspondence,” 1863-1932; 5 volumes, “Lettere Edificanti Della Provincia Turinese, 1863-1932,” 5 volumes, each with index; correspondence between the provincial (Turinese Province, Turin, Italy) and mission superiors, re: Jesuit Native missions in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Alaska; in Italian.
B. “Province Reports Jesuit Generalate, ARSI California 1003-I1,” 1891-1931; less than 10% of .5 cubic foot, annual reports noting the principal activities and ministries of the houses within the province.
1. Consultation Minutes, 1891-1931; less than 10% of 2 volumes; re: dialogues between the provincial superior and board of consulters on problems of specific houses
2. Missione Della California, Torino Province, 1898; less than 10% of 29 pages, re: overview of activities, including Jesuit Indian missions of the Pacific Northwest
3. Folder 4 (less than 10% of folder): Phoenix, 1928-1929; re: Faculties granted by local bishop
C. “House Files, 323” 1959-1968, 1984, less than 5% of ca. .3 cubic foot, arranged alphabetically by Jesuit house; re: correspondence, clippings, parish and school reports, publications, photographs, and scrapbooks:
1. 323E: Gardnerville, Nevada, St. Gall’s Mission, 1959-1968, 1984; less than 5% of 1 folder
2. 323F: Brigham City, Utah, St. Henry’s Church, 1959-1968, 1984; less than 5% of 6 folders; re: Navajo Indian students of Intermountain Government School and Rev. Joseph Clark, S.J.
D. Photographs, 1910s-1940s, ca. .4 cubic foot, Albums arranged alphabetically by Jesuit house:
1. Bassett, Daniel, S.J. Slide Collection, 1910s-1920s, approximately .2 cubic foot; mostly black and white
a. Holy Rosary Mission (Oglala), Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, 1910s-1920s, approximately 160 slides; include [Nicholas] Black Elk, Catholic Sioux Congress of 1920, Jesuits, and Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
b. St. Francis Mission (Brulé), Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota, 1910s-1920s, approximately 6 slides: Includes Big Turkey, Bone Shirt, Hollow Horn Bear, and Short Bull
c. St. Ignatius Mission (Kootenai, Salish), Flathead Reservation, Montana, ca. 6 slides: includes Jesuits
2. Hubbard, [Rev.] Bernard R. (1888-1962), S.J., ca. 1920s-1930s, 261 lantern slides; mostly color, re:
a. Alaska panhandle, 252 slides, ca. 1930s, unidentified Native village (Tlingit?) and geography
b. United States Great Plains and Southwest, 9 slides, ca. 1920s, unidentified Natives
E. “Biographical Files and Personnel Papers,” 1910s-1960s, ca. 19 cubic feet; arranged alphabetically by surname and includes an unknown amount within approximately 53 cubic feet; re: personal papers by and/ or about the author or subject; notable authors/subjects pertaining to Native Americans:
1. Dunne, Peter Masten (1889-1957), S.J., ca. 1925-1957, possibly 25% of 5 cubic feet, re: Southwestern history research
2. Fox, Francis (1921-1989), S.J., ca. 1957-1989, ca. 5 cubic feet, re: Southwestern history research
3. Hubbard, [Rev.] Bernard R. S.J., 1930s-1962, ca. 3 cubic feet; re: correspondence, reports, and articles, ca. 1930s-1962; re: Natives and geography in Alaska
4. Polzer, [Rev.] Charles (1930-2003), S.J., ca. 1953-2003, possibly 25% of 40 cubic feet; unprocessed, re: Documentary Relations of the Southwest Project, which pertains in part to Natives in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas
/2 Detroit Province Archives
Inclusive dates: 1946-1995, undated
Volume: .3 cubic foot
Description: The Detroit Province Archives transferred its records to the Jesuit Archives, 1996.
A. Correspondence, 1946-1995, .15 cubic foot: major correspondents include the Jesuit Provincials, Rev. Paul M. Prudhomme, S.J., and Rev. Joseph Lawless, S.J.
B. Chronicles, 1949-1995, .1 cubic foot: annual reports with accounts of major events for the year
C. Histories, 1947-1951, 34 typed pages: written primarily by Fr. Prudhomme
D. Clippings and photographs, undated, 1 folder
/3 Missouri Province Archives
Inclusive dates: 1790-1979, undated
Volume: 12.3 cubic feet
Description: Also includes the records of Missouri and Rocky Mountain Missions.
