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U.S. Catholic Special Collection, Roesch Library University of Dayton 300 College Park Dayton, Ohio, 45469-1360 937-229-1347 [email protected] Guide to the John Gilmary Shea papers, 1683-1890, bulk 1853-1890 CSC.014
Table of Contents
Summary Information ...... 3 Biography of John Gilmary Shea...... 4 Scope and Contents...... 4 Statement of Arrangement...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 5 Related Materials ...... 5 Search Terms...... 5 Collection Inventory...... 7
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Summary Information
Repository U.S. Catholic Special Collection, Roesch Library
Creator - Creator Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892
Title John Gilmary Shea papers
Date [bulk] Bulk, 1853-1890
Date [inclusive] 1683-1890
Extent 0.05 Linear feet (2 folders in Small Collections Box 3)
Location: U.S. Catholic Special Collections, 302 Roesch Library, University of Dayton
Language English
Abstract: Primary source material and notes by Catholic historian John Gilmary Shea, as well as correspondence concerning his work on American Catholic history.
Preferred Citation [Item title], John Gilmary Shea papers, 1683-1890, bulk 1853-1890. U.S. Catholic Special Collections, University of Dayton Libraries, Dayton, Ohio.
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Biography of John Gilmary Shea
John Dawson Gilmary Shea was born in 1824 in New York City. He attended law school before joining the Society of Jesus in 1848. He then studied at St. John's College (Fordham, NY) and St. Mary's College (Montreal, Canada). Shea left the order in 1852 to pursue a career as a historian. He married Sophie Savage in 1854. During his lifetime, Shea wrote or edited over 250 titles. His most popular works included Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley (1852), History of the Catholic Missions among the Native American Tribes of the U.S., 1529-1854 (1854), and the four-volume History of the Catholic Church in the U.S. (1886-1892). Shea's articles on Catholic history appeared in U.S. Catholic Magazine, the Catholic World, and the American Catholic Quarterly Review, among others. He was one of the founders of the U.S. Catholic Historical Society, and the first editor of the United States Catholic Historical Magazine. He received honorary degrees from Fordham University and Georgetown University, and was the first recipient of Notre Dame's Laetare Medal in 1883. Shea died in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1892.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers related to John Gilmary Shea's work as a historian. It includes correspondence with other historians, advertisements from a rare book dealer, and research notes. It also contains primary source documents used by Shea, including a transcription of a letter from Archbishop John Carroll of Baltimore to Father Gabriel Richard and the title page of a 1683 French monograph on the Louisiana territory.
Statement of Arrangement
The original order that this collection was received in has been retained.
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Administrative Information
Publication Information U.S. Catholic Special Collection, Roesch Library, 2011-02-22
Restrictions on Access This collection is open and available to the public for research in the U.S. Catholic Special Collections reading room. The materials are non-circulating.
Copyright Notice The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.
Related Materials
Related Material The bulk of John Gilmary Shea's papers are held at the Georgetown University Library.
Search Terms
Personal Name(s)
• Carroll, John, 1735-1815 • Devron, Gustave • Gilliam, E. W., (Edward Winslow), 1834-1925
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• Hartranft, Rufus Clinton • White, Charles, 1795-1861
Subject(s)
• Catholic Church--United States--Historiography • Historians--United States--19th century
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Collection Inventory
Folder 1 Correspondence, notes, and primary source materials, 1683-1887 2 Newspaper clippings, 1890
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