Notre Dame Archives
- Vanderhayden, Thomas. 1875. Nov.
- Van de Velde, Bishop James Oliver. 1852 March 10.
- Van Dyke, Father Emest. 1871 May to.
- Van Nostrand, D. 1864 Oct. 6.
- Venuto, L. 1865 Feb. 25.
- Verdiere, C. Undated.
- Vetromile, Eugene. 1873 Jan. 15.
- Veuillot, Louis. 1856 Aug. 28.
- Victor, Mathilde. 1859 Aug. 22.
- Visitation, Sisters of the. 1870 Dec. 3 t.
- Voegele, Professor. 1850 Aug. 12.
- Vries, Father Joseph de. 1862 April 22.
- Wade, Charles Augustine C. 1849 Feb. 12.
- Waldron, E. Q. S. 1849 Oct. 27; 1850 March 22; 1856 Jan. 7; 1862 Jan. 13; 1872 Oct. 8, Dec. 26.
- Walker, James. 1834 Aug. 2, Sept. 12; 1836 Feb. 22.
- Wallace, Father M. A. 1851 May 13; 1853 July 21.
- Walsh, James. 1846 March 2, March 18.
- Walsh, John Carroll. 1857 March 10.
- Walsh, Mary E. 1873 Feb. 13.
- Walsh, W. J. 1843 Nov. 13.
- Walter, William B. 1861 Nov. 20.
- Walworth, C.SS.R., Father Clarence A. (1857) Oct. 22; (1859) July 6; 1862 Dec. 16; 1863 Feb. 21, April 2; 1872 Dec. 13.
- Wansey, George. 1831 Dec. (13).
- Ward, C. O. 1872 March 30.
- Ward, William G. 1847 April 7.
- Wardy, Father C. 1858 Feb. 2, March 9.
- Warland, John H. 1846 Jan. 6.
- Watson, E. G. 1848 Nov. 11.
- Webb, Benedict Joseph. 1845 July 11.
- Webb, George W. 1844 Nov. 15.
- Welch, William J. 1861 Jan. 3 (to Father Cummings).
- Weldon, M.D., Sarnuel J. 1868 Feb. 15.
- Wells & Co., C. 1845 March 31.
- Wells, Charles B. 1846 March 30.
- Weninger, S.J., Father Francis Xavier. (1854 Sept. 1); 1855 Jan. 31; 1861 March 2; (1862) March 5, April 27; 1863 May 9; 1869 Jan. 4; 1872 July 25, Oct. 24 (to Sarah M. Brownson), Oct. 26, Nov. 7 (to Sarah M. Brownson), Dec. 20 (to Sarah M. Brownson); 1873 Jan. 15 (to Sarah M. Brownson); 1874 May 9, May 11, May 16, Aug. 14; Undated.
- West, W. B. 1856 Dec. 29; 1857 Feb. 11.
- Westall, John. 1846 Oct. 9.
- Whalen, Seth. 1843 Dec. 4.
- Wheeler, J. 1843 July 24; 1844 Feb. 5.
- Whelan, Bishop Richard Vincent. 1861 Dec. 14.
- Whelan, W. 18(60) Jan. 9 (to Father Early, S.J., enclosed in 1860 Jan. 26, Father John McCaffrey to O.A.B.).
- Whelpley, James D. 1845 July 30; 1849 March 5, April 16, June 27, Oct. 30, Nov. 1.
- Whipple, H. B. 1864 July 28.
- White, Father Charles I. 1853 May 12, Dec. 7.
- White, Ellen G. 1859 May 10; 1851 March 1, April 4.
- White, Ferdinand E. 1859 Dec. 12.
- White, James W. 1864 Feb. 27, March 4, March 12.
- White, Jenny C. 1860 Jan. 6.
- White, V. H. M., Sister M. Teresa. (1861 April) (to Ellen G. White, enclosed in 1861 April 4, Ellen G. White to O.A.B.).
- White, Rhoda E. 1859 Aug. 23; 1860 April 2; 1863 Feb. 18.
- Whitman, Bernard. 1833 Dec. 26.
- Whitman, Sarah H. 2 Undated.
- Whitney, John. 1859 Nov. 29.
- Wicart, L. J. 1874 July 19.
- Wick, W. W. 1843 July 9.
