IRE John Ireland Papers 1825-1948.
Minnesota Historical Society.
23 reels of microfilm representing 14.5 linear feet of papers.
University of Notre Dame Archives Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 English.
Original material held chiefly by the Catholic Historical Society of St. Paul, with some material from the Archives of the Diocese of Duluth, St. John's Abbey Archives, the Archives of the College of St. Thomas, and the Archives of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Preferred Citation
John Ireland Papers (IRE), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Correspondence and related papers of John Ireland; scrapbooks; and supplementary papers including Denis O'Connell letters. For a more detailed description, see [Guide to a Microfilm Edition of The John Ireland Papers ] by Scott Jessee (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1984).
Background
John Ireland (1838-1918) served as the first archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota (1888-1918). He was involved in the Americanism controversy. See
John Ireland and the American Catholic Church by Marvin R. O'Connell (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988.)
Ireland, John, 1838-1918.
O'Connell, Denis Joseph, 1849-1927.
Catholic Church. Archdiocese of St. Paul (Minn.)
Catholic Church -- bishops.
Americanism (Catholic controversy).
Catholic Church -- Minnesota.
Related Material
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[Americanism Collection ]
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[Marvin Richard O'Connell Papers ]
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[Helen Angela Hurley Papers ]
MIRE John Ireland Papers: Microfilm
MIRE 1-3 Correspondence and Related Material 1825-1879 Also contains undated documents.
MIRE 3-6 Correspondence and Related Material 1880-1897
MIRE 9-13 Correspondence and Related Material 1904-1948
MIRE 14-20 Scrapbooks and Index Book
MIRE 21 Denis O'Connell Letters 1887-1901
MIRE 22 Manuscripts from the Archives of the Diocese of Duluth 1901-1916 Also contains undated documents.
MIRE 22 Manuscripts from the Archives of St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN 1875-1916
MIRE 22 Manuscripts from the Archives of the College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
MIRE 23 Author Index and Editors' Notes