GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Minnesota: MN-5
Benedictines. St. John’s Abbey. Archives
2900 Abbey Plaza
P.O. Box 2015
Collegeville, MN 56321
Phone: 320-363-2911
Email: sjainfo@csbsju.edu
History: Founded by St. Benedict in 5th century Italy, the Benedictines self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “O.S.B.” and established St. John’s Abbey, 1856. Benedictines at St. John's administered the following Native American (Ojibwa) parishes in Minnesota:
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1878-1980 (transferred to Oblates of Mary Immaculate) |
St. Benedict Church, White Earth Reservation, White Earth |
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1883-1980s |
St. Mary Mission, Red Lake Reservation, Red Lake |
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1885-1896 (closed) |
St. John Industrial School, Collegeville |
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1893-1990s (transferred to Crookston Diocese) |
Holy Family Church, Fond du Lac Reservation, Cloquet |
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1895-ca. 1940 (no longer Native) |
St. Michael Church, White Earth Reservation, Mahnomen |
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1895-1971 |
St. Joseph Church, White Earth Reservation, Beaulieu |
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1896-1964 (closed) |
Sacred Heart Mission, Leech Lake Reservation, Onigum |
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1901-1908 (closed) |
Purest Heart of Mary Mission, near White Earth Reservation, Rosebud |
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1903-1980 (transferred to Oblates of Mary Immaculate) |
St. Theodore Church, near White Earth Reservation, Ponsford |
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1906-1980s (transferred to Crookston Diocese) |
St. Joseph Church, Leech Lake Reservation, Ball Club |
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1907-ca. 1950s (no longer Native) |
St. John Church, Grand Marais |
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1907-1980s (transferred to Duluth Diocese) |
Holy Rosary Mission, Grand Portage Reservation, Grand Portage |
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1908-1917 (no longer Native) |
Assumption Church, White Earth Reservation, Callaway |
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1910-1990s (transferred to Crookston Diocese) |
St. Ann Church, White Earth Reservation, Waubun |
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1911-1989s (transferred to Crookston Diocese) |
Most Holy Redeemer Mission, White Earth Reservation, Ogema |
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1912-1980s (closed) |
St. Patrick Mission, Fond du Lac Reservation, Brookston |
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1915-1966 (closed) |
Sacred Heart Mission, Leech Lake Reservation, Round Lake |
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1916-1971 |
Immaculate Conception Mission, White Earth Reservation, Bejou |
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1917-1923 |
Immaculate Conception Mission, Nett Lake Reservation, Nett Lake |
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1918-1980s (transferred to Oblates of Mary Immaculate) |
St. Anne Church, White Earth Reservation, Naytahwaush |
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1923-1980s (transferred to Duluth Diocese) |
St. Ann Mission, Leech Lake Reservation, Bena |
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1926-1952 (closed) |
St. Catherine Mission, Leech Lake Reservation, Cass Lake |
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1926-1952 (closed) |
St. Joseph Mission, Mission Corner |
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1928-1971 (closed) |
St. Agnes Mission, near Found du Lac Reservation, Island Lake |
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1933-1940 (closed) |
St. Francis Xavier Mission, Chippewa Village |
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1939-1974 (closed) |
Christ the King Mission, Red Lake Reservation, Redby |
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1942-1980s (transferred to Oblates of Mary Immaculate) |
St. Francis Cabrini Mission, White Earth Reservation, Big Elbow Lake |
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1947-1980s (transferred to Duluth Diocese) |
Ss. Mary and Joseph Mission, Fond du Lac Reservation, Sawyer |
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1948-1962 |
St. Catherine Mission, Leech Lake Reservation, Squaw Lake |
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1963-1980s (transferred to Crookston Diocese) |
Sacred Heart Mission, Leech Lake Reservation, Federal Dam |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1835-1980s, undated
Volume: Ca. 21.7 cubic feet, 6 reels of microfilm, 2 motion pictures, and 4 audiotape cassettes
Description: 6 series include Native Catholic records:
/1 "Abbots' Papers"
Inclusive dates: 1875-1967, undated
Volume: 1.3 cubic feet
Description: Mostly correspondence arranged by administration. Correspondence for 1856-1921 is transcribed, with the transcriptions arranged alphabetically by the correspondent’s surname. When surveyed in 1980-1981, the Abbots' papers since 1971 had not been transferred to the archives.
