Inventory of the Papers of Fr. James M. Keane, O.S.M. in the Servite Provincial Archives
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INVENTORY OF THE PAPERS OF FR. JAMES M. KEANE, O.S.M. IN THE SERVITE PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES PART I. Inventory of Material Relating to Fr. James M. Keane, O.S.M. (1901-1975) PART II; The Papers of Fr. James M. Keane, O.S.M. PART II PART III. Bibliography of the published works of Fr. James M. Keane, O.S..M. 1901-1975, and List of Newspaper Clippings Relating to Fr. Keane Prepared by Fr. Conrad M. Borntrager, O.S.M. Chicago Servite Prpvincial Archives 2017 GENERAL PRESENTATION Over the years the Servite Provincial Archives (formerly known as the Morini Memorial Collection) has gathered together a significant amount of material to document not only Fr. James Keane’s many activities but also Marian devotion in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Fr. Keane was the founder of the Novena in honor of Our Sorrowful Mother (1937),and editor of Novena Notes (1937-1941) editor of The Southern Cross, the diocesan newapaper in San Diego, California (1942-1944), the founder of the Servite Order in Ireland (1947) and Australia (1953), editor of Queen of the Missions (1954-1955_ with its continuation as The Age of Mary (1955-1958). In the 1950s he was active with the Ambassadors of Mary and the Immaculate Heart Center in Chicago. He was especially noted for his weekly television program from 1954 to 1956. “Behold Thy Mother,” the only television program devoted entirely to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Because of his importance all the materials related to Fr. Keane found in the Servite Provincial Archives in Chicago are grouped together here in one publication. PART I, was formed shorted after his death in 1975; PART II. consists of material preserved originally by the Ambassadors of Mary and donated to the Provincial Archives in 2013, and PART III. which is a bibliography of his printed works and a list of newspaper clippings found in the Provincial Archives which related to him. Not included here are the two folders in the personnel section of the Archives of the Eastern American Province. These files, of course, are confidential and are available for consultation with the authorization of the Prior Provincial. Since each part was prepared separately at different times, they are presented here as separate documents with their own pagination. Fr . Conrad M. Borntrager, O.S.M. September 2017 FR. JAMES M. KEANE, O.S.M. IN THE SERVITE PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES PART I. Inventory of Material Relating to Fr. James M. Keane, O.S.M. (1901-1975) Prepared by Sr. M. Veronica Davison, O.S.M. and Fr, Conrad M. Borntrager, O.S.M. Chicago The Morini Memorial Collection 1980 INVENTORY OF MATERIAL RELATING TO FR. JAMES M. KEANE, O.S.M. INTRODUCTION Fr. James M. Keane, O.S.M., was noted as the founder of the Perpetual Novena in Honor of Our Sorrowful Mother, as the founder of the first houses of the Servite Order in Ireland and Australia, and as a preacher on Our Lady on radio and television. Shortly after his death on September 19, 1975, an attempt was made to gather as much material as possible about Fr. Keane into the Morini Memorial Collection (now known as the Servite Provincial Archives). Additional items have since been added to the Keane collection through the donation of materials gathered by Fr. John Huels, 0.S.M., in preparation for his biography of Fr. Keane, Father Keane, Servant of Mary. (Berwyn, Servite Press, 1979). At the present time the Keane collection consists of four major divisions: I. Personal papers II. Material gathered by Fr. John Huels III. Material given by friends of Fr. Keane IV. Photographs, microfilm, and a record I. PERSONAL PAPERS After Fr. Keane's death, Fr. Thomas Heskin, chaplain of the Servite Sisters at Ladysmith, Wisconsin, gathered together 29 books and notebooks, and some other material which was later placed in f ile folders. These materials were brought from Ladysmith by Fr. Paul Gins, O.S.M. in November 1975 and placed in the Morini Memorial Collection. A. Notebooks of sermons and other material: The titles of the notebooks are given as they appear on the spines of the notebooks. Where there was no title on the spine a title was given, based on the contents of the volume. These are found in parentheses. Large size notebooks (8 ½" x 11") 1. AES, Rome, Broadcast: Mariological Notes 2. Mystical Body; Kingship of Christ; Precious Blood; Priesthood; Queenship of Mary 3. Non-Marian Varia 4. Non-Marian Varia: St. Ann 5. Retreat for nuns; Women's Retreat; Sacred Heart Retreat; Immaculate Conception Novena; Immaculate Heart of Mary Novena; Priests' Retreat 6. Miscellaneous sermons 1 7. Novena broadcasts 8. Sermons (mainly Novena broadcasts) 9. (TV series "Behold Thy Mother") 10. Work book: articles to be written Small size notebooks: 11. Brooklyn; Omaha; Nativity-Joliet; Visitation-Chicago; Cathedral-Joliet; Lemay (St. Louis,Mo.); St. Peter Canisius-Chicago; Star of the Sea-Chicago; Queen of the Universe-Chicago; Radio WGES; (Varia) 