CPIC / MPIC Parish and Institutional Records Collection: Manuscripts and Microfilm
- CPIC 1/10-11 Series : 9. IN South Bend - St. Patrick's Church Choir 1930-1950
- CPIC 1/10 Folder : Scrapbook 1932-1937
Contains newspaper articles, letters to members, orders of worship, invitations to performances, pictures, letters, etc.
- CPIC 1/11 Folder : Miscellaneous Documents 1930-1950
Includes articles, programs, rosters, letters to members, letters to the choir director, etc.
MPIC reels 18-20 Series : 10. IN South Bend - Temple Beth- El 1905-1973
- MPIC reel 18, odometer 00+ Folder : Board of Trustees 1905-1973
Minutes of weekly meetings, interspersed with minutes of annual congregational meetings. Subjects include formation of the congregation, constitution, election of officers, payment of dues, financial reports, Sunday school affairs, annual reports from various organizations, etc.
- MPIC reel 18, odometer 138+ Folder : Scrapbook 1907-1951
Copies of programs for confirmation and dedication services.
- MPIC reel 19 Folder : Temple Aid Sisterhood 1905-1968
Minutes of monthly meetings. Subjects include donations, disbursements, elections, lists of members, fund-raising activities, possible recipients of donations, etc. 1905-1911 starts at 19.022+, 1911-1920 at 19.000+, and 1912-1968 at 19.037+.
- MPIC reel 20 Folder : Mothers Study Group (originally Child Study Circle) 1926-1952
Minutes of biweekly meetings, which consist primarily of discussions, books, and lectures on issues in child education and parenting. Other items include elections, collections, discussion of proposed activities, lists of members, etc.
CPIC 1/12 Series : 11. IN St. Meinrad - St. Meinrad Seminary 1876,1923
- CPIC 1/12 Folder : Miscellaneous Records 1876,1923
A general letter to bishop of Vincennes detailing recent donations and current students, and a transcript of a newspaper article reporting the Class of 1909's reunion in 1923.
CPIC 1/13-1/14 & MPIC reels 21-23 Series : 12. IN Vincennes - St. Francis Xavier Church 1749-1925
- MPIC reel 21 Folder : Parish Register 1749-1838
Original records of deaths, baptisms, marriages, etc. In French.
- MPIC reel 22, odometer 00+ Folder : Parish Register 1749-1848
Typed and translated copy of the Register on reel 21. 1749-1784 starts at 22.000+, 1774-1786 at 22.062+, 1786-1796 at 22.008+, 1796-1808 at 22.020+, 1808-1814 at 22.070+, and 1814-1848 at 22.041+. Minutes of the Board of Trustees from 1814 to 1831 are found at 22.074+.
- MPIC reel 23, odometer 15 Folder : Death Register (transcript) 1858-1861
- MPIC reel 23, odometer 16+ Folder : Parish Records 1749-1848
Negatives of the above parish register.
- MPIC reel 23, odometer 80+ Folder : Index 1847-1913
Index to names of parishioners in original parish records.
- MPIC reel 22, odometer 103+ Folder : Letters 1798,1847
A copy of a letter by Isaac Joques written in 1644, copied in 1798. In French. Also, an 1847 pastoral letter of Bishop de la Hallandiere. In German.
- CPIC 1/13 Folder : Letters to Rev. Louis Gueguen 1891-1925
Letters from other clergy, friends, and the archbishop of Vincennes, concerning parish school, missions, financial affairs, personal letters, etc. Additional correspondence of Rev. Gueguen can found among the records of St. John's Church, Loogootee, IN.
- CPIC 1/14 Folder : Letter to Rev. James M. Gregoire 1924
A personal letter from a friend concerning an upcoming visit.
- MPIC reel 22, odometer 82+ Folder : Minutes of St Gabriel's College Board of Trustees 1841-1848
- MPIC reel 22, odometer 84+ Folder : French Booklet Entitled "Rules of Society, Etc." nd
- MPIC reel 22, odometer 90+ Folder : "Reglement de Messieurs du petit Seminaire d'anger Cours les Vacances" [French pamphlet] 1759
- MPIC reel 22, odometer 94 Folder : "Reglement de la Confrairie de Notre Dame Auxiliatrice 1798 ou Notre Dame de bon secours, etablie dans l'Eglise du Porte Vincennes en l'annee 1799." [French pamphlet]
- MPIC reel 22, odometer 95+ Folder : Official Church Documents re Diocese of Vincennes 1854-1858
In Latin.
- MPIC reel 23, odometer 00+ Folder : Minutes of Meetings of the Board of Trustees 1819-1840
Typed copies of the weekly minutes.
- MPIC reel 23, odometer 102 Folder : Excerpt from Moses Austin's Travel Accounts 1797
Typed copies of a section related to the Vincennes area.
