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James Alphonsus McMaster Papers

1844-1886.

Origination : McMaster, James Alphonsus, 1820-1886.
Extent : 3.5 linear feet.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.

Preferred Citation

James Alphonsus McMaster Papers (MMA), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

Scope and Content

Correspondence with bishops, priests, prominent Catholics, and relatives, especially his son John; and drafts of a series of articles on prophecies.

Calendared

ms 67-528

Background

Convert to Catholicism; owner and editor of the New York Freeman's Journal and Catholic Register beginning in 1846; opponent of Protestantism and the policies of Abraham Lincoln. The journal was banned from the mails by the Postmaster General (August 1861 - April 1862) and McMaster was briefly imprisoned.

Index

McMaster, James Alphonsus, 1820-1886.
Freeman's journal.
McMaster, John Bach, 1852-1932.
Press, Catholic -- History.
Catholic Church -- Bishops -- Correspondence.
Prophecies -- History -- 19th century
Letters.

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