Sacred Heart Church (Notre Dame, Ind.) Records

Source

Sacred Heart Church, Notre Dame, Indiana

Preferred Citation

Sacred Heart Church (Notre Dame, Ind.) Records (SHC), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

Scope and Content

Sacramental and miscellaneous records of Sacred Heart Church and some of the early missionary activity in Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan, especially Bertrand and Niles; baptismal, marriage, burial, and dispensation records (1830-1910); records of confraternities and spiritual favors and indulgences established at Sacred Heart (1850s-1960s); a few subject files; and a collection of near-print mailings, reports, bulletins, and lists generated by Sacred Heart Parish (mainly early 1970s).

Index :

 University of Notre Dame. Church of the Sacred Heart. 
 Sacred Heart Church (Notre Dame, Ind.) 

• CSHC Sacred Heart Church (Notre Dame, Ind.): Manuscripts

  • CSHC 1/01 Series : Sacramental Records
    • CSHC 1/01 Title : Father Granger's Baptismal Register 1842-1857
      A transcription, in Father Granger's hand, of the baptismal portion of the register at MSHC #3.7. The transcription is on microfilm at MSHC #2.092+.

  • CSHC 1/02-09 Series : Subject Files
    • CSHC 1/02 Folder : Book of Church Services 1869-1887
      Record of church services held at Notre Dame dated 1 January 1869 - 25 December 1887. The book is in the hand of Fr. Alexis Granger and includes information on the dates and times of services, who and how many attended, what sacraments were conferred, descriptive comments, the names of celebrants and important participants, problems encountered, etc.
    • CSHC 1/03 Folder : Music Book for Church Organ 18__
      Mss book of organ music in the keys of B and G. The book is entitled "Church Quarters Organ" but there is no indication on the document itself that it belonged in Sacred Heart Church.
    • CSHC 1/04 Folder : First National Congress of Religious of the US 1952
      Sacristan Brother Boniface C.SS.R.'s correspondence concerning Mass preparations and clippings concerning the Congress.
    • CSHC 1/05 Folder : Pastor Villaflor 1930-1943
      Clippings regarding Pastor Villaflor (the first Filipino to become a United States citizen) and his needlework/ embroidery; and a letter received by Villaflor from his nephew in the Philippines dated 19 June 1947 regarding land titles and the state of the Philippines after World War II.
    • CSHC 1/06 F : Giuseppe da Copertino
      Copies of printed matter and art re St Giuseppe da Copertina; and a certificate (in Latin) authenticating a relic (1954).
    • CSHC 1/07 Folder : Edward W. Henricks 1920/1028
      A letter requesting his baptismal record.
    • CSHC 1/08 Folder : Obituaries of James E. Bresette 1935?
      Obituaries of one of the first whites Baptised at Notre Dame.
    • CSHC 1/09 Folder : Miscellaneous Clippings and Printed 1800s,1900s
      Primarily concerns Saint Bernadette, the Grotto, the Lourdes Centennial at Notre Dame, and miscellaneous topics.

  • CSHC 1-2/ Series : Confraternities, Spiritual Favors, and Indulgences 1850s-1960s
    • CSHC 1/10 Folder : Confraternities at Sacred Heart Church 18__
      Lists the Confraternities at Notre Dame and describes the Spiritual Favors attached to them and to Notre Dame.
    • CSHC 1/11 Folder : Miscellaneous Documents re Confraternities 1800s,1900s
      Consists of: [1] membership card for Confraternity Our Lady of Lourdes (19__) [2] printed Prayer for the Adoration of the B.S. (18__). [3] photocopy of Ticket of Admission to the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary with explanation of the group (1897/0313). [4] list and description of indulgences and privileges granted by Pius X on 9 November 1911 (dated 26 November 1957).
    • CSHC 1/12 Folder : Papal Indulgence 1876/0418
      Handwritten description of a Papal Indulgence for Souls in Purgatory established at Sacred Heart.
    • CSHC 1/13 Folder : Archconfraternity Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary 1839-1956
      Five letters in Latin (accompanied by typed calendar entries) regarding the establishment and membership of the Confraternity, a certificate of membership, and two pamphlets concerning the Confraternities purpose and practices, one of which includes a certificate of admission. In English, French and Latin.
    • CSHC 1/14 Folder : Association of the Guardian Angels of the Sanctuary 1876-1886
      Pamphlets, enrollment forms, and membership lists.
    • CSHC 1/15 Folder : Confraternity of the Holy Rosary Register and Documents 1893-1961
      Consists of a membership register (1893-1924,1961) and loose documents found in the register, consisting of a letter from Reverend Father A. Rooney, O.P. stating conditions for the gaining of indulgences by saying the Rosary, a typed list of names (probably of members) and a pamphlet with information on and a card of membership to the Confraternity.
    • CSHC 1/16 Folder : Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Lourdes 1880s
      Two printed items.
    • CSHC 2/01 Folder : Confraternity of the Holy Rosary Register 1891-1897
      Lists the names of members.
    • CSHC 2/02 Folder : Confraternity of the Nocturnal Adoration post 1854
      A blank membership certificate.
    • CSHC 2/03 Folder : Peoples' Eucharistic League / Archconfraternity of the Blessed Sacrament c1910s c1910s
      Loose papers from the register. Includes several letters from Poirier and others, forms, descriptions of the League, and membership lists.
    • CSHC 2/04 Folder : People's Eucharistic League Register / Archconfraternity of the Blessed Sacrament Register 1911?
      This register is blank, but contains spaces for hours of adoration, name, date, and total hours of adoration.
    • CSHC 2/05 Folder : Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Good Counsel 1885/0521
      Document, handwritten in Latin, establishing this group at Notre Dame.

