Lists of persons admitted to the religious profession of the Order of the Holy Cross on a certain date. Group entries under a dated statement come chronologically roughly every six to nine months. Misplaced entries appear at the end of the book.
4. INTEROGATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE HOLY CROSS ORDER, 6 March 1849 - 2 April 1855, reel 1 (#021-028), 49 pages.
Questions in Latin put to candidates on the left pages and their reponses on the right pages. Responses appear in latin, French, or English. One page evaluations of the candidates' responses are also included.
10. REGISTER COMPLETE OF THE CONGREGATION OF HOLY CROSS OF THE PROVINCE OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC, 1822-1873, reel 1 (#053-060), 46 pages.
Register of the members of the Holy Cross House, listed chronologically by date of entrance into religious life, including place and date of birth, parent's occupation, profession upon entering the order, date of entrance into the order, date of taking the habit, date of profession, how employed, date of departure, and observations of character. An 1872 list offers name, religious name, money brought, benefit, and notes at the end of book on life at the noviate, including notations on clothing and food.
11. MATRICULATION BOOK, 1845-1856, reel 1 (#060-076).
Chronological list of members based on date of entrance into the order. Includes name, whether or not professed, arrival and departure, and extended inventory of personal possessions, including subject's name, age, place of birth, date of arrival and departure, and funds deposited. The book begins with a "List of the Members Who Joined the Institution Before We had a Regular Book".
12. MATRICULE GENERAL, [births dated at] 1797-1901, reel 1 (#076-085).
Lists of members by date of entrance into the order. Includes name, place and date of birth, residence of parents, date of profession of faith, dates of departure or death, and lists of any diplomas recieved.
7. PROFESSED PRIESTS AND SEMINARIANS, 1830-1899, reel 1 (#043-045), 5 pages.
List of Notre Dame priests and seminarians living in the Notre Dame Holy Cross House. Twenty-seven names are chronologically listed on two pages by date of entry into the order. Included are names, places and dates of birth, parent's occupation, occupation engaged in upon entrance to religious life, date of recieving the habit, religious name, date of profession, how employed as religious, and date of death or departure.
9. CATALOG OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, 30 June 1845 - 1 January 1887, reel 1 (#048-053), 32 pages.
Names of members of society, including place and date of birth, parents occupation, profession upon entering the order, date of entrance into the order, date of taking the habit, date of profession, how employed, and date of departure. Names are listed at first alphabetically and later chronologically by date of entrance into the order.
28. CENSUS OF NOTRE DAME, 1846-1854, reel 2 (#154-161), 43 pages.
Census written in Latin with lists of permanent residents of the Notre Dame community. The first 15 pages list the individual's name, age, and father's name; the rest of the volume is a year by year list of names, perhaps intended to be added to the census.
8. CATALOG OF DECEASED, 1846-1857, reel 1 (#045-047).
Chronological list of deceased members of the Holy Cross community (including Latin inscription denoting age at and date of death) signed by Father A. Granger, the Superior General of the Holy Cross Order. Deaths are listed chronologically.
38. HOLY CROSS SISTERS, no dates, reel 3 (#163-172).
Lists of Sisters under the Department where they worked, including name, age, date of entrance into the order, and comments on working ability. Jobs listed include Sacristans and jobs in the clothing rooms, culinary department, laundry, and tailoring.
III. MINUTES OF COUNCILS AND CHAPTERS, 1842-1945.
A. PROVINCIAL CHAPTER, 1857-1945.