- Wiggin, E. R. 1850 Dec. 9.
- Wight, O. W. 1858 July 21.
- Williams & Co., E. P. 1841 Oct. 11.
- Williams, Ludlow. 186() March 5.
- Wimmer, Father F. Lukas. 1859 Oct. 6.
- Wirnmer, O.S.B., Father Luke M. 1870 Aug. 19.
- Wippern, S.J. Father Xavier. 1852 Jan. 18.
- Wise, Joseph William. Undated.
- Wood, A. H. 1844 Jan. 18; Undated.
- Wood, Father James F. 1850 Aug. 13; 1857 Dec. 6; 1862 May 5.
- Woed, Nathaniel M. 1843 Sept. 22.
- Woods, Leonard, Jr. 1845 Sept.
- Woolworth, James M. 1856 Feb. 20.
- Wright, Erastus. 1861 Oct. 5.
- Wright, Joseph W. 1863 April 19.
- "Xenephone." 1823 March 30.
- Yard, Maria A. 1844 Dec. 16.
- Yon, John E. 1855 Dec. 19.
- Young, Alfred. 1859 Nov. 14; 1861 May 17.
- Young, Edward S. 1854 Dec. 18.
- Young, Bishop Josue M. 1861 April 2 (to James F. Meline, enclosed in 1861 April 4, J. F. Meline to O.A.B.).
- Young, O.P., Father Nicholas D. 1850 April 8; (1872).
- MBRO 1 General Introduction, Alphabetical List of Correspondents, List of Items Microfilmed, and Correspondence, 1823-1842.
Among Brownson's correspondents for these early years are Isaac B. Peirce, George Ripley, William Ellery Channing, George Bancroft, Victor Cousin, Henry David Thoreau, Elizabeth P. Peabody, Anne C. Lynch, John C. Calhoun and John L. O'Sullivan. Items of special interest include Ripley's letter of Mar. 26, 1834, relative to the establishment of a ministry among the working classes of Boston, Bancroft's letter of July 9, 1837, assessing the political state of the country, Calhoun's letter of Dec. 30, 1839, relative to the election of Robert Hunter as Speaker of the House of Representatives and his letters of June 6 and Sept. 11, 1841, assessing Tyler's succession to the Presidency. Other items of special interest are Dixon H. Lewis' letters of June 8 and June 16, 1842, and Robert B. Rhett's letter, tentatively dated 1842, in regard to Brownson's support of Calhoun's candidacy for the Presidency, and correspondence with John L. O'Sullivan relative to the merger of Brownson's Boston Quarterly Review and O'Sullivan's United States Magazine and Democratic Review.
- MBRO 2 Correspondence, 1843-1849.
Included on this roll are a number of letters bearing upon such matters as Albert Brisbane's Brook Farm experiment, Brownson's break with the United States Magazine and Democratic Review, his inauguration and continuing publication of Brownson's Quarterly Review, his conversion to Roman Catholicism, the conversion of his close friend and frequent correspondent, Isaac T. Hecker, who subsequently founded the Congregation of St. Paul, his efforts to secure the conversion of others, and his efforts to defend Catholicism against the bigotry and attacks of its enemies. Other items of special interest include John C. Calhoun's letter of Feb. 1, 1844, commenting upon the evils of party machinery, William G. Ward's letter of April 7, 1847, relative to the controversy over Newman's theory of the "development" of Christian doctrine, and correspondence with James A. McMaster, editor of Freeman's Journal, which sheds considerable light upon their respective and divergent opinions as to the proper policies to be pursued by the Catholic press and Catholics in general.
- MBRO 3 Correspondence, 1850-1854.