A. Abbot Alexius Edelbrock, O.S.B., 1875-1890, .2 cubic foot: incoming correspondence from:
1. Borgerding, Rev. Thomas, O.S.B., 1879, 1888-1890, 14 letter
2. Buh, Rev. Joseph Francis, 1886, 3 letters
3. Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, 1880-1881, 1883-1885, 1889, 8 letters
4. Drexel, Mother Katharine, S.B.S. [Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People], 1886, 1889, 3 letters
5. Ebner, Rev. Claude, O.S.B., 1879, 1883-1884, 1889, 5 letters
6. Foffa, Rev. John Chrysostom, O.S.B., 1878-1879, 1889, 18 letters
7. Hermanutz, Rev. Aloysius, O.S.B., 1878-1890, 101 letters
8. Lampe, Rev. Simon, O.S.B., 1889, 1 letter
9. Marty, Bishop Martin, O.S.B., 1875, 1878, 1880-1884, 1886-1888, 23 letters
10. Tomazin, Rev. Ignatius, 1875, 1883, 2 letters
B. Abbot Bernard Locnikar, O.S.B., 1891-1894, .1 cubic foot:
1. Borgerding, Rev. Thomas, O.S.B., 1891-1892, 4 letters
2. Drexel, Mother Katharine, S.B.S., 1892, 1 letter
3. Hermanutz, Rev. Aloysius, O.S.B., 1891-1892, 1894, 11 letters
4. Homar, Rev. Roman, O.S.B., 1894, 1 letter
5. Lampe, Rev. Simon, O.S.B., 1891, 1893, 3 letters
C. Abbot Peter Engel, O.S.B., 1894-1920, .2 cubic foot:
1. Borgerding, Rev. Thomas, O.S.B., 1895, 1897-1906, 1914, 1920, 30 letters
2. Hermanutz, Rev. Aloysius, O.S.B., 1894-1899, 1901, 1903-1908, 1910-1912, 1914, 1916-1918, 83 letters
3. Ketcham, Monsignor William, Director, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, 1900, 1902, 1907, 1915, 5 letters
4. Lampe, Rev. Simon, O.S.B., 1896-1897, 1899-1908, 1910-1912, 1914, 1916, 1918, 48 letters
5. Nelles, Rev. Felix, O.S.B., 1898-1899, 1902-1904, 1906-1909, 1911-1914, 1917, 21 letters
D. Abbot Alcuin Deutsch, O.S.B., 1907-1950, undated, .5 cubic foot: Records are divided into various subseries according to topic
1. "Correspondence with Monks," 1921-1950, .25 cubic foot: The sub-series contains outgoing and incoming correspondence arranged alphabetically by surname.
