Fr. Edward Sorin: Microfilm
- MUIP 4.145-146 File : 25. Indian Affairs, circa 1845?
- MUIP 4.146-150 File : 26. Reprints from Bishop's Memorial Hall
- MUIP 4.150-192 File : 27. Financial Records 1856-1886
- MUIP 4.208-221 File : 28. CSC and Notre Dame Statistics 1873-1881
- MUIP 4.208-221 File : 29. Formal Addresses to Sorin From CSC Religious, . 1873-1876
- MUIP 5.001-016 File : 30. Formal Addresses to Sorin From CSC Sisters 1875-1878
- MUIP 5.016-029 File : 31. Formal Addresses to Sorin From Students and Student Groups
- MUIP 5.039-054 File : 32. 1842 Documents 1842
- MUIP 5.056-087 File : 33. 1843 Documents 1843
- MUIP 5.088-142 File : 34. 1844 Documents 1844
- MUIP 5.142-211 File : 35. 1845 Documents 1845
- MUIP 5.211-223 File : 36. 1846 Documents 1846
- MUIP 6.001-035 File : 36. 1846 Documents [continued] 1846
- MUIP 6.035-118 File : 37. 1847 Documents 1847
- MUIP 6.118-206 File : 38. 1848 Documents 1848
- MUIP 6.206-223 File : 39. 1849 Documents 1849
- MUIP 7.001-078 File : 39. 1849 Documents [continued] 1849
- MUIP 7.078-155 File : 40. 1850 Documents 1850
- MUIP 7.155-220 File : 41. 1851 Documents 1851
- MUIP 8.001-011 File : 41. 1851 Documents [continued] 1851
- MUIP 8.011-038 File : 42. 1852 Documents 1852
- MUIP 8.038-077 File : 43. 1853 Documents 1853
- MUIP 8.077-149 File : 44. 1854 Documents 1854
- MUIP 8.149-221 File : 45. 1855 Documents 1855
- MUIP 9.001-074 File : 45. 1855 Documents [continued] 1855
- MUIP 9.074-109 File : 46. 1856 Documents 1856
- MUIP 9.109-146 File : 47. 1857 Documents 1857
- MUIP 9.146-219 File : 48. 1858 Documents 1858
- MUIP 10.001-013 File : 48. 1858 Documents [continued] 1858
- MUIP 10.013-107 File : 49. 1859 Documents 1859
- MUIP 10.107-174 File : 50. 1860 Documents 1860
- MUIP 10.174-207 File : 51. 1861 Documents 1861
- MUIP 10.207-222 File : 52. 1862 Documents 1862
- MUIP 11.001-004 File : 52. 1862 Documents [continued] 1862
- MUIP 11.004-034 File : 53. 1863 Documents 1863
- MUIP 11.034-057 File : 54. 1864 Documents 1864
- MUIP 11.057-083 File : 55. 1865 Documents 1865
- MUIP 11.083-110 File : 56. 1866 Documents 1866
- MUIP 11.111-142 File : 57. 1867 Documents 1867
- MUIP 11.142-173 File : 58. 1868 Documents 1868
- MUIP 11.174-221 File : 59. 1869 Documents 1869
- MUIP 12.001-033 File : 59. 1869 Documents [continued] 1869
- MUIP 12.033-094 File : 60. 1870 Documents 1870
- MUIP 12.094-135 File : 61. 1871 Documents 1871
- MUIP 12.135-223 File : 62. 1872 Documents 1872
- MUIP 13.001-013 File : 62. 1872 Documents [continued] 1872
- MUIP 13.013-126 File : 63. 1873 Documents 1873
- MUIP 13.126-end File : 64. 1874 Documents 1874
- MUIP 14.001-027 File : 64. 1874 Documents [continued] 1874
- MUIP 14.027-125 File : 65. 1875 Documents 1875
- MUIP 14.125-182 File : 66. 1876 Documents 1876
- MUIP 14.182-end File : 67. 1877 Documents 1877
- MUIP 15.001-038 File : 67. 1877 Documents [continued] 1877
- MUIP 15.038-097 File : 68. 1878 Documents 1878
- MUIP 15.097-212 File : 69. 1879 Documents 1879
- MUIP 15.212-end File : 70. 1880 Documents 1880
- MUIP 16.001-105 File : 70. 1880 Documents [continued] 1880
- MUIP 16.105-end File : 71. 1881 Documents 1881
- MUIP 17.000-019 File : 71. 1881 Documents [continued] 1881
- MUIP 17.019-191 File : 72. 1882 Documents 1882
- MUIP 17.191-end File : 73. 1883 Documents 1883
- MUIP 18.000-120 File : 73. 1883 Documents [continued] 1883