A. Missouri Province Houses (mission, parish, etc.), 1790-1973, undated; 6.6 cubic feet arranged alphabetically by the location or by the name of the mission or parish.
1. "Florrisant, Missouri, St. Ferdinand's," 1790-1876, 6 volumes: sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials), which include some Indians
2. "Florissant, Missouri, St. Stanislaus," 1819-1820, 1822-1823, 1825-1830, 1832, 27 letters; correspondence regarding St. Regis Seminary; major correspondents include Rev. Charles F. Van Quickenborne, S.J., and Thomas L. McKenney
3. "Holy Rosary Mission, Pine Ridge, South Dakota," 1888-1946, undated, .2 cubic foot:
a. Correspondence, 1929-1930, 4 letters
b. "Historia Domus, Litterae Annuae," 1888-1906, 1911-1912, 1916, 1 folder: in Latin and English
c. Tom-Tom, 1938, 1942-1943, 1 folder: School publication
d. Photographs, 1914, 1918, 1930-1931, 1936-1938, 1941-1946, undated, 150 photo
4. "Indian Missions (General)," 1894-1940, 1 folder:
a. Correspondence, 1894, 1912-1913, 1916, 9 letters
b. Publications, 1908, 1937, 1940, 3 items: include Jesuit Missions Among the Sioux, 1940, by Rev. Louis Goll, S.J.; and Our Catholic Indian Missions, a paper delivered by Rev. William Ketcham, Director of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, 1908
5. "Kickapoo Mission," 1835-1837, 1938, 1 folder:
a. Correspondence, 1835-1836, 8 letters: major correspondents include Rev. Charles F. Van Quickenborne, S.J., and the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs
b. Journal of a trip to the Kickapoo Mission by Rev. Peter J. Verhaegen, S.J., 1837, 16 pages: in French; also includes a hand drawn map
c. History of the Kickapoo Mission and Parish. The First Catholic Church in Kansas by William W. Graves, 1938
6. "Osage Mission, Kansas," 1832-1910, undated, 2 cubic feet:
a. Correspondence, 1832, 1845-1849, 1852, 1855, 1857, 1867-1868, 1870-1872, 1875, 1883-1888, 1910, 55 letters: major correspondents include Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J., Rev. Paul M. Ponziglione, S.J., and William Medill, Commissioner of Indian Affairs
b. "Historia Domus, Litterae Annuae," 1854-1863, 1865-1867, 1869, 1871-1891, 2 folders: in Latin; most in Rev. Paul Ponziglione's hand
c. "Status Temporalis and Fructus Ministerii," 1861-1878, 1880-1892, 1 folder
d. "Writings of Rev. Ponziglione, S.J.," 1853-1897, undated, 1 cubic foot:
1. Osage Indian language records, 1853, 1856, 1862, 1885, undated, 25 items: includes a dictionary, catechisms, prayers, dialogues, and collections of Epistles and Gospels translated into Osage by Rev. Paul Ponziglione, S.J.
2. "Annals, Osage Mission, 1824-1889," undated, 3 volumes
3. "The Osages and Father John Schoenmakers, S.J., Interesting Memoirs Collected from Legends, Traditions, and Historical Documents," dedicated in 1897, 561 pages: contains 51 chapters plus appendix and covers the history of the Osage Indians, beginnings of evangelization among the Osages, 1820s-1830s, and the Mission among the Osages, 1846-1884; 2 sets of the record are in the Archives
4. "Journal of the Western Missions Established and Attended by the Fathers of the Society of Jesus Residing at the Osage Mission, Neosho County, Kansas, beginning from August 11, 1867," 1867-1896, 10 volumes: includes correspondence (some copies) and historical accounts
5. Notebook, 1880s-1890s, 1 volume: contains a necrology for Osage Mission, 1852-1887; a history of St. Stephen's Mission, Wyoming, 1884-1894; and an historical account of Jesuit missions, 1883
6. "Status Animarum of the Western Missions," 1870, 1 folder
7. "Notes on Indian Customs" and "Anecdotes," undated, 1 folder
8. "Record of the Sodality of the Immaculate Heart of Mary," 1865, 1867, undated, 3 volumes
e. School records, 1870-1892, 3 volumes:
1. Articles of incorporation and minutes of board meetings, St. Francis Institute for Indian Boys, 1871-1892, 1 volume
2. Student enrollment record, St. Francis Institute, 1887-1889, 1 volume
3. Constitution and minutes of meetings, Philalethic Society of St. Francis Institute, 1887-1891, 1 volume
f. Financial records, 1868-1892, .2 cubic foot:
1. Cash book, St. Francis Institute, 1882-1891, 1 volume
2. Ledgers, St. Francis Institute, 1870-1887, 2 volumes
3. Receipts and cancelled notes, 1868-1892, 1 folder
g. Deeds and other documents relating to land transactions, 1868-1891, 38 items
h. "Maps, Surveys, Plats," 1871, 1877, 1881, undated, 9 items
i. "Historical Accounts," 1870, 1872-1874, 1889, undated, 1 folder: includes a “Guide for Missionaries,” by Rev. Paul Ponziglione, S.J., 1874; and a record of missionary stations and churches among the Osage Indians from 1847-1870 by Rev. Paul Ponziglione, S.J.