- MPIC reel 23, odometer 103+ Folder : "View of Soil & Climate of USA" by C.F. Volney [excerpts] 1796
Typed and handwritten copies of sections related to Indiana, Indians, and Catholicism.
- MPIC reel 23, odometer 113+ Folder : Excerpts of Histories re Bishop John Francis Rivet, Bishop of Vincennes 1796-1801
Untitled excerpts. In English and French. Includes typed copies of letters from Rivet to Bishop John Carroll and entries by Rivet in the parish register.
CPIC 2/03-29 Series : 13. KY Inscriptions Taken From Headstones in Catholic Cemeteries in Breckenridge, Bullitt, Hardin, LaRue Counties KY; Marion, Meade, Nelson, Scott, Spencer, Union Counties KY; and Washington County KY (transcripts) (Also at 86.080+.) 1790-1935
- CPIC 2/03 Folder : Cover Page 1936
Contains a list of the following churches from whose cemeteries the inscriptions were taken.
- CPIC 2/04 Folder : KY Bardstown - St. Joseph Church Cemetery 1800-1935
- CPIC 2/05 Folder : KY Bardstown - St. Thomas Church Cemetery 1810-1930
- CPIC 2/06 Folder : KY Calvary - Holy Name of Mary Church Cemetery 1830-1890
- CPIC 2/07 Folder : KY Colesburg - St. Clare Church Cemetery 1850-1925
- CPIC 2/08 Folder : KY Fairfield - St. Michael Church Cemetery 1830-1910
- CPIC 2/09 Folder : KY Fredericktown - Holy Trinity Church Cemetery 1895-1930
- CPIC 2/10 Folder : KY Gethsemane - Catholic Cemetery 1865-1935
- CPIC 2/11 Folder : KY Hardinsburg - St. Romuald Church Cemetery 1830-1935
- CPIC 2/12 Folder : KY Hodgensville - Catholic Cemetery 1830-1930
- CPIC 2/13 Folder : KY Holy Cross - Holy Cross Church Cemetery 1820-1935
- CPIC 2/14 Folder : KY Howardstown - St. Ann Church Cemetery 1860-1935
- CPIC 2/15 Folder : KY Lebanon - St. Augustine Church Cemetery 1827-1935
- CPIC 2/16 Folder : KY Mt. Washington - Catholic Cemetery 1840-1935
- CPIC 2/17 Folder : KY Nelson County - St. John's Cemetery 1830-1911
- CPIC 2/18 Folder : KY New Haven - St. Catherine Church Cemetery 1810-1935
- CPIC 2/19 Folder : KY New Hope - St. Vincent Church Cemetery 1850-1930
- CPIC 2/20 Folder : KY Paynesville - St. Mary Magdalene Church Cemetery 1830-1910
- CPIC 2/21 Folder : KY Raywick - St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery 1860-1930
- CPIC 2/22 Folder : KY Rhodelia - St. Theresa Church Cemetery 1840-1920
- CPIC 2/23 Folder : KY Samuels - St. Gregory Church Cemetery 1850-1930
- CPIC 2/24 Folder : KY Scott County - St. Francis Church Cemetery 1795-1890
- CPIC 2/25 Folder : KY Springfield - St. Rose Church Cemetery 1820-1935
- CPIC 2/26 Folder : KY St. Mary - St. Charles Church Cemetery 1825-1930
- CPIC 2/27 Folder : KY St. Vincent - Sacred Heart Church Cemetery 1817-1900
Also found at 32.009+.
- CPIC 2/28 Folder : KY Taylorsville - St. Benedict Church Cemetery 1829-1890
- CPIC 2/29 Folder : Second Copy of "Inscriptions Taken From Headstones in a Number of Catholic Cemeteries in Kentucky" 1790-1935
Bound in one volume. Duplicates the records found in 2/3-28.
CPIC 1/18 Series : 14. KY Breckenridge and Meade Counties Cemetery Records s1820-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Folder : Catholic Cemetery Records (transcript) s1820-1971
Transcripts of the following parish's cemetery records:
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Axtel - St. Anthony Church Cemetery s1900-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Cloverport - Calvary Church Cemetery s1900-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Brandenburg - St. George Church Cemetery s1880-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Flaherty - St. Martin (includes history of parish) s1850-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY McQuady - St. Mary Church Cemetery s1870-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Payneville - St. Magdalen Church Cemetery s1870-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY McQuady - St. Mary of the Woods Church Cemetery s1870-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Axtel - Mount Carmel Church Cemetery s1820-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Irvington - Mount Merino Church Cemetery s1850-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Hardinsburg - St. Romuald Church Cemetery s1810-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Cloverport - St. Rose (includes history of parish) s1880-1971
- CPIC 1/18 Subject : KY Rhodelia - St Theresa (includes history of Parish) s1830-1971
CPIC 10/01-09, 15/01 & MPIC reels 24-26 Series : 15. KY Bardstown - St. Joseph's Church 1823-1935
- CPIC 10/03 Folder : History *1826-1929c
A general history of the church written around 1929, and a letter concerning 19th century St. Joseph's history.