- MUIP 18.120-end File : 74. 1884 Documents 1884
- MUIP 19.000-044 File : 74. 1884 Documents [continued] 1884
- MUIP 19.044-175 File : 75. 1885 Documents 1885
- MUIP 19.175-end File : 76. 1886 Documents 1886
- MUIP 20.000-075 File : 76. 1886 Documents [continued] 1886
- MUIP 20.075-135 File : 77. 1887 Documents 1887
- MUIP 20.135-186 File : 78. 1888 Documents 1888
- MUIP 20.186-end File : 79. 1889 Documents 1889
- MUIP 21.000-029 File : 80. 1889 Documents [continued] 1889
- MUIP 21.029-068 File : 80. 1890 Documents 1890
- MUIP 21.068-112 File : 81. 1891 Documents 1891
- MUIP 21.112-133 File : 82. 1892 Documents 1892
- MUIP 21.133-157 File : 83. 1893 Documents 1893
- MUIP 21.157-end File : 84. Miscellaneous 1870-1890
- MUIP 1-2 Series : Fr. Sorin - Undated Correspondence
Chiefly letters received by Sorin, with some copies of letters sent by him to bishops.
- MUIP 1.001-022 : (1) Undated Letters from Bishops
Letters from Bishops discussing a wide variety of topics including planned visits, ordinations, and questions of proper religious conduct. Included, in French, are several letters from French Bishops.
- MUIP 1.022-034 : (2) Undated Letters to Bishops about Holy Cross
Letters to Bishops on the subject of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Many of the letters come from members of the order complaining about people and rules within the order, including letters asking permission to leave the order.
- MUIP 1.034-057 : (3) Undated Letters from CSC Brothers
Letters from CSC brothers stationed in various areas, generally concerning educational institutions established in Texas and elsewhere. Issues raised include concern about the general rules of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the CSC approach to education. Progress reports of various institutions are included, as well as a dismal report on problems at Saint Mary's College in Texas.
- MUIP 1.057-069 : (4) Undated Letters from CSC Priests
Letters from Holy Cross priests, most of whom were apparently living in the Notre Dame House. Includes several letters of resignation. Other topics include complaints about living conditions and health problems.
- MUIP 1.069-076 : (5) Undated Letters from Diocesan Priests
Miscellaneous letters from Diocesan priests planning visits to Notre Dame or seeking the aid of the Congregation of Holy Cross for some purpose.
- MUIP 1.076-078 : (6) Letters from Rev. Edmund Kilroy 1854-1855?
Letters from Father Edmund Kilroy (1831-1904), Notre Dame class of 1853 and later parish priest in Stratford, Ontario. Letters to Sorin appear to date from 1854-1855 and discuss Kilroy's "laborious" work as a missionary in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. Topics include the hardships of missionary life and problems in the German Church in Buffalo, NY.
- MUIP 1.078-180,2.001-044 : (7) Undated Letters from CSC Sisters
Letters from Sisters of the Holy Cross to Father Sorin covering a wide variety of topics. Includes letters of greetings and thanks to Sorin and letters of complaint from sisters not enjoying their place of work or having personal grievances against their fellow sisters. Financial matters are also discussed, mainly in the form of Sisters' requesting permission for expenditures. Letters from Mother Charles consider discipline problems, and an interesting travel report from the west is included (at 136).
