GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Pennsylvania: PA-12
Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Historical Research Center
100 East Wynnewood Road
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Phone: 610-667-2125
Email: pahrc89@gmail.com
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: After 1811-2019
Volume: 100 linear feet possible
Description: 3 collections with records.
/1 Herman Joseph Heuser (1851-1933) Papers, MC 1
Inclusive dates: 1811-1933, bulk 1890-1925
Volume: Less than 10% within 10.8 linear feet
Description: Notable correspondents and topics include St. Katharine Drexel and Native American Catholics.
/2 Drexel, Saint Katharine (1858-1955), S.B.S., Papers and Records of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People
History: Saint Katharine Drexel, S.B.S. (1858-1955) founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Philadelphia, 1891. The Sisters administered over 65 schools and institutions serving Native Americans, which included:
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1898-present |
St. Michael’s Indian School (Navajo), St. Michaels, Navajo Reservation, Arizona |
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1910-1998 (closed) |
St. Catherine School (e.g. Navajo, Zuni), Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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1942-1969 (closed) |
Immaculate Conception Day School (Osage), Pawhuska, Osage Reservation, Oklahoma |
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1978-present |
Desert House of Prayer (Navajo), St. Michaels, Arizona |
Inclusive dates: 1876-ca. 2017
Volume: 100 cubic feet possible
Description: Records (e.g. correspondence, reports, mission publications, photographs, ethnographic documents, clippings) received 2017.
/3 Shea, John Gilmary (1824-18, Papers MC 51
Inclusive dates: 1836-1891, undated
Volume: Less than 10% within 3 linear feet
Description: Notable correspondents include Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley and Rev. Pierre-Jean deSmet, S.J., regarding Catholic missions among Native Americans for his then future publication, History of the Catholic Missions among the Indian Tribes of the United States, 1529-1854.
/4 Chaput, Archbishop Charles J., O.F.M. Cap. [Capuchins]
Inclusive dates: 2011-2019
Volume: Unknown
Description: Archbishop Chaput (Potawatomi, 1944-) resigned, 2019. Upon the installation of his successor, ca. 2020, it is anticipated that his papers will be transferred to the archives and closed, ca. 70 years. In 2019, the Philadelphia Archdiocesan website contained the following public records by Archbishop Chaput: 32 conference addresses, 2014-2019; weekly columns, 2014-2019; and weekly homilies, 2014-2019. He also served on the board of directors of several organizations, included the Black and Indian Mission Office (Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, et.al.), Washington, D.C., and the Tekakwitha Conference, Alexandria, Louisiana.
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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