Eugene O'Callaghan Papers
1851-1901.
Origination : O'Callaghan, Eugene, 1831-1901.Extent : 1 linear inch.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.
Preferred Citation
Eugene O'Callaghan Papers (ZDL), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Transcripts of the "Jus" letters, 1868-1869; of correspondence between O'Callaghan and Richard Gilmour, Bishop of Cleveland, 1884; and of the letter in which O'Callaghan acknowledges that he wrote the "Jus" letters, 1896; copies of his citizenship papers, record of death, will, obituaries, and a photograph of his portrait; and parish history material from St. Colman's Parish, where he served as pastor.
Background
Priest of the Diocese of Cleveland; author of 12 letters published by James McMaster in the New York Freeman's Journal and signed "Jus". The letters concerned the status of the clergy: O'Callaghan criticized the arbitrary use of power by bishops and called for the reform of canon law.
Index
O'Callaghan, Eugene, 1831-1901.Catholic Church. Diocese of Cleveland (Ohio).
New York Freeman's journal and Catholic register.
Saint Colman's Parish (Cleveland, Ohio)
Gilmour, Richard, 1824-1891.
Church renewal -- Catholic Church.
Letters.
Related Material
- Nelson J. Callahan Collection
- Diocese of Cleveland (Ohio) Collection
- James Alphonsus McMaster Papers