a. Fruth, Rev. Alban, O.S.B., 1940-1950, 1 folder
b. Goeb, Rev. Egbert, O.S.B., 1929-1950, 2 folders
c. Homar, Rev. Roman, O.S.B., 1927-1950, 2 folders
d. Hoppe, Rev. Leo, O.S.B., 1923-1948, 1 folder
e. Lampe, Rev. Simon, O.S.B., 1922-1940, 1 folder
f. Locnikar, Rev. Florian, O.S.B., 1923-1943, 1 folder
g. Nelles, Rev. Felix, O.S.B., 1921-1930, 1 folder
h. Parnell, Rev. Denis, O.S.B., 1922-1950, 2 folders
i. Stovik, Rev. Jordan, O.S.B., 1943-1950, 1 folder
j. Thelen, Rev. Valerian, O.S.B., 1925-1950, 2 folders
k. Watrin, Rev. Benno, O.S.B., 1922-1950, 2 folders
2. "Indian Missions," 1907-1950, undated, .1 cubic foot:
a. "Appeals-Collection Letters," 1949-1950, 1 folder
b. "Ball Club," 1939, 1 folder: correspondence and historical notes
c. "Cloquet," 1919-1949, 1 folder: correspondence and historical notes
d. "Grand Marais and Grand Portage," undated, 1 folder: historical notes
e. "Ponsford," 1929-1941, 1 folder: correspondence and historical notes
f. "Red Lake," 1907, 1915-1943, 1 folder of correspondence: major correspondents include Rev. Thomas Borgerding, O.S.B., Rev. Simon Lampe, O.S.B., Rev. Egbert Goeb, O.S.B., Bishop Timothy Corbett, Abbot Peter Engel, O.S.B. and Abbot Alcuin Deutsch, O.S.B.
3. "Dioceses," 1919-1950, .1 cubic foot:
a. Crookston Diocese, 1920-1950, 2 folders: correspondence with bishops, containing frequent references to Indian evangelization
b. Duluth Diocese, 1919-1951, 2 folders: correspondence with bishops, containing frequent references to Indian evangelization
4. "Convents," 1920-1950, 1 folder: correspondence with sisters at St. Benedict's Convent, St. Joseph, Minnesota, with frequent references to Native American evangelization and school administration
E. Abbot Baldwin Dworschak, O.S.B., 1951-1967, .3 cubic foot: Records are divided into topical sub-series.
1. "Correspondence with Monks," 1951-1955, .1 cubic foot: outgoing and incoming correspondence arranged alphabetically by forenames
a. Rev. Alban Fruth, O.S.B., 1955, 1 folder
b. Rev. Benno Watrin, O.S.B., 1951-1955, 1 folder
c. Rev. Denis Parnell, O.S.B., 1951-1955, 1 folder
d. Rev. Jordan Stovik, O.S.B., 1951-1955, 1 folder
e. Rev. Roman Homar, O.S.B., 1951-1952, 1 folder
f. Rev. Valerian Thelan, O.S.B., 1951-1954, 1 folder
2. "Dioceses," 1951-1967, .1 cubic foot:
a. Crookston Diocese, 1951-1967, 2 folders: correspondence with bishops, containing frequent references to Native American evangelization
b. Duluth Diocese, 1951-1967, 2 folders: correspondence with bishops, containing frequent references to Indian evangelization
3. "Convents," 1933-1967, 2 folders: correspondence with sisters of Benedictine Sisters Convent, St. Joseph, Minnesota, containing frequent references to Indian evangelization and school administration
/2 "Historical Records"
Inclusive dates: 1835-1981, undated
Volume: Approximately 4.6 cubic feet, 6 reels of microfilm, 2 motion pictures, and 4 audiocassettes
Description: This series is divided into various subseries, primarily by type of record or subject.