- MPIC reel 24 Folder : Baptismal Register 1823-1842
- MPIC reel 25 Folder : Pew Rent Account Book 1824-1830
- CPIC 10/02 Folder : List of Contributors 1928
An untitled list of pew rent subscribers found among the records of St. Joseph's Church.
- CPIC 10/01 Folder : Announcement Book 1902-1904
Includes notices of deaths and marriages.
- CPIC 10/04 Folder : Sermons 1870-1916
Five manuscript sermons given at the reopening of St. Joseph's College, the dedication of a statue, and the parish's centenary celebration in 1916.
- CPIC 10/05 Folder : Transcripts Collected by Rev. William D. Pike 1911,1935
Documents concerning Rev. Charles Nerinckx and the Holy Name Society in Kentucky.
- CPIC 10/06-09, 15/01 & MPIC reel 26 Group : Controversy over the Historicity of Louis Phillippe D'Orleans' Visit to Bardstown in 1797 and Subsequent Gifts to St. Joseph's Church. 1824-1933
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 6+ Folder : Article in the Faithful Mariner by William D. Pike (?) nd
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 8+ Folder : Letters between Rev. William D. Pike and Ben Johnson 1928-1933
Includes transcripts of Congressional documents.
- CPIC 10/06 Folder : Letters 1923-1933
Various letters addressing the controversy. Most are between Rev. William D. Pike, pastor of St. Joseph's, and Young Allison; and between Pike and Ben Johnson, Representative from Bardstown.
- CPIC 10/07 Folder : Congressional Documents 1826-1832
Records of Congress exempting Bishop Benedict Flaget of Bardstown from duties on paintings allegedly given him by Louis Philippe.
- CPIC 10/08 Folder : Articles and Papers 1901-1925c
Two articles recounting Louis Philippe's visit to the U.S. and two papers supporting his visit to Bardstown.
- CPIC 10/09 Folder : Miscellaneous Documents nd
Untitled research notes on the Louis Philippe affair. Also included is a 1938 obituary of Rev. William Dunn Pike.
- CPIC 15/01 Folder : Items Compiled by Congressman Ben Johnson in 1924 1824-1834
A large scrapbook containing Congressional Records, pictures of the paintings at St. Joseph's Church, and an introduction by Ben Johnson.
CPIC 1/15-16, 13/01, 16/01-02 & MPIC reels 26-29 Series : 16. KY Bardstown - St. Joseph's College 1820-1943
- CPIC 1/16 Folder : History & Transcript of 1st Prospectus *1820-19__
A 40-page history of the college by Edward Bobinchak, NSJ.
- MPIC reel 29, odometer 00+ Folder : Historical Data 1820-1834
Includes first prospectus, original rules of the college, catalogue of officers and students (1832-1834), minutes of the Board of Trustees (1821-1825), & various letters.
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 00 Folder : Index to Subjects On Reels 26-28. [also found at 26.011]
- MPIC reel 29, odometer 12+ Folder : Letters 1825-1848
Various letters, including some of Bishop Benedict Flaget.
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 00+ Folder : Letters 1848-1912
Letters among various clergy, including Francis Chambige, Nicholas Congiato, J. Converse, F. Coosemans, Francis Di Maria, John B. Druyts, J.B. Duerrinck, Peter J. Lavialle, and James Murphy. Subjects include thank you notes, personal letters, news of events at the college, arrangements for visitors to the college, etc. Some letters are in French.
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 11+ Folder : Miscellaneous Documents Re to St. Joseph's College
Includes document transferring the college to the Society, Latin documents, notes and letters regarding closing of the closing of the college in 1861, and a short history.
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 19+ Folder : "Some Reminiscences of St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, KY, especially from the year 1848 to the year 1868" *1848-1868*
A copy-book manuscript by Fr. Walter Hill.
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 16+ Folder : "Act to Incorporate the St Joseph's College of Bardstown" 1825
Original document and a transcript.
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 24+ Folder : Documents related to the Negro Church at Bardstown nd
Includes Property deed, Fr. Charles Truyen's will, & deed from Margaret Hagan to Fr. Truyens for the site of the church.
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 26+ Folder : Annual Letters (Litterae Annuae) 1850-1869
Yearly summaries of events at the college. In Latin and English. Includes financial summaries (Status Temporalis) and histories of the college (Historia).
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 46+ Folder : Commencement Programs 1850-1853
Includes general commencement information and lists of students.
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 54+ Folder : Catalogues of Officers and Students 1855-1861
- MPIC reel 26, odometer 67+ Folder : "Addresses Delivered to the Eurodelphian Society..." 1846-1855
Text of speeches by C.G. Wintersmith, Z. Montgomery, G. Baillio, I.A. Spalding, and C.A. Wickliffe.