Francis Norbert Blanchet Papers
1846-1902 (bulk 1846-1882).
Origination : Blanchet, Francis Norbert, 1795-1883.Extent : 2.5 linear inches.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.
Preferred Citation
Francis Norbert Blanchet Papers (BLN), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Letters and papers from Blanchet's trips to France (1846) and South America (1856-1857); correspondence with Major Edward Mallet (1881-1882), with a few letters exchanged between Mallet and Bishop Augustin Magloire Alexander Blanchet (1883); letters, pamphlets and clippings involving Archbishops F.N. Blanchet, Charles J. Seghers, William H. Gross, and Alexander Christie; and a few papers and clippings involving the Diocese of Vancouver Island, suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Oregon City.
ms 67-1971
Background
Missionary in the Pacific Northwest in the 19th century; named vicar-general of the Oregon country in 1838 and first bishop of Oregon City (later known as the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon) when the episcopal see was created in 1846; developed the Catholic Ladder (1859) as a teaching device for the Indians to illustrate the history and beliefs of the Christian faith.
Index
Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Oregon City (Or.)Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.
Blanchet, Francis Norbert, 1795-1883.
Catholic Church -- Bishops -- History.
Clippings.
Letters.