A. "Audio-Visual Collection," 1875-1981, undated, 6 reels of microfilm, 2 motion pictures, and 4 audiocassettes:
1. Microfilm, 1875-1901, 6 reels: selected records (copies) relating to Benedictine Indian missions from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Records, 1880-1881, the Minnesota Historical Society, 1875-1891, and the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records, 1880-1901
2. Motion pictures, undated, 2 films: "Hoppe, Leo, O.S.B., Red Lake"; and "Blackfeet [Siksika] Indians"
3. Audiotapes, 1979, 1981, 4 tapes:
a. "Beaulieu, Jane (Ojibwa), Red Lake," 1981, 2 tapes
b. "Watrin, Rev. Benno, O.S.B., Indian Missions," 1979, 1 tape
c. "Thelen, Rev. Constantine, O.S.B., White Earth," 1979, 1 tape
B. "Clippings," 1871-1920, approximately 30% of 10 cubic feet on Indian missions and schools: created by Rev. Francis Merschman and Rev. Alexius Hoffman; indices exist, primarily by names of monks and parishes
C. Diaries, 1922, 1934, 1939-1943, 3 volumes: created by Rev. Florian Locnikar, O.S.B., while at Red Lake, Minnesota
D. "Indian and Industrial School, Pupils Accounts," 1886-1896, 2 volumes: St. Benedict School, White Earth, Minnesota; entries for some years also provide student entry and departure dates, Indian tribe, weight, height, sex, age, and parents' names
E. "Photographs and Slides," 1890s-1960s, approximately 1,440 prints:
1. "Albums," 1900s-1920s, 1940s, 2 albums containing 70 prints:
a. "Dimpfl, Clement," 1900s-1920s, 60 prints: photographs and articles created by Rev. Dimpfl on Indians and missionaries of Minnesota and North and South Dakota
b. "Grand Portage," 1940s, 10 prints
2. "Photograph Collection of Individuals," primarily 1940s, several hundred prints: By Rev. Leo Hoppe, O.S.B.; many from the Red Lake Reservation
3. "Print Collection, Missions," 1890s-1960s, 995 prints:
a. "Cloquet," 1960s, 11 prints
b. "Grand Marias-Grand Portage," 1966, 6 prints
c. "Indians: Churches, Rectories, etc.," majority 1920s-1940s, 160 prints of Benedictine Indian missions in Minnesota
d. "Indian [Catholic Chippewa] Congresses," 1910-1930, 16 prints
e. "Indians: Groups, Individuals, etc.," majority 1890s-1940s, 150 prints
f. "Red Lake: Indians," 1900-1960s, 210 prints
g. "Red Lake: Monks and Nuns," 1950s-1960s, 35 prints
h. "Red Lake: Mission Buildings," 1940s-1960s, 18 prints
i. "Red Lake: School Activities," 1950s-1960s, 10 prints
j. "Red Lake: Miscellaneous," 1950s, 35 prints
k. "White Earth: Indians," 1920s-1960s, 140 prints
l. "White Earth: Father Hermanutz," undated, 14 prints
m. "White Earth – Buildings," majority 1900s-1920, 40 prints
n. "White Earth - Sisters," 1900s-1960s, 30 prints
o. "White Earth - Miscellaneous," 1940s-1960s, 120 prints
F. Sacramental records (copies), 1835-1900, .1 cubic foot: copied by Rev. Simon Lampe
1. Baptismal registers, St. Francis Xavier Church, Crow Wing, Minnesota, and Holy Family Church, Belle Prairie, Minnesota, 1852-1879
2. Baptisms, St. Joseph Mission, Beaulieu, Minnesota, 1899-1900
3. Baptisms and marriages, St. Francis Xavier Church, Superior, Wisconsin, 1856-1891
4. Baptisms and marriages, Holy Family Mission, Bayfield, Wisconsin, 1835-1884
5. Baptisms, Leech Lake Station, Minnesota, 1883-1889 G. Writings on Indian missionaries by Rev. Benno Watrin, O.S.B., undated, 54 pages:
a. Rev. Joseph Buh, 5 pages
b. Rev. Francis Pierz, 22 pages
c. Rev. Ignatius Tomazin, 27 pages
/3 "Indian Missions"
Inclusive dates: 1858-1981, undated
Volume: 9.4 cubic feet
Description:
A. Alphabetical name and subject files, 1869-1981, undated, 3.0 cubic feet: prominent files or types of records include: "Drawer 146A"
1. "Borgerding, O.S.B., Thomas, Reminiscences of Red Lake," 1947-1949, 2 folders: copies of interview of Sister Laurentia Parenteu, O.S.B., with Rev. Borgerding, O.S.B.
