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on as full-time librarian and collector. He had never enjoyed good
health and as he got older, his energy waned. In 1909 Edwards suffered
a serious paralytic stroke which forced him to resign from all active
duty. When he was able to travel, he tried to regain his strength at
various health resorts but to no avail. In the summer of 1910, he
suffered a second stroke and in January 1911, the life of James Farnham
Edwards came to a quiet end in St. Joseph's Hospital in South Bend,
Indiana. A Requiem Mass was said for him at the Sacred Heart Church,
Notre Dame and, escorted by the Notre Dame Battalion, the body of
Professor James Edwards was laid to rest in the Holy Cross Cemetary.
[Sources for biography include: "James F. Edwards: Pioneer Archivist
of Catholic Church History," Master's Thesis by Sister Damien Tambola,
O.S.B., 1958; Obituary of James F. Edwards, January 1911 (Box 18 Folder
20); Certificates of Appointment for Paul Edwards and James Rutledge,
1859-1866 (Box 18 Folder 21); and Autobiographical and Genealogical
Notes, 1887-1907, nd (Box 18 Folder 23).]
Index :
Edwards, James F. (James Farnham), 1850-1911.
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
University of Notre Dame. Library -- History.
Catholic Church -- United States -- Bishops.
- CEDW James Farnham Edwards: Manuscripts
- CEDW 01-17 Series : Calendared Material 1860-1914
Personal and professional correspondence; personal documents and
memorabilia; personal, library, and Bishops' Memorial Hall receipts;
class, library, and Bishops' Memorial Hall records.
- CEDW 01/01 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a nd
- CEDW 01/02 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1860-1868
- CEDW 01/03 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1869/1-8
- CEDW 01/04 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1869/9-12
- CEDW 01/05 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1870/1-3
- CEDW 01/06 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1870/4-7
- CEDW 01/07 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1870/8-12
- CEDW 01/08 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1871/1-5
- CEDW 01/09 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1871/7-12
- CEDW 01/10 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1872-1874
- CEDW 01/11 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1875/1-12
- CEDW 01/12 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1876/2-12
- CEDW 01/13 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-a 1877/1-12
- CEDW 01/14 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1878/1-5
- CEDW 01/15 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1878/6-12
- CEDW 01/16 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1879/1-6
- CEDW 01/17 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1879/7-12
- CEDW 01/18 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1880/1-5
- CEDW 01/19 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1880/6-12
- CEDW 01/20 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1881/1-4
- CEDW 01/21 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1881/5-6
- CEDW 01/22 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1881/7
- CEDW 01/23 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1881/8-12
- CEDW 01/24 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1882/1-6
- CEDW 01/25 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-b 1882/7-12
- CEDW 02/01 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-c 1883/1-12
- CEDW 02/02 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-c 1884/1-9
- CEDW 02/03 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-c 1884/10-12
- CEDW 02/04 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-c 1885/1-4
- CEDW 02/05 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-c 1885/5-6
- CEDW 02/06 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-c 1885/7-9
- CEDW 02/07 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-c 1885/10-11
- CEDW 02/08 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-c 1885/12
- CEDW 02/09 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-d 1886/1-2
- CEDW 02/10 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-d 1886/3-4
- CEDW 02/11 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-d 1886/4-5
- CEDW 02/12 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-d 1886/6-8
- CEDW 02/13 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-d 1886/9-11
- CEDW 02/14 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-d 1886/11-12
- CEDW 03/01 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/1
- CEDW 03/02 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/2
- CEDW 03/03 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/3
- CEDW 03/04 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/4
- CEDW 03/05 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/5
- CEDW 03/06 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/6-7
- CEDW 03/07 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/8
- CEDW 03/08 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/9
- CEDW 03/09 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/10
- CEDW 03/10 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/11
- CEDW 03/11 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-e 1887/12
- CEDW 03/12 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/1
- CEDW 03/13 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/2
- CEDW 03/14 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/3-4
- CEDW 03/15 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/5
- CEDW 03/16 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/6-7
- CEDW 03/17 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/8
- CEDW 03/18 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/9
- CEDW 03/19 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/10
- CEDW 03/20 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/11
- CEDW 03/21 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-f 1888/12
- CEDW 04/01 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-g 1889/1
- CEDW 04/02 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-g 1889/2-3
- CEDW 04/03 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-g 1889/4
- CEDW 04/04 Folder : Calendared Material XI-1-g 1889/5