GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Tennessee: TN-3
Catholic Church. Diocese of Memphis. Archives
The Catholic Center
5825 Shelby Oaks Drive
Memphis, TN 38134
Phone: 901-373-1218
Email: See website
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: The Diocese of Memphis was erected for western Tennessee from territory in the Diocese of Nashville, 1970. Memphis established an Office of Multicultural Ministry with a Native American subcommittee and has served the following parishes and a school with some Native American (e.g. Cherokee, Shawnee) parishioners:
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1970s-present |
Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Church, Memphis |
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1970s-present |
Holy Rosary Church, Memphis |
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1970s-present |
Nativity Church, Memphis/ Bartlett |
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1970s-present |
St. Michael Church, Memphis |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1970s-present
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: 3 series with records.
1/ Office of Multicultural Ministry
Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing
Volume: Few folders
Description: Records (e.g. correspondence, clippings, notes, photographs) regarding the subcommittee on Native American Ministry and the Kateri Circle of the River.
/2 Parish files
Inclusive dates: 1970s-present
Volume: Few items possible
Description: Records (e.g. correspondence, clippings, notes, photographs) regarding Native American parishioners:
A. Memphis, Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Church
B. Memphis, Holy Rosary Church
C. Memphis/ Bartlett, Nativity Church
D. Memphis, St. Michael Church
/3 Sacramental records: Contact the parishes.
/4 Diocesan newspaper
Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing
Volume: Occasional articles possible
Description: Print holdings of the weekly West Tennessee Catholic, which has been archived online, 2014-present.
Unless noted otherwise, the repository named above holds (or held) the records described and not the Marquette University Archives. However, Marquette’s holdings, e.g. Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records, include related records about these Native and Catholic groups and places.
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