Material from McAvoy Boxes
- CDBL 10/44 Folder : Diary of Bishop Flaget from the year 1813 1813
- CDBL 10/45 Folder : Printed Lectures of Bishop Spalding with handwritten addenda 1850-1865
- CDBL 10/46 Folder : Account of the wanderings of Reverend Nerinckx written by Nerinckx. Photostat. nd
- CDBL 10/47 Folder : Bishop Martin Spalding thesis 1834
- CDBL 10/47 Title : "Ex Universa Theologia et lure Publico Ecclesiastico"
- CDBL 10/48 Folder : "Bishop Flaget's Diary" by Rev W.J. Howlett published by American Catholic Historical Society. Photostat. nd
- CDBL 10/49 Folder : Manuscript "Catholicity in Kentucky: The Settlement on Cox's Creek" by Ben J. Webb nd
- CDBL 10/50 Folder : Post card booklet from St. Joseph's Proto-Cathedral in Bardstown, KY nd
- CDBL 10/51 Folder : Lectures of Bishop Martin J. Spalding nd
- CDBL 10/52 Folder : Cards generated by the Archives regarding Martin J. Spalding material nd
- CDBL 10/53 Title : A Review of Father O'Daniels Estimate of the Early Secular Missionaries of Kentucky by Rev W.J. Howlett nd
- CDBL 10/54 Folder : Clippings reporting on a lecture by Bishop Martin Spalding given at the Cooper Institute 1860/02
- CDBL 10/55 Folder : Clippings reporting on a lecture by Bishop Martin Spalding at the Smithsonian Institution 1860/03
- CDBL 10/56 Folder : News clippings of lectures and events 1860-1861
- CDBL 10/57 Title : The Record 1938,1944
- CDBL 10/58 Folder : to Reverend M. Chabrat from Reverend Tessier 1811/1111
- CDBL 10/59 Folder : Address side of letters to Chabrat 1848/12
- CDBL 10/60 Folder : to parents from Ben Spalding 1871/1108
- CDBL 10/61 Folder : to brother from Ben Spalding 1874/0704
- CDBL 10/62 Folder : to parents from Ben Spalding 1873/1013
- CDBL 10/63 Folder : to parents from Ben Spalding 1874/1228
- CDBL 10/64 Folder : to Reverend Thomas Hayes from Joseph P. Machebeuf 1880/0216
- CDBL 10/65 Folder : to [?] from J. M. Eugene 1876/0527
- CDBL 10/66 Folder : to John H. Campbell from Bishop William McCloskey 1874/0217
- CDBL 10/67 Folder : to Reverend Peythieu from Reverend Lavialle 18??/0210
- CDBL 11/01 Folder : to Monseignor [?] from Briano [?] 1885/0131
- CDBL 11/02 Title : Cross of the Rt. Rev. Father Anthony and of Bishop B. J. Flaget nd
- CDBL 11/03 Folder : Biographical sketch with caricatures of Bishop B. J. Flaget from The Illustrated Catholic Family Alamanac nd
- CDBL 11/04 Folder : Two Notices from Bishop B. J. Flaget and G. I. Chabrat that Francis Lawler is ordained 3 CDBl 11/05 ~ 1859/0924 ~ Folder ~ Address of Bishop Spalding, Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Charleston, S.C. 1814/12
- CDBL 11/06 Folder : Genealogy of Dr. Jerome Mudd from Dr. Richard D. Mudd 1847/0531
- CDBL 11/07 Folder : to Reverend G. Chabrat from Reverend S. T. Badin 1813/0601
- CDBL 11/08 Folder : to Mr. Rusand Liboave [?] from Bishop B. J. Flaget 1815/0127
- CDBL 11/09 Folder : to Reverend Chanson from Reverend Tessier 1815/0623
- CDBL 11/10 Folder : to James Spalding c/o Mr. Gardiner from Reverend Stephen T. Badin 1814/0819
- CDBL 11/11 Folder : to [?] from Bishop B. J. Flaget 1816/0823
- CDBL 11/12 Folder : to Reverend G. Chabrat from Reverend Tessier 1816/0906
- CDBL 11/13 Folder : to Reverend Brute from Bishop John Carroll, photostat 1816/1121
- CDBL 11/14 Folder : to Bishop B. Flaget or Rev. G. Chabrat from Rev. Brute 1816/1206
- CDBL 11/15 Folder : to Rev. G. Chabrat from Rev. S. Brute, translation 1816/1206
- CDBL 11/16 Folder : to Reverend G. Chabrat from Reverend Tessier 1817/1029
- CDBL 11/17 Folder : to Reverend G. Chabrat from Bishop B. Flaget 1818
- CDBL 11/18 Folder : Copy of Rev. Nerinckx farewell address to the Sisters of Loretto 1824/0529
- CDBL 11/19 Folder : to Reverend Dominic from Richard Miles 1827
- CDBL 11/20 Folder : Notice from Bishop B. J. Flaget that Rev. John Wather is ordained 1831/0121