12. BVM Cultus 13. (Course of instruction on Marian devotion) 14. De Montfort: 3 stages of interior life 15. Holy Eucharist; Sacred Heart; Immaculate Heart; St. Joseph; Scapular; Feasts; Apostolate; Our Times; Private Revelations; Satan 16. Holy Will of God; Berthe Petit; Sister Consolata; Mary Martha Chambon; Isaias; Mother Marie Sainte-Cecile de Rome, R.J.M. 17. Holy Hours 18. Men's Retreat; Humility; Charity; Prayer; Penance; Indifference 19. Retreat for Priests 20. Tre Ore * Via Crucis 21. True Devotion Workbook 22. Week with Our Lady - Oct. 1959, St. Priscilla Church, Chicago 23. (Small looseleaf collection of prayers for personal use) 24-27. (Four looseleaf notebooks of addresses) 28. Collectio Rituum (no indication that this was Fr. Keane's) 29. Sick Call Ritual with stole in leather case (no indication that this was Fr. Keane's) B. File Folders 1. Correspondence: Fr. Thomas Heskin, 0.S.M., 1966 2. Correspondence: Our Lady of Sorrows Province, 1965-1966 3. Correspondence and bank statements: The Pioneer National Bank, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, 1969-1970 4. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969 5. Chronology, 1960-1966 6. Faculties: 1947-1961 7. Official civil documents, 1965-1969 8. Benburb Chapel Fund: Correspondence, 1962-1966 9. Benburb Chapel Fund: Checkbook, Northern Trust Co. 10. Ordination documents: Tonsure - Nov. 4, 1924; Porter and Lector - Dec. 1, 1924; Exorcist and Acolyte - Dec. 22, 1924; Subdiaconate - Dec. 21, 1925; Diaconate - Mar. 22, 1926; Priesthood - Aug. 9, 1926 2 II. MATERIALS GATHERED BY FR. JOHN HUELS Fr. John Huels, O.S.M., gathered much material for his biography of Fr. Keane: correspondence, clippings, sermons, photographs, and also tapes of interviews with people who had worked closely with Fr. Keane. These form the second part of the Keane material. A. Material in file folders 1. Australia: Correspondence from and concerning Australia, 1951-1953 2. Lorna Brennan: Correspondence, 1952-1956 3. Dorothea Costello: Correspondence, 1941-1964 4. Dorothea Costello: Ambassadors of Mary (miscellaneous material),1941-1966 5. Dorothea Costello: Clippings about Fr. Keane, 1944-1957 6. Theresa and Loretta Degnan: Correspondence, 1919-1943 7. Theresa and Loretta Degnan: Correspondence, 1943-1968 8. Theresa and Loretta Degnan: Miscellaneous material (ordination announcement, greeting cards, programs, sermons, etc.), 1926-1969 9. Walter & Patricia Hackett: Correspondence, 1941-1968 10. Mary Keating: Correspondence, 1943-1962 11. Mildred Malatesta: Correspondence, 1946-1947 12. Vivian Palkoner: Correspondence, 1957-1967 13. Betty Sannito: Correspondence, 1956-1975 14. Joseph Schlubeck: Correspondence, 1960, 1967 15. William and Ruth Sheehan: Correspondence, 1941-1951 16. Fr. Amadeus Wickers, O.S.M.: Correspondence, 1966 17. Documents: family and personal, 1900-1934 18, Embassy News, 1957-1964 19. Embassy News, 1964-1967 20. Interview notes and transcripts, by John Huels, 1977-1978 21. Sermons and an article by Fr. Keane, 1937,1939,1955,1956 22. Written recollections about Fr. Keane, 1977-1978 B. Cassette Tapes: (detailed summary and information on contents of each tape is found in the Morini Memorial Collection) Tape A, side 1 interview with Fr. Frank Calkins, OSM, Jan.1, 1977 side 2 continuation of interview with Fr. Frank Calkins Tape B, side 1 interview with Fr. Peter Rookey, OSM, June 13, 1977 side 2 continuation of interview with Fr. Peter Rookey Tape C, side 1 interview with Fr. Stephen Gibbons, OSM, June 13, 1977 3 side 2 interview with Fr. Gerard Calkins, 0.SM, June 16, 1977 Tape D, side 1 interview with Fr. Patrick McNamara, OSM, June 15, 1977 side 2 interview with Fr. Damian Kobus, OSM, June 14, 1977 Tape E, side 1 interview with Fr. Neal Flanagan, OSM, June 17, 1977 side 2 interview with Joanna Ohnisty (formerly Sr. Benedicta, OSM) Tape F, side 1 interview with Betty Sannito, June 27, 1977 side 2 interview with Dorothea Costello, June 28,197 Tape G, side 1 interview with Tess and Loretta Degnan, June 30, 1977 side 2, continuation of interview with Tess and Loretta Degnan Tape H, side 1 continuation of interview with Tess and Loretta Degnan side 2 continuation of interview with Tess and Loretta Degnan Tape I, side 1 interview with Fr. Lawrence Calkins, OSM, July 1, 1977 side 2 interview with Fr. Joseph Srill, OSM, July 7, 1977 Tape J, side 1 interview with Mary Walsh, Fr. Keane's sister, July 5, 1977 side 2 continuation of interview with Mary Walsh Tape K, side 1 interview with Fr. Thomas Heskin, OSM, July 6, 1977 side 2 continuation of interview with Fr. Thomas Heskin Tape L, side 1 interview with Fr. Patrick Roche, OSM, July 7, 1977 side 2 interview with Elsie Broucek, of the Ambassadors of Mary, July 8, 1977 Tape M, side 1 interview with Mary Keating, July 9, 1977 side 2 interview with Bill and Ruth Sheehan, July 20, 1977 Tape N, side 1 interview with Mary McKinnan, July 11, 1977 side 2 interview with Peter Skocik, July 17, 1977 Tape 0, side 1 interview with Estelle Schlubeck, July 12, 1977 side 2 interview with Vivian Polkoner and Estelle Kampka, July 14, 1977 Tape P, side 1 interview with Fr.