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Missouri, 1850 - 2005

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 602-1-1

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials related to the history of Catholic parishes and dioceses in Missouri. The bulk of this material is souvenir anniversary booklets created by parishes, but also includes historical sketches, news articles, event programs, and other mementos.

Folders

Box 1, Folder 1: Annunciation Parish (1872), Kansas City, MO., June 30, 1897. Silver Jubilee souvenir booklet.

Box 1, Folder 2: Chapel of Christ the Crucified King (1933), Saint Louis University Hospital, circa 1980s. Notes on chapel restoration and architectural design.

Box 1, Folder 3: Curé of Ars Parish (1966), Shrewsbury, MO., September 13, 1969. Program for dedication service of new church building. 2 copies.

Box 1, Folder 4: Holy Cross Church [Our Lady of the Holy Cross] (1864), St. Louis, Mo., 1964, 1969. Parish centennial souvenir book; article from St. Louis Globe-Democrat about honoring nuns of parish, dated June 1, 1969. 2 items.

Box 1, Folder 5: Holy Rosary Parish (1891), St. Louis, MO., 1941. Golden Jubilee souvenir booklet.

Box 1, Folder 6: Holy Trinity Slovak Church (1898), St. Louis, MO., 1964, 1973. 40th anniversary souvenir booklet, 1964 (2 copies); Diamond Jubilee souvenir booklet, 1973 (2 copies); clipping from St. Louis Review, 1973, regarding Diamond Jubilee.

Box 1, Folder 7: Immaculate Conception Church (1842), Maxville, MO., 1917. Diamond Jubilee souvenir booklet.

Box 1, Folder 8: Immaculate Conception Church (1854), St. Louis, MO., 1974. 120th anniversary booklet and photocopy.

Box 1, Folder 9: Maryknoll Seminar Chapel, Chesterfield, MO., undated. Informational booklet about architectural design and stained glass of the chapel. Postcard of main altar.

Box 1, Folder 10: Most Precious Blood, St. Louis, MO., 1987, 1993. 25th anniversary booklet, 1987; Time and Talent Catalog, 1993; two brochures about Most Precious Blood Catholic Church and School.

Box 1, Folder 11: National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Perryville, MO., circa 1960s. Bulletin of the Association of the Miraculous Medal; promotional materials; Novena prayer booklet; map and visitor's guide. 5 items.

Box 1, Folder 12: Our Lady of the Rivers, Portage des Sioux, MO., circa 1976. Promotional pamphlet; postcard depicting Statue of Our Lady of the Rivers at Alton Lake; parish history materials; and copy of letter from pastor to Pius XII Memorial Library. 7 items.

Box 1, Folder 13: Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Starkenburg, MO., 1948, undated. History of parish booklet; informational pamphlet; pilgrimage prayer booklet. 3 items.

Box 1, Folder 14: Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, St. Louis, MO., 1932, 1958. Silver Jubilee and Golden Jubilee souvenir booklets.

Box 1, Folder 15: Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord, St. Louis, MO., 1980, 1996. Golden Jubilee souvenir book; South Side Journal, article from March 3, 1996; Southtown Word, article from July 1, 1996; 3 items.

Box 1, Folder 16: Sacred Heart of Jesus, Florissant, MO., 1966, 1993. Centennial souvenir book, 1966; Florissant Valley Quarterly, October and July 1993; recollections of Sr. Rose Miriam, S.L. 4 items.

Box 2, Folder 1: Sacred Heart Church, Rich Fountain, MO., 1938. Centennial souvenir booklet.

Box 2, Folder 2: Sacred Heart Church, Valley Park, MO., 1970. Parish history memento booklet.

Box 2, Folder 3: St. Agatha Parish (1871), St. Louis, MO., 1899, 1921, 1990, 1991. 25th anniversary book [German]; Golden Jubilee souvenir booklet [English and German]; South Side Journal, article from October 21, 1990; South Side Journal, article from October 15, 1991. 4 items.

Box 2, Folder 4: St. Alphonsus Liguori "Rock" Parish (1866), St. Louis, MO., 1895. Leaves from the History of St. Alphonsus' Church (book).

Box 2, Folder 5: St. Andrew Parish (1905), St. Louis, MO., 1930. Silver Jubilee souvenir book.