- CDBL 11/21 Folder : unidentified letter 1831
- CDBL 11/22 Folder : to Sr. Sabina D.M. of Loretto c/o Rev. G. Chabrat from Simon [?] 1831/06
- CDBL 11/23 Folder : Statement regarding Martin J. Spalding by B. J. Flaget 1831/0613
- CDBL 11/24 Folder : to Reverend G. Chabrat from Bp. I. A. Reynolds sent through Rev. deLuynes 1833/0501
- CDBL 11/25 Folder : Notice by Bp. B. Flaget that Martin J. Spalding is ordained and appointed to St. Joseph Parish, Bardstown 1835/0112
- CDBL 11/26 Folder : to Ambrose Lisle from Bishop B. Flaget, photostat 1836/0708
- CDBL 11/27 Folder : Notice by David that Eugene Achille Marichal is ordained 1839/0613
- CDBL 11/28 Folder : to Rev. Walther from Bp. G. Chabrat 1841/0829
- CDBL 11/29 Folder : to Pamela Hancock from John M. Clemens 1842/0316
- CDBL 11/30 Folder : Incorporation of the Bishop of Louisville; from Secretary of State's office to Commonwealth of KY 1844-1845
- CDBL 11/31 Folder : to [?] from Bishop B. J. Flaget 1844/1009
- CDBL 11/32 Folder : Notice from G. Chabrat that Franis Lawler is ordained 1846/0903
- CDBL 11/33 Folder : to Elizabeth Walsh c/o Rev. Thomas Mahoney from Patrick Walsh 1849/0811
- CDBL 11/34 Folder : Subscriptions for building the new Catholic Cathedral in Louisville, KY 1849
- CDBL 11/35 Folder : to brother from B. J. Spalding 1851/1125
- CDBL 11/36 Folder : to father from John Spalding 1876/0724
- CDBL 11/37 Folder : to Peter Haney from Timothy O'Leary 1866/1205
- CDBL 11/38 Folder : to parents from John Spalding 1864/0724
- CDBL 11/39 Folder : to parents from John Spalding 1864/0530
- CDBL 11/40 Folder : to Bishop M. Spalding from Patrick [?] 1856/0209
- CDBL 11/41 Folder : St. Louis Leader- report of Bishop M. Spalding lecture on Italy before the Mercantile Library Assoc. 1856/12
- CDBL 11/42 Folder : to mother from [John] Lancaster Spalding 1857
- CDBL 11/43 Folder : to nephew [John L. Spalding] from Martin Spalding 1860/1104
- CDBL 11/44 Folder : to parents from John L. Spalding 1862/0812
- CDBL 11/45 Folder : The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. Pictorial. 1937/1024
- CDBL 11/46 Folder : Manuscript containing principal lectures by M Spalding 1844-1858
- CDBL 11/47 Folder : "Rt. Rev. Bishop Lavialle's Zeal for the instruction of the ignorant and poor little children" by B. M. Benedict, Abbot, Gethsemani Abbey 1887/1125
- CDBL 11/48 Folder : Signed duplicate of Stephen T. Badin's Last Will 1840/0801
- CDBL 11/49 Folder : Appeal for support of newly established school by Rev. C. Nerinckx with list of subscribers 1812/1002
- CDBL 11/50 Folder : Handwritten notes and introduction to "The Life of Bishop Lavialle" by Abbot J. B. Serres presented at Bishop's Memorial Hall, Notre Dame nd
- CDBL 11/51 Folder : Excerpt from the Louisville Times about Zachariah Riney, Abraham Lincoln's first school master, by William Riney, grandson of Zachariah and Trappist monk 1909/02
- CDBL 11/52 Folder : Letters regarding letter found and donated 1934/06
- CDBL 11/53 Folder : Roger Futrell, "Zachariah Riney: Lincoln's 1st Schoolmaster"1972
- CDBL 11/54 Folder : Unprocessed Additions
- MDBL : Archdiocese of Louisville: Microfilm
- MDBL 1 Reel : Diocesan Documents 1810-1861
Letters, minutes, and other manuscripts labeled "Diocesan Documents" dating 1810-1861 consisting of (1) November 19, 1810 meeting minutes of a Provincial Council (?); (2) a sale of property agreement dated May 27, 1811 according to which Stephen Theodore Badin purchased land from Robert Todd in Lexington, Kentucky; (3) "Original Accounts with Bishop Chabrat" from 1835-1836 for food, clothing, and other items; and (4) other documents in Latin; and (5) "Roman Correspondence", that is, letters from the Propaganda Fide, written in Latin, from 1817-1838, arranged primarily by date.
