The à Kempis Club of New Jersey records include newsclippings, yearbooks, correspondence, stationary, and a guestbook, documenting the activities of the Club in the 1990's. Materials primarily have to do with speakers' events hosted by the Club as well as some Club business. This collection does not document the whole history of the Club.
This collection is not yet completely processed. Finding aid and basic collection description created in 2013 by Jacqui Bowen and Tracy M. Jackson as part of the Overhaul Project collection survey.
[Item], in the à Kempis Club of New Jersey records, ADN 0082, Monsignor William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Seton Hall University.
Materials were transferred to the Archives and Special Collections Center from the Archdiocese of Newark. Terms of accession unknown.
Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471) was a German monk, believed to be the author or editor of the book
The à Kempis Club of New Jersey was a Catholic women's organization, affiliated with the National Conference of Catholic Women, that hosted events featuring speakers or lecturers on a variety of topics, raised money for charity, and celebrated mass. The Club was founded in approximately 1914; in 1928, the Club refused Archbishop Walsh's demand that all societies be administered under a diocesan office, at which point the group was largely ignored by the Archdiocese. The à Kempis Club ceased to exist in approximately 1998.
All materials available in this collection (unless otherwise noted) are the property of the Monsignor William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center and Seton Hall University, which reserves the right to limit access to or reproduction of these materials. Reproduction of materials or content is subject to United States copyright restrictions and may be subject to federal or state privacy regulations. Permission to publish exact reproductions must be obtained from the Director of the Archives and Special Collections Center.
This collection is not yet processed. Materials may be available to researchers with staff assistance at the Msgr. William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center. Advance appointments are required for the use of archival materials.