GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Tennessee: TN-7

Catholic Church. Diocese of Nashville. Archives and Records
Chancer's Office
2800 McGavock Pike
Nashville, TN 37214

Phone: 615-783-0766
Email: See website

 

Hours: See website

Access: See website

Copying facilities: Yes

 

History: The Diocese of Nashville was erected for all of Tennessee, 1837, from territory in the Diocese of Bardstown. Nashville lost territory for erecting other in-state dioceses, 1970-1988. It has served the following parishes with some Native American (e.g. Maya) parishioners:

1970s-present	St. Thomas Aquinas Church (Maya), Cookeville
1970s-present	St. William of Montevirgine Church (Maya), Shelbyville

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1970s-present

Volume: Few items possible

Description: 2 series with records.

 

/1 Parish files

Inclusive dates: 1970s-present

Volume: Few items possible

Description: Records (e.g. correspondence, clippings, notes, photographs) regarding Native American parishioners:

A. Cookeville, St. Thomas Aquinas Church

B. Shelbyville, St. William of Montevirgine Church

 

/2 Sacramental records: Contact the parishes.

 

/3 Diocesan newspaper/news

Inclusive dates: 1970s-present

Volume: Occasional articles (e.g. refugees)

Description: Print holdings of the monthlyTennessee Register. Catholic and diocesen news has been archived online, 2012-present.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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