- MDBL 2 Reel : Letterbook of Bishop Benedict Flaget and Records of St. Francis Xavier Church 1828-1912
One book which is primarily a letterbook of Bishop Flaget containing dates, notes and some actual copies of letters relating to St. Joseph's College, Bardstown dating from December 6, 1828 to May 1837. The book continues on as records of St. Francis Xavier Church, Raywick, Marion County, Kentucky consisting of a "waste book" with accounts from 1846 and 1912, catechism class rosters from 1871, and baptisms from 1871 and 1872. The reel was filmed by the Microfilm Center at the University of Kentucky.
- MDBL 3 Reel : Letterbooks of Bishop Benedict Flaget 1808-1850
Four bound volumes of letters from Bishop Benedict Flaget to St. Sulpice Seminary in Paris. The letters are in French, mostly handwritten, although there are a few typed transcripts, and span the dates 1808-1850. These letters were filmed in St. Louis, Missouri.
- MDBL 4 Reel : Diary of Bishop Benedict Flaget 1815
Diary of Bishop Benedict Flaget written in French spanning the dates March 13 to April 30, 1815, when Bishop Flaget was traveling through his see.
- MDBL 5 Reel : Papers of Rev. Joseph Haseltine 1823-1848
(1) An alphabetical index to letters received by Reverend Joseph Haseltine of the Diocese of Bardstown-Louisville, Kentucky compiled by Francis Clark; (2) the letters themselves, which span the years 1823-48; (3) miscellaneous items including a timeline of when Reverend Haseltine received his sacraments, a record of his family, and a list of books he had which had belonged to Bishop Flaget.
- MDBL 6 Reel : Papers of Clergy of the Diocese 1811-1887
(1) letters to and from Reverends Stephen Badin, John Walsh, John Spalding, J. Chabrat, L. Tessier, and William McCloskey, among others, spanning the dates 1811-1887, including a letter from Reverend J. Spalding written July 24, 1876 while he was in London describing his journey and plans; letters from Reverend J. Spalding to his parents spanning the dates 1857-1874; and letters to the Abbey of Gethsemani in Nelson County, Kentucky; (2) various statements including a certification of clergy (Francis Lawler (?), John Walther January 21, 1831, and M. Spalding January 1835) by Bishops Chabrat and Flaget; a statement regarding the incorporation of Louisville dated March 2, 1844; a statement from the Abbey of Gethsemani regarding the instruction of children dated November 25, 1887; statements in Latin regarding Reverends Flaget and Chabrat; and a statement of Reverend Nerinckx dated October 2, 1812 to "All Catholics or Others" regarding the taking of subscribers to build a school; (3) record of subscribers to the Louisville Cathedral dated April 8, 1849 [this list of subscribers is also found in the Diocese of Bardstown Papers at the University of Notre Dame Archives]; (4) farewell address to the Sisters of Loretto by Reverend Nerinckx dated May 29, 1824, and; (5) Reverend Badin's Last Will and Testament dated August 1, 1840.
- MDBL 7 Reel : Records of Archdiocesan property sales 1814-1898
Including to whom the Church sold land and the location of the land.
- MDBL 8 Reel : Priests Ordained by Bishop Floersh 1923-1967
Clergy Book listing the priests ordained by the Most Reverend J.A. Floersh from June 29, 1923 through May 27, 1961. It is in Latin and was filmed by Francis Clark on July 10, 1961.
- MDBL 9 Reel : Biographical Information from Priests 1915
Consists of letters from priests of the Diocese responding to Rev Louis G. Deppen's circular of 21 October 1915 requesting biographical information and lists of previous assignments. Deppen was editor of the Louisville Record and sought biographical information for future obituaries.