GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Illinois: IL-8
Loyola University of Chicago. E.M. Cudahy Memorial Library. Archives and Special Collections
6525 North Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60626
Phone: 773-508-2661
Email: See website
Hours: See website
Access: No restrictions
Copying facilities: Yes
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: ca. 1905-1960s
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: 2 collections with records.
/1 "The Extension Society Collection"
Inclusive dates: ca. 1905-1960s
Volume: Several folders within 133 cubic feet
Description: Correspondence and photographs arranged alphabetically by diocese; re: construction and maintenance of church facilities; notable correspondents include U.S. and Canadian bishops and Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions officials; the following files represent dioceses with Catholic missions and schools serving Native Americans:
Fairbanks (e.g. Eskimo, Koyukon), Alaska
Cheyenne (Arapaho, Shoshoni), Wyoming
Gallup (e.g. Navajo, Zuni), Arizona and New Mexico
Great Falls (e.g. Assiniboine, Crow, Cheyenne), Montana
Helena (e.g. Siksika, Salish), Montana
Marquette (Ojibwa), Michigan
Oklahoma City and Tulsa (e.g. Choctaw, Cherokee, Kiowa), Oklahoma
Pueblo (Ute), Colorado
Rapid City (e.g. Brulé Lakota, Oglala Lakota), South Dakota
San Diego (e.g. Cupeño), California
San Francisco (e.g. Hupa), California
Santa Fe (e.g. Apache, Navajo, Tewa), New Mexico
Sioux Falls (e.g. Sisseton Dakota, Yankton), South Dakota
Spokane (e.g. Spokane), Washington
Superior (Ojibwa), Wisconsin
Tucson (e.g. Pima, Tohono O'odham, Yaqui), Arizona
/2 "The National Catholic Interscholastic Basketball Tournament Collection" Inclusive dates: 1920s-1941
Volume: Few folders within 8 cubic feet
Description: Includes publications, clippings, and photographs on participating Catholic schools serving Native Americans:
Oklahoma
South Dakota, St. Francis Mission (Brulé Lakota), St. Francis, Rosebud Reservation
Wyoming, St. Stephen's Mission (Arapaho, Shoshoni), St. Stephens, Wind River Reservation
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Archives.
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