William Corby Papers
1862-1897.
Origination : Corby, William, 1833-1897.Extent : 5 linear inches.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.
Preferred Citation
William Corby Papers (COR), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Correspondence, 1862-1897; sermons, 1887-1897; clippings on the Corby family; records of financial services rendered Civil War soldiers, 1862-1865; a manuscript in which an unnamed regular army officer writes about chaplains he knew in the Army of the Potomac, 1864; and printed material concerning Corby, his death, and the monuments erected in his honor at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and at the University of Notre Dame.
Background
Civil War chaplain, vice-president, 1865-1866, president, 1866-1872 and 1877-1881, University of Notre Dame; provincial of the Congregation of Holy Cross (CSC), 1886-1897.
Index
Corby, William, 1833-1897.Chaplains, Military.
University of Notre Dame -- Presidents.
Clippings.
Letters.
Sermons.