The items on this roll reflect the continuing controversy over Newman's theory of Development, as well as the emergence of two additional areas of controversy among Catholics themselves, namely the furor created by (1) Brownson's championship of the papal power and (2) his criticism of the Irish in his articles on Native-Americanism. Other items of special interest include correspondence with Newman and Lord Acton relative to the offer to Brownson of a position as lecturer at the newly established Catholic University of Ireland, correspondence with A. Calderon de la Barca, the Spanish Minister in Washington, and his wife, Fanny, relative to the movement in the United States for the annexation of Cuba and the resulting filibustering enterprises against that island possession of Spain, correspondence with Father Isaac T. Hecker relative to their mutual work for the conversion of souls, and correspondence with Count Charles de Montalembert touching on both international and domestic French and American affairs. There are also drafts for Brownson's letter of Sept. 3, 1852, to Father John P. Roddan, editor of the Boston Pilot, setting forth Brownson s views on the approaching presidential election, and for his letter of Oct. 15-17, 1853, to John P. Healy explaining his objections to certain proposed amendments to the Constitution of Massachusetts. Finally, there are Robert J. S. Monteith's letter of Sept. 8, 1854, enclosing an essay by Monteith which purports to expose Russian subversive activities, and a letter of April 29, 1854, from Pope Pius IX blessing Brownson and his work.
- MBRO 4 Correspondence, 1855-1859.
The items on this roll reflect the continuing controversies over Native-Americanism, the Irish question and Brownson's views on the papal power, as well as the movement in 1855 of the seat of Brownson's Quarterly Review from Boston to New York City. Among the items of special interest are the continuing correspondence with Count Charles de Montalembert, the continuing correspondence with Father Isaac T. Hecker, drafts for Brownson's letter of Oct. 8, 1855, in answer to certain Know-Nothing allegations against the Catholic Church, and a letter of Mar. 10, 1857, from John Carroll Walsh of Maryland objecting to Brownson's published views on the slavery question.
- MBRO 5 Correspondence, 1860-1862.
The correspondence on this roll reflects Brownson's increasing concern with political affairs both at home and abroad, as well as an increasing degree of acrimony in the controversies evoked by Brownson's positions on such issues as the temporal sovereignty of the Pope, the plight of Catholic education, the abolition of slavery, and the preservation of the Union. Illustrative of the letters of criticism are Bishop William Henry Elder's letters of Dec. 18, 1860, and July 26, 1861. Brownson's attitude toward adverse clerical, episcopal and journalistic criticism is indicated in his drafts for letters of Oct. 20, 1860, Dec. 29, 1860, and May 2, 1862. Among the many other items of special interest are correspondence with Father Jeremiah W. Cummings pertaining to the denunciation to Rome of some of Brownson's controversial views, the continuing correspondence with Count Charles de Montalembert, correspondence with Charles Sumner, especially Sumner's letter of July 20, 1862, indicating that Sumner had informed President Lincoln of Brownson's opinions, and, finally, James A. Hamilton's letter of Sept. 27, 1862, revealing that Hamilton had conveyed to Lincoln a suggestion that he issue a second Emancipation Proclamation.
- MBRO 6 Correspondence, 1863-1870.
The items on this roll demonstrate Brownson's continuing concern over the domestic conflict and his devotion to the Union. Among the items of special interest in this regard are the correspondence with Charles Sumner, the correspondence with Edwin M. Stanton, the correspondence with Congressman William D. Kelley, the correspondence with the historian, George Bancroft, and, finally, Brownson's drafts for letters to the editors of such newspapers as the New York Tribune, and the New York Times. The efforts of certain Radical Republicans to block Lincoln's reelection are mirrored in letters of Feb. 27, March 4 and March 12, 1864, from James W. White soliciting Brownson's support for the endeavor. His actual support for the candidacy of John C. Frémont in 1864 is reflected in Frémont's letters of Mar. 29 and April 11. Shedding light upon Brownson's activities after he ceased publishing his own Review at the end of 1864 are correspondence with Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C., relative to articles for the Ave Maria, correspondence with Lawrence Kehoe, Father Isaac T. Hecker and Father Augustine F. Hewit relative to articles for the Catholic World, and correspondence with the Sadliers relative to articles for the New York Tablet.
- MBRO 7 Correspondence, 1871-1876.
Items of primary interest on this roll include correspondence with Father Isaac T. Hecker and Father Augustine F. Hewit relative to Brownson's continuing contributions to the Catholic World and his eventual deteimination, chafing as he was under their editorial policies, to cease those contributions, and letters expressing delight over the announcement of his plans to revive his own Review in 1873 as well as letters expressing regret over his decision to discontinue it once again at the end of 1875. The roll ends with a clipping from a Detroit newspaper of April 18, 1876 announcing Brownson's death in that city on April 17.
MBRO 8-9 Series : Collected Material 1838-1894