Box 2, Folder 6: St. Ann Parish (1856-1993), Normandy, MO., 1936, 1956. Parish history memento booklet from 1936 Card Party and Dance; 1956 Parish Centennial souvenir book.

Box 2, Folder 7: St. Aloysius Parish (1871), Spanish Lake, MO., 1921, 1971. Golden Jubilee souvenir book; 3 photocopies of articles about church centennial, October 1971, from St. Louis Review, St. Louis Globe Democrat, and North County Journal. 4 items.

Box 2, Folder 8: St. Anne's Church (2845), French Village, MO., 1978. Sesquicentennial (150th) souvenir booklet, 2 copies.

Box 2, Folder 9: St. Anthony of Padua Parish (1863), St. Louis, MO., 1938, 1994-1997, 2001. Diamond Jubilee souvenir book; six articles from the South Side Journal about parish news from 1994-1997; flyer for Lenten Concert for St. Louis Metro Singers, April 2001. 8 items.

Box 2, Folder 10: St. Barbara's Parish (1893-circa 1980), St. Louis, MO., 1943. Fiftieth Anniversary souvenir book.

Box 2, Folder 11: St. Bernard's Parish (1874), St. Louis, MO., 1949. Diamond Jubilee souvenir book.

Box 3, Folder 1: St. Boniface Parish (1860), St. Louis, MO., 1910, 1935, 1994-1995, 2005. 50th anniversary souvenir book (German); Diamond Jubilee souvenir books (English); 3 articles from the South Side Journal about parish news, 1994-1995, 2005.

Box 3, Folders 2 to 3: St. Cecilia Parish (1907), St. Louis, MO. - Part I, 1933-1994. 1990 guide to St. Cecilia Church Building; 1990 Parish Directory; 1993-1994 mass programs; photocopy of Golden Jubilee souvenir book, 1959; photocopy of Silver Jubilee souvenir book, 1933. 28 items.

Box 3, Folders 4 to 6: St. Charles Boromeo Church, St. Charles, MO. - Part I, 1892-1991. Undated newspaper clipping; historical sketch of church and parish, by Rev. Jas. Joseph Conway, S.J., October 16th, 1892; informational pamphlet about the Shrine of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, circa 1960s; Capuchin Comments newsletter, November 1978 and February 1981; The Shrine that Mary Built - St. Charles Boromeo Church (book), 1957; 200th Anniversary souvenir book, 1991; St. Charles Boromeo Dinner-Concert event programs, 1958-1969, 1973-1974. 21 items.

Box 4, Folder 1: St. Engelbert Parish (1891), St. Louis, MO., 1941. Golden Jubilee souvenir book.

Box 4, Folder 2: St. Francis de Sales (1867), St. Louis, MO., 1996. March 10, 1996 mass program (2 copies); 1996 Home Calendar Guide Catholic Relief Services-USCC Operation Rice Bowl. 3 items.

Box 4, Folder 3: St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish (1934), St. Louis, MO., 1984. Golden Jubilee souvenir book.

Box 4, Folder 4: Ste. Genevieve Parish (1759), Ste. Genevieve, MO., undated. Parish information booklet (2 copies).

Box 4, Folder 5: St. George Parish (1845), Hermann, MO., 1945. Parish Centennial souvenir book.

Box 4, Folder 6: St. George Parish (1883), Linn, MO., 1983. Parish Centennial History book.

Box 4, Folder 7: St. Henry's Church (1885), St. Louis, MO., 1935. Golden Anniversary souvenir book.

Box 4, Folder 8: St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Church (1847), St. Louis, MO., 1940s-1950s. Historical notes of Church of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist booklet, undated (2 copies); 2 postcards depicting interior and exterior of church, undated; St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sunday Pictures page showing art and architecture of church, September 14, 1958; photocopy of parish history titled "If these Towers could talk...", circa late 1940s. 6 items.

Box 4, Folder 9: St. John the Baptist Parish (1839), Gildehaus, Villa Ridge, MO., 1940. One Hundred Years for God and Country.

Box 4, Folder 10: St. John Nepomuk Parish (1854), St. Louis, MO., 1950-1996. Centennial souvenir book, 1954; booklet about church building and decorations, circa 1950; "The Soulard Family and Saint John Nepomuk Church" pamphlet, undated; photograph from St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 28, 1992, of stained glass windows of church; photocopy of article from Southtown Word, May 1, 1996; about centennial of Tornado of 1896..