2. "Hermanutz, Aloysius, O.S.B., 'Leech Lake Indian Uprising'," 1898, 2 letters: from Rev. Hermanutz, O.S.B., to Abbot Peter Engel, O.S.B., regarding the Leech Lake Indian uprising of 1898
3. "Indian Bureau, Catholic Indian Missions," 1939-1940, 1945, 1952, 10 letters: between the Bureau, the abbots, and the superiors at the White Earth and Red Lake missions
4. "Chippewa, Minnesota," 1894-1956, 1 folder:
a. A transcript (2 pages) of an interview conducted in 1956 with John Morrison, a former student at St. John Industrial School, Collegeville, Minnesota
b. "Indian missions in the Diocese of Duluth," by Rev. Simon Lampe, O.S.B., ca. 1895, 10 pages
5. "History, Benno Watrin, O.S.B." 1934-1939, 3 folders: Rev. Watrin's historical notes on Red Lake, the Beaulieu and Mahnomen area, and the Benedictine Indian missions of northern Minnesota
6. "Mallessy, Brother Gonzaga de, O.S.B." 1874-1912, 5 folders:
a. Correspondence, 1874-1877, 1881-1882, 1884-1892, 1895, 1898-1900, 1904-1908, 104 letters: primarily to Brother Mallessy, O.S.B., from St. Benedict Mission, White Earth, Minnesota; major correspondents include Rev. Aloysius Hermanutz, O.S.B., Rev. Ignatius Tomazin, and the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions
b. Journal, ca.1910-1912, 15 pages on Indian missions, particularly from Belle Prairie, Minnesota
7. "Mission Reports," 1904-1929, 1 folder:
a. "Ball Club," 1927
b. "Beaulieu," 1905
c. "Cloquet," 1904, 1906-1909, 1912-1917, 1923-1924
d. "Naytahwaush," 1927
e. "Ponsford," 1912, 1923, 1929
f. "Red Lake," 1909, 1923, 1928-1929
g. "White Earth," 1909, 1911, 1923
8. "Nelles, O.S.B., Felix, 'Thirty Years on the Missions,'" 1930, 160 pages
9. "Steiner, O.S.B., Urban, ‘Cloquet Memoirs,'" 1964-1965, 11 pages, "Drawer 146B"
10. "Cloquet, Carlton County," 1900-1920s, 1 folder:
a. Census record created by Rev. Thomas Borgerding, O.S.B., 1920s
b. Photographs, 40 prints
11. "Red Lake, Benedictine Sisters," 1907, 1909, 1911-1914, 1 folder: letters from Sister Hyacinthe, O.S.B., to Abbot Peter Engel, O.S.B.
12. "Red Lake, Borgerding, O.S.B. Thomas," 1893-1956, 2 folders:
a. Correspondence, 1893, 1901-1902, 1906-1909, 1912-1914, 1923-1924, 1956, 34 letters: primarily correspondence from Rev. Borgerding, O.S.B. to Abbot Peter Engel, O.S.B.
b. "Catholic Missionary Activity Among the Red Lake Chippewas," 1949, 1 folder: By Rev. Thomas Borgerding, O.S.B., and Charles Vanderslius primarily from interviews with Rev. Borgerding, O.S.B. and Rev. Valerian Thelan, O.S.B.
13. "Red Lake, Drexel, Mother Katharine, S.B.S., 1899-1895, 1916, undated, 20 letters: primarily correspondence (copies) between Mother Katharine, Rev. Thomas Borgerding, O.S.B., and Abbot Bernard Locnikar, O.S.B.