- MUIP 2.044-129 : (8) Undated Letters from Lay People
Letters from lay people dealing with a wide variety of topics, including letters of general greeting and petitions for prayer, letters from those contracted by Notre Dame to provide services, letters from employees, job requests, letters concerning entrance into the Manual Labor School, and letters from parents of students. Of particular interest is a letter from Catholic novelist Anna Hanson Dorsey (1815-1896) concerning a story by Miss Hanson published without her permission.
- MUIP 5-21 Series : Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1842-1893
From Bishops, lay people, religious, CSC members, and institutions. The letters are grouped into folders, each folder containing a partial listing of correspondents. The letters generally deal with Sorin's capacity as CSC Provincial and include reports from various CSC houses and missionaries; responses to Sorin circulars; petitions for favors; . Letters from priests outside the order and from Bishops often offer advice or request favors. Letters of a more personal nature are present in the form of holiday greetings sent to Sorin and messages of confession or thanks. The annotation that follows gives a very incomplete picture of the topics covered for any one year, but taken together, the descriptions suggest the range of topics dealt with in these letters.
- MUIP 5.039-054 : (32) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1842
Includes letters from area missionaries and Bishop Celestine Hailandiere of Vincennes. Almost all the letters are in French.
- MUIP 5.056-087 : (33) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1843
Includes letters from area missionaries, CSC members, and Bishop Celestine Hailandiere of Vincennes. The issue of buying land, perhaps for investment purposes, is discussed. Almost all the letters are in French.
- MUIP 5.088-142 : (34) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1844
Includes letters taking up such issues as the operation of CSC schools, petitions from other institutions for the aid of CSC brothers and sisters, and property purchases. Correspondents include Louis Cavalli and Bishops Loras of Dubuque and Lefevere of Detroit.
- MUIP 5.142-211 : (35) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1845
Includes letters dealing with the recruitment of students and novices, homes for orphans, and inquiries from those wishing to join the order.
- MUIP 5.211-223,6.001-035 : (36) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1846
Includes letters dealing with the recruitment of students and novices, homes for orphans, and inquiries from those wishing to join the order.
- MUIP 6.035-118 : (37) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1847
Includes letters dealing with enrollment and sales of property. Correspondents include several Bishops and Father Badin.
- MUIP 6.118-206 : (38) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1848
Topics dealt with include enrollment, vocations, concerns of parents of students, and inquiries about professorships.
- MUIP 6.206-223,7.001-078 : (39) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1849
Includes letters regarding conflicts between Brother Gatin and Sorin over the operations of an orphan house in Brooklyn and the operations of St. Mary's school in Kentucky as well as other CSC institutions.
- MUIP 7.078-155 : (40) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1850
Correspondents include several Bishops (including Archbishop Dulhumay of Dublin), Holy Cross order members, and M. L'Etourneau of Detroit on the subject of Church Bells.
- MUIP 7.155-220,8.001-011 : (41) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1851
Includes letters dealing with land sales, letters from parents of students, and letters from Bishop Celestine Hailandiere from France.
- MUIP 8.011-038 : (42) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1852
Correspondents include several Bishops and a Cardinal as well as CSC members at various CSC Houses.
- MUIP 8.038-077 : (43) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1853
Correspondents include Bishop De Saint-Palais of Vincennes and CSC members at various institutions.
- MUIP 8.077-149 : (44) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1854
Includes letters dealing with commissioned engravings, an epidemic of illness at Notre Dame, and purchases of books.
- MUIP 8.149-221,9.001-074 : (45) Letters Received by Fr. Sorin 1855
Includes letters providing accounts of Holy Cross mission work in the Diocese of Vincennes and Cincinnati, letters regarding discipline problems at a CSC school in Louisville, professors seeking positions, and letters from Norman Eddy, US Representative from South Bend.