7. "Rocky Mountain Missions," 1850-1941, undated, 2 folders:
a. Correspondence, 1850, 1865, 1870-1871, 1907, 1914, undated, 12 letters: major correspondent is Rev. Francis X. Kuppens, S.J.
b. Historical notes and publications, 1865, 1888, 1906, 1925, 1930, 1941, 1 folder
8. "St. Francis Mission, South Dakota," 1884-1949, undated, 3 folders:
a. Correspondence, 1912, 1 letter
b. "Historia Domus, Litterae Annuae," 1884-1896, 1898-1906, 1913-1916, 1942- 1945, 1 folder: in Latin
c. Sioux Chieftain, 1934-1936, 1949: School publication
d. Pamphlets and articles on Camp De Smet, 1920s-1930s, 1 folder
e. Photographs, 1896, 1912-1913, 1916-1917, 1920, 1923, 1926-1929, 19311934, 1936, 1945, undated, 102 photos
9. "St. Mary Mission, Kansas," 1832-1925, undated, 3.1 cubic feet:
a. Correspondence, 1852, 1857-1858, 1862, 1864, 1866, 1869-1870, undated, 23 letters: major correspondents include Rev. John Schultz, Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J., and Rev. John B. Druyts, S.J.
b. "Historia Domus, Litterae Annuae, Status Temporalis, and Fructus Ministerii," 1850, 1862-1871, 1877-1910, 1 folder: in Latin
c. Diaries and histories, 1838-1925, undated, 1 cubic foot:
1. Diary of Rev. Christian Hoecken, S.J., 1838, 1848-1850, 1 volume: translated and annotated by Rev. J.J. O'Meara
2. Diary of Rev. Maurice Gailland, S.J., 1850-1871, 1 volume: translated and annotated by Rev. J.J. O'Meara, S.J.
3. Diary, 1848-1849, 1877-1887, 1 volume: created by Rev. Maurice Gailland, S.J. and others
4. "House Diary," 1854-1862, 1 volume
5. "History of Immaculate Conception Church," by Rev. Christian Hoecken, S.J., 1838, 1 volume: translated and annotated by Rev. J.J. O'Meara, S.J.
6. "History of St. Mary's Mission among the Potawatomi," by Rev. Maurice Gailland, S.J., 1853, 69 pages: in Latin and English
7. "History of St. Mary's Mission among the Potawatomi, 1860-1865," undated, 12 pages: author unidentified; in Latin
8. "St. Mary's Potawatomi Mission at Sugar Creek and on the Kaw River, Kansas," by Rev. Francis X. Kuppens, S.J., ca. 1865, 27 pages
9. "St. Mary's Potawatomi Missions at Sugar Creek and at St. Marys on the Kansas River, Kansas," by Rev. Francis X. Kuppens, S.J., undated, 38 pages: in English
10. "Father Kuppen's sketch of Catholic religion in Kansas earliest days," undated, 33 pages
11. "The Jesuits in the Kaw Valley: An Account of the Missionary and Educational Work of the Jesuits of St. Marys, Kansas," by Rev. John F. O'Connor, 1925, 727 typed pages
d. Osage and Potawatomi Indian language records, 1844-1866, undated, 1 cubic foot: includes most prominently:
1."A Complete English-Potawatomi Dictionary," undated, 433 pages: by Rev. Maurice Gailland, S.J.; also includes the language notes and notebooks Rev. Gailland generated in creating the dictionary
2. "Grammar of the Potawatomi Language," by Rev. Maurice Gailland, S.J., undated, 2 volumes
3. Potawatomi prayer books, 1844, 1846, 1866, 3 volumes: created by Rev. Maurice Gailland and Rev. Christian Hoecken, S.J.