Box 4, Folder 11: St. Joseph's Chapel, Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, O'Fallon, MO., 1988. "Our Chapel," book about design and architecture of the chapel.

Box 5, Folder 1: St. Joseph's Church, Apple Creek, MO., 1978. 150th anniversary souvenir booklet.

Box 5, Folder 2: St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Billings, MO., 1983. 100th anniversary souvenir book.

Box 5, Folder 3: St. Joseph's Church, Bonne Terre MO., 1973-1978. Parish newsletters, January 1975 to 1978 (4 items); 100th anniversary souvenir book.

Box 5, Folder 4: St. Joseph's Church, Clayton, MO., 1942. Parish Centennial Program, October 9-12th, 1942.

Box 5, Folder 5: St. Joseph's Church, Cottleville, MO., 1962. Dedication of new church souvenir book.

Box 5, Folder 6: St. Joseph's Church (Shrine), St. Louis, MO., 1866-1994. Catalog of books in the Rosenkranz Library of St. Joseph's, 1866 [German]; Golden Jubilee souvenir book, 1916, 2 copies [English and German]; Landmarks Association of St. Louis mailer about St. Joseph's Feast Day celebration, 1977; 150th Jubilee bookmark, 1994; postcard depicting interior of church; brochure about architecture and history of the church, circa 1960s, 2 copies; information sheet about church written by Father Filipiak, undated, 2 copies; photograph of church wall art; map of cemetery; "A Miracle For St. Joseph's" pamphlet, 1955, 2 copies; "St. Joseph's Altar of Answered Prayers" pamphlet, 1958, 2 copies; large photo of outside of shrine; invitation for Saint Peter Claver Mass for the NAACP at Saint Joseph Shrine, undated. 27 items.

Box 5, Folder 7: St. Leo's Church, St. Louis, MO., 1903. Parish history book.

Box 5, Folders 8 to 9: St. Louis (Old) Cathedral, St. Louis, MO. - Part I, 1876-1968. Address on the Centenary of the Cathedral Church of St. Louis, MO, August 27th, 1876; 100th anniversary of the St. Louis Old Cathedral souvenir book, 1934; program from luncheon on the occasion of the Centennial Celebration of the St. Louis Old Cathedral, 1934; Kendrick Papers, volume II, number 1, Fall Semester 1934, including paper on the Cathedral; The Story of the Old Cathedral by Rev. E.H. Behrmann, M.A., 1949, and reprint from 1956; The Old Cathedral...St. Louis IX Basilica, St. Louis, Mo., 1968; St. Louis Globe-Democrat Magazine, September 2, 1956, including article about Cathedral; The Old Cathedral by Gregory M. Franzwa, 1965; Cathedral informational pamphlet, 5 copies. 15 items.

Box 5, Folder 10: St. Louis (New) Cathedral, St. Louis, MO., 1919-1996. The St. Louis Cathedral, a Sketch by Rev. John P. Spencer, S.T.L., 1919; Visitors Guide, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, undated, 2 copies; image and article of Cathedral ceiling from Life Magazine, May 1988; The St. Louis Cathedral, a Photographic Sketch, 1948; The Architecture and Mosaics of the Saint Louis Cathedral by Maurice B. McNamee, S.J., undated; Saint Louis Cathedral bulletins, January to August 1988 [scattered issues, 7 items]; fundraising letter from Friends of the New Cathedral, September 20, 1994; 2 brochures about Cathedral, undated; Easter Vigil mass program, 2 copies, undated; jumbo postcard depicting St. Louis Cathedral; photocopies of news articles about Cathedral, from the South Side Journal and North County Journal, 1971-1996. 26 items.

Box 6, Folder 1: St. Louis (New) Cathedral, St. Louis, MO., 1948-1996. The St. Louis Cathedral, a Photographic Sketch, bound copy, 1948; The Great Saint Louis Cathedral by William Barnaby Faherty, S.J., PhD, 1972; The Architecture and Mosaics of the Saint Louis Cathedral by Maurice B. McNamee, S.J., 1988; A Mosaic of Memories, 1996, photocopy; brochure about the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, two copies, undated. 6 items.

Box 6, Folder 2: St. Louis Priory, St. Louis, MO., undated. brochure about priory, 3 copies.