14. "Red Lake, Hermanutz, O.S.B., Aloysius," Diary, 1883, 20 pages in German
15. "Red Lake, Manuscripts," 1890-1895, 1897-1900, 23 letters (some copies)
16. "Red Lake, Photographs," 1900-1960 (majority 1920s-1940s), 106 prints
17. "Red Lake, St. John's Correspondence," 1902, 1914-1917, 1920, 1923-1930, 1933-1934, 1938-1942, 1951-1952, 1954-1959, 112 letters: major correspondents include Rev. Thomas Borgerding, O.S.B., Rev. Simon Lampe, O.S.B., Rev. Alban Fruth, O.S.B. Abbot Peter Engel, O.S.B., Abbot Alcuin Deutsch, O.S.B., Abbot Baldwin Dworschak, O.S.B., and the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions
18. "St. Benedict Industrial School," 1876, 1884-1886, 31 items: correspondence, financial reports, and contracts
19. "St. John Industrial School," 1884-1887, 1892, 42 items: correspondence, financial reports, and contracts
20. "St. John Industrial School," 1886-1896, 17 photographs
21. "White Earth, Becker County," 1885, 30 pages: historical notes by Rev. Aloysius Hermanutz, O.S.B.
22. "White Earth, Abbatial Correspondence," 1881, 1883, 1889, 1911-1912, 1922, 1925-1927, 1930, 1933, 1937-1942, 55 letters: correspondence between the abbots, mission superiors, the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
23. "White Earth, Beaulieu Correspondence," 1869, 1873, 1875, 1878, 8 letters to/ from the Beaulieu (Ojibwa) family
24. "White Earth, Benedictine Sisters," 1879-1880, 1882-1884, 8 letters from Sisters Philomena, O.S.B. and Lioba, O.S.B. to Abbot Alexius Edelbrock, O.S.B.
25. "White Earth, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions," 1911-1912, 1915, 1917, 1919-1920, 1922, 1925-1926, 22 letters: primarily between Rev. Aloysius Hermanutz, O.S.B. and the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions
26. "White Earth, Mother Drexel, Katharine, S.B.S., 1888-1889, 1909, undated, 1 folder:
a. Correspondence, 1888-1889, 1909, 9 letters
b. Account of a visit by Saint Katharine Drexel to St. Benedict Mission by Rev. Benno Watrin, undated
27. "White Earth, Government Correspondence," 1883, 1908, 1910-1913, 1915, 1918-1922, 1924-1925, 1928, 34 letters: primarily between Rev. Aloysius Hermanutz, O.S.B., Mr. Beaulieu (Ojibwa), and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
28. "White Earth, Hermanutz, O.S.B., Aloysius," 1869-1927, 1 folder:
a. Correspondence, 1869, 1899, 1910-1913, 1915, 1920, 1923, 1925-1927, 19 letters
b. "History of White Earth mission," dictated by Rev. Hermanutz, O.S.B., summer of 1924, 25 pages
c. "Reminiscences about White Earth," by Rev. Alexius Hoffmann, 1926, 15 pages
29. "White Earth, History," 1887, undated, 1 folder: includes histories on missions at Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Ball Club, and White Earth by Rev. Benno Watrin, O.S.B., Rev. Aloysius Hermanutz, O.S.B., and others
30. "White Earth, Land Grants” 1878-1926, 1 folder:
a. Correspondence, 1878, 1907, 1910-1912, 1920, 8 letters
b. Notes on visits to White Earth and discussions with Rev. Aloysius Hermanutz, O.S.B., 1926, 10 pages: author unidentified
31. "White Earth, Photographs," 1880-1900, 80 prints
B. "Indians Missions: Parish Records, White Earth, Ogema, Ponsford, Beaulieu, Minnesota," 1878-1973, undated, 3.4 cubic feet:
1. "Ogema, Minnesota, Most Holy Redeemer Church," 1925-1972, .8 cubic foot:
a. Census for Onigum and Round Lake area, 1940s-1950s, 1 volume: includes names of parents and children with birth and marriage dates
b. Announcement book, 1940-1949, 1 volume
