GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Washington: WA-27
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 West First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99204
Phone: 509-363-5313
Email: See website (Collections: Archives)
Hours: See website (Collections: Archives)
Access: No restrictions
Copying facilities: Yes
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: ca. 1900-1990, undated
Volume: At least 11.0 cubic feet
Description: 5 collections include Native Catholic records; selected images available online within the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection.
/1 “Cataldo, Joseph Benjamin Mary, S.J. Correspondence”
Inclusive dates: 1911, 1918
Volume: 4 letters
Description: By Rev. Cataldo [Jesuits]; re: Catholic evangelization of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest.
/2 “Dowd, Edgar Collection”
Inclusive dates: 1935-1990, undated
Volume: Several photographs
Description: Selected images online include:
A. Sacred Heart Mission and School, De Smet, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, Idaho with Coeur d’Alene Indians, Jesuits and Sisters of Charity of Providence
B. St. Ignatius Mission, St. Ignatius, Flathead Reservation, Montana with Salish Indians and Jesuits C. St. Mary Mission and School, Omak, Colville Reservation, Washington with Chelan, Entiat, Methow, Nespelim, Nez Perce, Okanogan, Paloos, Sanpoil, Senijextee, and Wenatchi Indians, Jesuits, Lady Missionaries of Mary [“The Madams”], and Sisters of the Third Order of Penance of St. Dominic, Immaculate Heart of Mary Province (Kettle Falls, Washington)
/3 “Obersinner, Father, S.J., Collection”
Inclusive dates: ca. 1900-1959, undated
Volume: Several photographs
Description: Selected images online by Rev. Joseph L. Obersinner, S.J. [Jesuits], regarding St. Mary Mission and School, Omak, Colville Reservation, Washington with Chelan, Entiat, Methow, Nespelim, Nez Perce, Okanogan, Paloos, Sanpoil, Senijextee, and Wenatchi Indian students, Jesuits, Lady Missionaries of Mary [“The Madams”], and Sisters of the Third Order of Penance of St. Dominic, Immaculate Heart of Mary Province (Kettle Falls, Washington), including Mother Mary Bonaventura, O.P., Sister Consuelo Fissler, O.P., Sister Maria Ilma Raufer, O.P., and Sister Rose Francis Seymour (Colville), O.P.
/4 “Post, John, S.J., Collection”
Inclusive dates: 1909-ca. 1935, undated
Volume: Several photographs
Description: Selected images online by Ref. John A. Post, S.J. [Jesuits], which include Sacred Heart Mission and School, De Smet, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, Idaho with Coeur d’Alene Indians, Jesuits and Sisters of Charity of Providence.
/5 “Sister Providencia Tolan Papers”
Inclusive dates: ca. 1947-1976
Volume: Approximately 11 cubic feet
Description: Advocacy for the rights of Native Americans by Sister Providencia Tolan, O.P. [Sisters of the Third Order of Penance of St. Dominic], which focuses on concerns of urban Indians and the tribes in Montana.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.
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