  • CSHC 3/01-12 Series : Modern Sacred Heart Parish Records 1960s-1980s
    Printed and near print materials (and a very few manuscripts) including minutes, lists, reports, descriptions, statements, newsletters, bulletins, mailings, and the like.
    • CSHC 3/01 Folder : Parish Council Minutes 1971-1972
    • CSHC 3/02 Folder : Parish Constitutions 1974
    • CSHC 3/03 Folder : Parish Council Steering Committee 1970
    • CSHC 3/04 Folder : Parish Council General and Miscellaneous 1971-1972
    • CSHC 3/05 Folder : Printed Material re Duties, etc. of Parish Councils 1967-1970
    • CSHC 3/06 Folder : Lists of Parishioners 1960s-1970s
    • CSHC 3/07 Folder : Christian Education Commission / Committee 1970s
    • CSHC 3/08 Folder : Christian Service Commission / Committee 1970s
    • CSHC 3/09 Folder : Social Activities Commission / Committee 1970s
    • CSHC 3/10 Folder : Spiritual Development Commission / Committee 1970s
    • CSHC 3/11 Folder : Newsletters and Weekly Bulletins 1960s-1970s
    • CSHC 3/12 Folder : Mailings to Parishoners 1960s-1980s

• MSHC Sacred Heart Church (Notre Dame, Ind.): Microfilm
  • MSHC #1-5 Series : Sacramental Records

    These registers generally contain most or all of the following information: date of sacrament, name of recipient, age, place of residence, parents' names, celebrant's name(s), place that the sacrament was administered, sponsor(s)' name(s), and birth or death date. Generally, the entries are in Latin.

    The originals of almost all the microfilmed records are still in the possession of the Basilica. Reels 1-2 were microfilmed by Frank Clark; the quality of these films varies. Reels 3-5, which were filmed in March 1989 by the Geological Society of Utah (their reels #1617238-#1617240), contain many of the same documents and are of consistently good quality. Note that items 1-3 on reel #3 and items 3-7 on reel #5 are records of churches in South Bend and are described in MPIC.

    • MSHC #2.063+ Title : "Father Badin's" Baptismal Register 1830-1841
      The original is in Badin Papers (CZCF).
    • MSHC #3.4 Title : Baptismal Register 1830/07 - 1844/05
      Handwritten transcriptions of "Father Badin's Baptismal Register" (original in Badin's Papers -- CZCF -- and parts of Sacramental Register, Mission Churches Attended From Notre Dame (item 5 below). Duplicated at 3 MSHC #1.013+.
    • MSHC #3.5 Title : Sacramental Register, Missions Attended From Notre Dame, 1841-1847
      The title of the volume (appearing on a typed label) reads "Baptismal and Other Records, Bertrand, Niles, etc., 1841-47". There are sections for baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, pew rents, and minutes. Arranged by section and then by date. Duplicated at 3 MSHC #1.043+.
    • MSHC #3.7 Title : Baptismal Register (1842/12 - 1857/12) and Marriage Register (1850/01 - 1851/12) 1842-1857
      The few pages of marriages come at the end of the volume. Duplicated by #1.142+.
    • MSHC #2.092+ Title : Father Granger's Baptismal Register 1842-1857
      A transcription, in Father Granger's hand, of the baptismal portion of the above register. On paper: CSCH 1/01 (listed above).
    • MSHC #4.3 Title : Baptismal Register 1858/01 - 1910/12