c. Financial records, 1925-1933, 1943-1948, 1950-1972, 8 volumes
2. "Ponsford, St. Theodore Church," 1920s-1972, .4 cubic foot
a. Census, 1920s, 1940s-1950s, 3 volumes: lists names of parents and children with marriage, birth, death and baptismal dates
b. Notifications of confirmations, 1956-1972, 1 folder
c. Minutes of Board of Trustees meetings, 1951-1972, 1 folder
d. Financial records, 1964-1972, 2 volumes
3. "White Earth, St. Benedict Mission and School," undated, 1.6 cubic feet:
a. Census records, 1890s, 1920s, 2 volumes: lists names of parents and children, birth and death dates, and whether sacraments were received
b. Enrollment books, 1878-1956, 2 volumes
c. Notebook with Ojibwa to English translations by Rev. Benno Watrin, undated
d. Announcements, 1925-1970, 9 volumes
e. Financial records, 1909-1960, 1963, 1968-1972, 10 volumes
4. "Beaulieu, St. Joseph Mission," 1933-1973, undated, .2 cubic foot
a. Correspondence, 1933-1934, 1966, 1973, 1 folder: major correspondents include Rev. Roman Homar, O.S.B. and the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions
b. Historical notes, undated
c. "Various Records," undated, .4 cubic foot:
d. Notebook with Ojibwa to English translations by Rev. Benno Watrin, O.S.B., undated
e. Items written in Ojibwa, undated
f. Historical notes, undated
C. "White Earth Reservation, Jude Koll, O.S.B., Records," 1886-1970s, .8 cubic foot:
1. Correspondence, 1886, 1888-1892, 1902, 1906-1910, 1914, 1921-1924, 1935 1970, .4 cubic foot: originals and copies; major correspondents include Rev. Valerian Thelan, O.S.B., Rev. Justin Leutmer, Rev. Aloysius Hermanutz, O.S.B., Mother Katharine Drexel, S.B.S., the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
2. "Brief History of St. Benedict Mission School," 1928-1929, 1938-1950," 18 pages: author unidentified
3. Transcript of interview of Rev. Aloysius Hermanutz, O.S.B., conducted by Rev. Cuthbert Goeb, O.S.B., 1924, 25 pages
4. Financial records, 1881-1889, 1896-1897, 1928-1950, 2 volumes
5. Photographs, 1940s, 15 prints
6. Clippings, 1950s, 1970s, 4 folders
7. Published histories and articles, 1900-1960, 1 folder
D. "Homar, O.S.B., Roman, Sermons in Chippewa," 1894, 1896-1897, undated, .15 cubic foot
E. "Borgeyding, O.S.B., Thomas," 1858-1938, .3 cubic foot:
1. Ojibwa catechisms, prayer, and hymn books, published 1858-1931, .2 cubic foot
2. Financial records, 1932-1938, .1 cubic foot
F. "Nelles, O.S.B., Felix, 'Thirty Years Among the Indians—Memoirs of an Indian Missionary and Historical Sketches of the Chippewas in Northern Minnesota,'" ca.1900, 170 pages
G. Verwyst, Rev. Chrysostom, O.F.M., 1913-1920, .8 cubic foot:
1. "English-Chippewa Dictionary," 1918-1920, 4 volumes
2. "Repertorium of Chippewa Words and Expressions," 1913-1916, 4 volumes
H. Announcements, Holy Rosary Mission, Grand Portage, Minnesota, 1935-1943, 1953-1963, 2 volumes
I. Photographs, 1900s-1970s, 850 prints: primarily from Red Lake but also other Benedictine Indian missions in Minnesota
J. Clippings, 1970s, .3 cubic foot: re: Red Lake Mission, School, and Reservation
/4 "Monks"
Inclusive dates: 1870s-1980s
Volume: Approximately 2 cubic feet, re: Indian missionaries
Description: Primarily biographical and personal records, such as biographies, chapter reports, chronologies, death cards, and photographs with contents and quantity of files varying widely. The series is divided into living and deceased monks and alphabetically there under.