4. Potawatomi catechisms, 1847, 1848, undated, 3 volumes: by Rev. Christian Hoecken, S.J.
5. "Osage-English Dictionary," by Rev. John Schoenmakers, S.J., undated, 100 pages
e. Sacramental records, 1832-1887, .75 cubic foot:
1. "Rev. Charles F. Van Quickenborne's Register," 1832-1834, 1 volume: baptisms and marriages"Westport Register," 1839-1845, 1 volume: baptisms and marriages
2. "Kickapoo and Council Bluffs Register," 1835-1839, 39 pages: baptisms and marriages
3. Marriages, 1836-1882, 1 volume: various places, including St. Marys, Kansas; Montana; and the Dakotas
4. Sugar Creek and St. Mary Missions, 1838-1887, 9 volumes
f. School records, 1858-1894, 3 volumes: register of students
g. Deeds, 1862-1863, 1870, 1 folder
10. "St. Stephen Mission, Wyoming," 1885-1973, undated, .75 cubic foot:
a. Correspondence, 1885-1891, 1925, 1928, 1930-1973, .7 cubic foot: major correspondents include Rev. Paul M. Ponziglione, S.J., Rev. Francis X. Kuppens, S.J., Rev. A.J. Keel, S.J., Rev. George Pendergast, S.J., Rev. John P. Flannigan, S.J., Rev. Earl J. Kurth, S.J., Rev. Lewis B. O'Neil, S.J., Rev. Albert Zuercher, S.J., Rev. Joseph Zuercher, S.J., Provincial Rev. John P. Frieden, S.J., Provincial Rev. Peter Brooks, S.J., Provincial Rev. Linus Thro, S.J., and Provincial Rev. Gerald R. Sheahan, S.J.
b. Microfilm, [1886-1988], undated, 10 reels: by Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; see guide entry for Marquette University. Archives and Special Collections, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
c. Photographs, 1927, 1937-1938, 1940, 1942, undated, 57 prints
B. "Individual Jesuits," 1823-ca.1922, undated; .7 cubic foot; arranged alphabetically by surname.
1."Duerinck, J.B., S.J.," 1854, 1 letter: from St. Mary Mission, Kansas
2."Digmann, Florentine, S.J.," ca.1922, 400 pages: autobiography beginning with his birth in 1846 and “History of St. Francis Mission,” Rosebud Reservation
3. "Gailland, Maurice, S.J.," 1850-1851, 1858, 1863, 1870, 1872-1873, 9 letters: from St. Mary Mission, Kansas; 4 letters to Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J.
4. "Hoecken, Christian, S.J.," 1842, 1851, 2 letters
5. "Kuppens, F.X., S.J.," 1890, 6 letters: from St. Stephen Mission, Wyoming
6. "Ponziglione, Paul, S.J.," 1847-1900, undated, .5 cubic foot:
a. Correspondence, 1848-1851, 1854, 1857-1858, 1860, 1863, 1865, 1872, 1886, 1888, 1891-1892, 1894, 1 folder: from Osage Mission, Kansas, and St. Stephen Mission, Wyoming
b. Diary, 1892-1900, 1 notebook
c. Autobiography, 1870s, 2 notebooks: cover period from 1847-1877
d. Sermon notes and religious exercises, undated, 7 notebooks
e. Historical notes and biographical sketches, 1847-1860, 1871, 1896, undated, 2 folders: includes biographical sketches of Pere Jacques Marquette, S.J. and Rev. Charles F. Van Quickenborne, S.J. and Rev. Christian Hoecken, S.J.
7. "Schoenmakers, John, S.J.," 1865, 1 letter to Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J.
