6.5 linear feet of photographs.
20 linear feet of artifacts.
2.5 linear inches of manuscript material.
Inventory.
Photographs and photomechanical prints of individual Catholic clergy and religious, especially portraits of the popes and the hierarchy of the Catholic Church; religious artwork; groups of Catholic religious, clergy, and lay people; Catholic missions and missionaries in the United States, Japan, and India, specifically the Bengal region which became East Pakistan and then Bangladesh; and Catholic churches, schools, orphanages, and other institutions. The photographs and prints were collected largely by James F. Edwards for the Bishops' Memorial Hall at Notre Dame, which was a museum and archives dedicated to preserving the history of American Catholicism. The collection concentrates on the American church, but it also includes photographs and prints relating to Catholics and their institutions elsewhere, most notably Canada and Europe.
Also vestments, crucifixes, candles, and other religious artifacts associated with American bishops and prominent priests; and an inventory of the contents of Bishops' Memorial Hall (1908-1909).