/5 "Parishes"
Inclusive dates: 1880s-1980, undated
Volume: .4 cubic foot
Description: Primarily historical notes and published histories with some correspondence and census records.
A. "Parish files," 1912-1950s, undated, .1 cubic foot: Arranged alphabetically by parish location.
1. Beaulieu, Minnesota, St. Joseph Church, 1912-1950s, undated, 1 folder:
a. Correspondence, 1912-1913, 3 letters
b. History of St. Joseph by Rev. Simon Lampe, O.S.B., undated, 4 pages
c. Financial statements, 1939, 1944-1949
d. Photographs, 1950s, 50 prints
2. Grand Marais, St. John Church, undated, 1 folder: historical notes and clippings
3. Mahnomen, St. Michael Church, 1922-1946, undated, 1 folder:
a. Financial reports, 1922-1923, 1925-1932, 1936, 1938, 1945-1946
b. Photographs, undated, 20 prints
c. Historical notes, undated
B. "Parish Histories," 1900s-1980s, .1 cubic foot: Published histories for anniversaries of parishes; histories exist for Indian missions at Fort Totten, North Dakota and Ball Club, Cloquet, Grand Marias, Ponsford, Red Lake, and White Earth, Minnesota
C. "Parish Records," 1880s-1930s, .2 cubic foot:
1. "Elbow Lake and Island Lake Missions, Census," 1930s, 1 volume: Lists names of parents and children with birth, marriage, death, and baptismal dates
2. "Fond du Lac Reservation: Cloquet, Sawyer, Kettle River, Census," 1880s 1890s, 1 volume: created by Rev. Simon Lampe, O.S.B.; lists names of parents and children, and birth dates
3. "Naytahwaush, St. Anne Mission, Census," 1930s, 1 volume: Lists names of parents and children with birth, marriage, death, and baptismal dates
4. "Red Lake, St. Mary Mission, Announcement Book," 1923-1925, 100 pages
/6 "Personal Papers of Monks"
Inclusive dates: 1878-1950s, undated
Volume: 4 cubic feet Description: Arranged alphabetically by surname.
A. Borgerding, Rev. Thomas, O.S.B., 1883-1950s, 3 cubic feet:
1. Correspondence, 1890s, 1950s, 2 cubic feet: personal and official correspondence
2. Diary, journal, 1883-1885, 1888-1895, 2 volumes
3. Sacramental records, Red Lake, 1913-1919; Cloquet, 1932-1938; 2 volumes
4. Financial records, 1885-1888, 1890-1892, 1901-1903, 5 volumes
5. School record, grades, 1879-1886, 1 volume
B. Hermanutz, Rev. Aloysius, O.S.B., 1878-1929, .1 cubic foot:
1. Correspondence, 1878, 1880-1881, 1883, 1886, 1910, 1912, 1917-1929, 50 letters: personal and official correspondence
2. Financial record, daybook, 1878-1881, 1 volume: re: St. Benedict Mission, White Earth
C. Homar, Rev. Roman, O.S.B., 1928, 1935-1936, 1940, 1945, 1953, 10 letters
D. Hoppe, Rev. Leo, 1930s-1940s, approximately 1,000 prints: primarily of missions at Naytahwaush, Red Lake, Big Elbow Lake, Bejou, Island Lake, and White Earth
E. Lampe, Rev. Simon, O.S.B., 1894, 1922, 1931, 1933-1935, 1939, 8 letters
F. Locnikar, Rev. Florian, O.S.B., 1892, 1904, 1910, 1912-1913, 19151917, 1923-1925, 1930-1932, 29 letters
G. Parnell, Rev. Denis, O.S.B., 1935-1937, undated, 1 folder:
1. Financial record, daybook, 1935-1937, 1 volume: re: St. Joseph Church, Ball Club
2. Photographs, undated, 15 prints
H. Thelen, Rev. Valerian, O.S.B., ca. 1940s, 50 photographs: primarily from St. Benedict Mission, White Earth
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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