8. "Van Quickenborne, Charles, S.J.," 1823-1837, undated, 2 folders:
a. Correspondence, 1823-1824, 1831, 1836, 6 letters
b. Biographical sketches of Rev. Van Quickenborne, S.J. by Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J., undated, 14 pages and by Rev. Peter Verhaegen, S.J., 1837
9. "Verhaegen, Peter," 1837-1838, 1841, 1847, 1849, 1861, 1 folder of correspondence
10. "Verreydt, Felix, S.J.," Memoirs, undated, 300 pages: discusses the Kickapoo Mission, St. Joseph Mission, Council Bluffs, and the Sugar Creek Mission
C. "De Smetiana" [Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J., Collection], 1821-1923, undated; 5 cubic feet; all correspondence is indexed chronologically and alphabetically by author or recipient of the letter.
1. "Letters (loose) received by Father De Smet, S.J.," 1833-1873, .5 cubic foot.
2. "Bound volume of letters received chiefly by Rev. Pierre-Jean de Smet, S.J., marked on back Missionary Letters," 1841-1860, 276 pages
3. "Volume: of letters stamped on back 'Litterae Patentes and S.J.,' being chiefly official documents from civil and ecclesiastical authorities," 1833-1859, 100 pages
4. "Letters (loose) written by Father De Smet, S.J., arranged in folders according to date," 1834-1872, 1 folder
5. "Bound volumes of historical sketches, maps, pictures, and handwritten copies of letters," 1821-1872, 9 volumes
6. "Bound letterpress volumes containing copies of Father De Smet's (and of some others') letters," 1850-1873, 16 volumes
7. "Historical sketches by Father De Smet, S.J.," 1821-1854, 1868, 6 items
8. "Other unbound Mss. of Father De Smet, S.J.," 1832-1872, undated, 8 items
9. "Biographical data concerning Father De Smet, S.J.," 1872-1873, 1878, 1887, 1898, 1902, 1914, undated, 12 folders
10. "Pictures of Father De Smet, S.J.," 1840-1870, 1 folder
11. "Pictures of places and scenes associated with Father De Smet, S.J.; printed maps of his travels," 1850-1920, 1 folder
12. "Flat objects and pictures of things that belonged to or were in some way associated with Father De Smet, S.J.," 1860-1923, 1 cubic foot
/4 New York Province Archives
Inclusive dates: 1820s-2014
Volume: Unknown
Description: Holdings believed to include records pertaining to the following missions, parishes, and shrine with Native American parishioners or pertaining to Native Americans:
A. Kansas, Kickapoo Mission and School, correspondence, 1823-1840; several letters
B. Missouri, Florissant; correspondence, 19th century, several letters
C. New York, Auriesville, North American Martyrs Shrine, 1870s-2010s, unknown
D. New York, Hogansburg/ St. Regis, St. Regis Mission, 1940s-2000s, unknown
E. New York, New York City, Manhattan, St. Aloysius Church, 1990s-2010s, unknown
F. New York, New York City, Manhattan, St. Charles Borromeo Church, 1990s-2010s, unknown
/5 Oregon Province Archives
Inclusive dates: 1841-2016, undated
Volume: ca. 800 cubic feet and 125 reels of microfilm
Description:
A. “Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus: Alaska Mission Collection,” 1887-1955; ca. 275 cubic feet and 42 reels of microfilm; see published guide to the microfilm collection, 1980.
B. "Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus: Pacific Northwest Tribes Missions Collection,” 1853-1960; ca. 250 cubic feet and 34 reels of microfilm; see published guide to the microfilm collection, 1987.
C. "Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus Indian Language Collection: The Alaska Native Languages,” 1841-1977, undated; ca. 150 cubic feet and 28 reels of microfilm; see published guide to the microfilm collection, 1976.
D. "Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus Indian Language Collection: The Pacific Northwest Tribes,” 1841-1977, undated; ca. 125 cubic feet and 21 reels of microfilm; see published guide to the microfilm collection, 1976.
/6 Wisconsin Province Archives
Inclusive dates: ca. 1955-2014
Volume: ca. 2 cubic feet
Description: Holdings includes records on individual Jesuits who served in these missions and ministries among Native Americans:
A. Holy Rosary Mission/Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
B. St. Francis Mission, Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota;
C. St. Isaac Jogues Church and Mother Butler Center, Rapid City, South Dakota
D. St. Stephen’s Mission, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
E. Sioux Spiritual Center, Plainview, South Dakota
/7 General: Woodstock Letters
Inclusive dates: 1872-1969
Volume: Occasional letters about Native Americans and Jesuit missionaries among them within 99 volumes (items)
Description: Letters to/from Jesuits in the U.S. and Canada and elsewhere. Online.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.
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