Historical Letters and Documents, 1905-1960.

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  • Creator Names Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States of America.
  • Title Historical Letters and Documents, 1905-1960.
  • Physical description 1.23 linear feet.
  • Collection arrangement Subgroup 1: History, series 1: Historical Letters and Documents, 1905-1960 ; original arrangement.
  • Collection summary The Catholic Church Extension Society historical letters and documents series includes letters, telegrams, reports, by-laws, pamphlets, booklets, contracts, flyers, photographs, constitutions, drawings, appointments, and cerfitcates spanning the years 195 to 1960.
  • Biographical or Historical Note The Catholic Church Extension Society was established October 18, 1905, to serve the home missions, areas that lacked personnel, organization, and finances. The Extension Society has helped to build churches, educate and support clergy and seminarians, and has provided financial assistance for dioceses in the western and southern states as well as Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
  • Finding Aids Note Finding aid available in repository; folder level.
  • Names
    • Kelley, Francis Clement, Bp., 1870-1948 Correspondence.
    • Quigley, James Edward, 1855-1915 Correspondence.
    • Mundelein, George William, 1872-1939 Correspondence.
    • O'Brien, William D. (William David), 1878- Correspondence.
    • Stritch, Samuel Alphonsus, 1887-1958 Correspondence.
    • Mindszenty, József, 1892-1975 Correspondence.
    • Pizzardo, Giuseppe, 1877-1970 Correspondence.
    • Pius X, Pope, 1835-1914 Correspondence.
    • Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.
    • Pius XI, Pope, 1857-1939 Correspondence.
    • Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958 Correspondence.
    • Merry del Val, Raphael, 1865-1930 Correspondence.
    • Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States of America Archives.
    • Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States of America Administration.
    • Loyola University Chicago. Archives.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid to the Extension Society's historical letters and documents http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/archives/pdfs/cces_hist_ltrs.pdf