Box 6, Folder 3: St. Mary of Victories (1948), St. Louis, MO., 1948-1996. Parish centennial book, 1948; parish history booklet, 1973; 150th anniversary booklet, 1993; 140th anniversary booklet, 2 copies; photocopies and flyer from the American Hungarian Cultural Society, 1996. 13 items.

Box 6, Folder 4: St. Maurus (1870), Biehle, Perryville, MO., 1970. Centennial souvenir book.

Box 6, Folder 5: St. Michael's (1827), Fredericktown, MO., 1917. Historical Sketches of St. Michael's Church, by Rev. John Rothensteiner, 1917.

Box 6, Folder 6: St. Michael the Archangel (1849), St. Louis, MO., 1949. Centennial souvenir book.

Box 6, Folder 7: St. Michael the Archangel (1895), Shrewsbury, MO., 1940. Souvenir book for dedication of new church building, 1940, 2 copies; photograph of interior of church.

Box 6, Folder 8: St. Patrick's (New) Church (1981) (at the Convention Center), St. Louis, MO., 1981. Souvenir booklet for dedication of church.

Box 6, Folder 9: St. Patrick's (Old) Church (1845-1973), St. Louis, MO., 1962. Program for Old St. Patrick's Party, March 16, 1962.

Box 6, Folder 10: St. Paul the Apostle Church, St. Louis, MO., 1959. 50th anniversary souvenir book.

Box 6, Folder 11: St. Peter's Church, St. Charles, MO., 1950. Centennial souvenir book.

Box 6, Folder 12: St. Peter's Church, Kirkwood, MO., 1957, 1993. One Hundred and Twenty Five Years, a history of Saint Peter's Parish, Kirkwood, Missouri, by Mary Broderick Chomeau, 1957; 1993 parish directory.

Box 7, Folder 1: Saints Peter and Paul's Church, St. Louis, MO., 1924-1997. Diamond Jubilee souvenir book, 1924; Centennial souvenir program, 1949; parish history booklet, 1990; photocopy of article from the Southtown Word about parish, September 2, 1997. 4 items.

Box 7, Folder 2: St. Pius V (1906), St. Louis, MO., 1978. Parish history and directory, circa 1978; brochure about St. Pius School, undated; four articles from the South Side Journal about St. Pius V Parish and School, 1994-1995. 6 items.

Box 7, Folder 3: St. Stanislaus Seminary Chapel, Florissant, MO., undated. The Art Glass Windows in the Chapel of St. Stanislaus Seminary, booklet.

Box 7, Folder 4: St. Stanislaus Kostka [Polish] Parish (1880), St. Louis, MO., 1930. 50th anniversary souvenir book [in Polish].

Box 7, Folder 5: St. Vincent de Paul Church, St. Louis, MO., 1944-1994. Centennial Jubilee souvenir book, 1944; 150th anniversary souvenir book, 1994; invitation to 125th anniversary mass, 1969. 3 items.

Box 7, Folder 6: St. Vincent's Church, Kansas City, MO., 1939. Golden Jubilee souvenir book.

Box 7, Folder 7: Diocese of Jefferson City, 2002. The Catholic Missourian, Vol. 45 No. 31 (March 8, 2002) and Vol. 45 No. 32 (March 15, 2002). 2 items.

Box 7, Folder 8: Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, 1961. Parish Open House program, commemorating the Fifth Anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, October 1, 1961.

Box 7, Folder 9: Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1993-1998. Photocopies of articles from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and South Side Journal about diocese, 5 items.

Box 7, Folder 10: Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1839. Statues Promulgated. [In Latin.] 1 item.

Box 7, Folder 11: Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1850. Pastoral Letter by Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick. 1 item.

Box 7, Folder 12: Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1858. Second Provincial Council. Pastoral Letter and Concilium Provinciale. [English and Latin.] 2 items.

Box 8, Folder 1: Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1896. Proponenda in Synodo Sti Ludovici tertia. [To be proposed at the third Synod of St. Louis]. [In Latin.] 1 item.

Box 8, Folder 2: Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1926. Diocese Centennial souvenir book, 2 copies. One bound copy and one with cover removed.

Dates

  • Creation: 1850 - 2005

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to this collection.

Full Extent

From the Series: 13 Boxes

Full Extent

From the Series: 5.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English