CFX Xaverian Brothers Records Guide University of Notre Dame Archives University of Notre Dame Archives 2011
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Description based on paper finding aids and inhouse database. English CFX Xaverian Brothers Records 1816-[ongoing] Xaverian Brothers 78 linear feet 2 audio tapes 1 linear foot of photographs 10 linear feet of printed material University of Notre Dame Archives
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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Preferred Citation

Xaverian Brothers Records (CFX), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

Scope and Content

Office files of the American Province (1875-1960) and of the American Central Province (1960-1974), dossiers (1816-1977), basic documents (1869-1964), financial records (1818-1974), correspondence (1881-1974), and subject files (1896-1973). Correspondents include Martin John Spalding, James Cardinal Gibbons, and many other bishops.

Office files of Xaverian institutions (1820-1974); personal papers of Xaverians (1871-1974); with manuscripts of Brother Aubert Downey's Ryken: Life and Letters and Xaverian Menology, Brother Aloysius's translation of Brother Ferdinand De Muynck's history of the Xaverians, Brother Julian Ryan's Men and Deeds, and Brother Kurt's history of the Xaverian constitutions; photographs and printed material.

Also files generated by the service of Brother Thomas More Page on the Pontifical Commission on Religious Life (1983-1986); consisting of correspondence, agenda, interviews, documentation of meetings, reports, memoranda, white papers, publicity, talks, and cassette audio tapes.

Custody of the archives of the American Central Province of the Xaverian Brothers was transferred to the Archives of the University of Notre Dame in December of 1980. Student workers made container lists and transferred files to new boxes. Archivists put documents in new folders, preserving original folder titles and supplementing them with information placed in brackets. Paper clips and most staples were removed. Printed material, audio-visual material, and photographs were separated from manuscripts. Series were identified and arranged according to provenance insofar as the nature of the manuscripts made such an arrangement practical; within series original order was generally preserved. However, Xaverian institutions were originally divided into two groups -- those that had closed and those still in operation; in the present arrangement, each Xaverian institution has its place in alphabetical order by state, city, and name. Vestiges of the Xaverian alphanumeric filing system remain on some folders (2-letter codes such as OP for "Other Provinces identify certain files); but this system never included all of the folders in the collection, and no attempt has been made to extend it. The last box of the collection (Box 159) contains a description of this alphanumeric filing system.

Background

Summary: The Congregation of St. Francis Xavier (CFX) was founded by Theodore James Ryken in 1839. At the invitation of Bishop Martin John Spalding, Xaverian Brothers came to teach in the Diocese of Louisville in 1854. In 1864, after Spalding had become Archbishop of Baltimore, Xaverians began to open schools in Maryland. The congregation had also established schools in Belgium and England, and in 1875 three provinces were established: Belgian, English, and American. Xaverians founded schools in many American states and in 1960 the American Province was divided in two: the Sacred Heart (or Central) Province and the St. Joseph (or Northeast) Province.

In 1839 Theodore James Ryken, a Dutch Catholic living in Belgium, founded the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier (CFX), known in English-speaking countries as the Xaverian Brothers. Though Ryken intended to found an order dedicated to Catholic education in the United States, the first Xaverian school opened in Bruges, Belgium, 1843. In 1853 Louisville Bishop Martin Spalding invited the Xaverians to open schools in his diocese, and in 1854 the first colony of brothers came to America.

In 1860 Ryken resigned his position as Superior General of the congregation and Brother Vincent Terhoeven replaced him. The same year a second colony of Xaverians came to America. In 1864 Martin Spalding, then Archbishop of Baltimore, asked the Xaverians to open schools there, and they did so.

The congregation had also established schools in England. In 1875 the congregation was divided into three provinces -- Belgian, English, and American. Brother Alexius Vanderwee served as the first American Provincial from 1875 to 1900. Under his administration, American brothers opened schools in New York State, Massachusetts, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

From 1900 to 1907 Brother Dominic served as American Provincial and extended the range of Xaverian activities to include New Jersey, Michigan, California, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. From 1907 to 1925 Brother Isidore Kuppel served as American Provincial; under his authority averians began to operate in the District of Columbia.

During the administration of Brother Paul Scanlan as American Provincial, 1925 to 1928, the pope at last officially recognized the congregation (1927). From 1928 to 1937 Brother Paul Scanlan served as Superior General of the order, the first American to become Superior General of any religious order founded in Europe.

From 1928 to 1934 Brother Osmund Gallagher served as American Provincial; near the end of his administration a Xaverian school opened in Maine. Brother Ambrose Driscoll served as American Provincial from 1934 to 1937 and as Superior General from 1937 to 1953. Brother Edmund McConnell replaced him as American Provincial in 1937 and served until 1944.

Under the provincial administration of Brother Oswald, 1944-1950, Xaverians from America began missionary work in Uganda. Brother Oswald was later elected Superior General (1953).

Brother William Sheehan served as American Provincial from 1950 to 1956 and Brother Nilus Cullen from 1956 to 1962. In 1960 the American Province was divided in two. The American Northeastern Province, also known as the St. Joseph Province, includes the New England states and all of New York State except for New York City and Long Island. The African missions are also under the control of this province. The American Central Province, also known as the Sacred Heart Province, includes the rest of the United States.

Brother Thomas More Page served as American Central Provincial from 1962 to 1965, when he was elected Superior General. Brother Pastor served as American Central Provincial from 1965 to 1968, and Brother Bernard Starkey from 1969 to 1975. Brother Philip Dougherty became American Central Provincial in 1975.

Chronological List of Events 1797/08/30 Xaverian founder T.J. Ryken born, Elshout, Holland 1824/02/20 Alexius Vanderwee, first American Provincial, born Antwerp, Belgium 1826 Ryken nurses the sick in cholera plague, North Holland 1828 Ryken becomes a Trappist lay brother, Alsace, France 1831 Ryken comes to America as a lay catechist 1831-1834 Ryken works among Indians with Father Stephen Badin 1834 Ryken returns to Europe to found order to work in 1839 Theodore James Ryken founds Xaverians Bruges, Belgium 1843 First Xaverian School opens in Bruges, Belgium 1843/12/03 Ryken, Brother Francis Xavier, first invested 1854 Ryken takes vows along with nine others 1854 Louisville Bishop Spalding invites Xaverians to USA c1854 Novitiate opens in Louisville, KY 1854-1889 Immaculate Conception School operates, Louisville, KY 1854-1911 St. Patrick's School operates, Louisville, KY 1860 Brother Vincent Terhoeven becomes second Superior General 1860 Second colony of Xaverians arrives in America 1860-1872 St. Boniface School operates, Louisville, KY c1860-1880 Brothers Francis, Stephen, and Dominic, Novice Masters, 1860-1933 St. John's School operates, Louisville, KY 1863- St. Xavier' s High School operates, Louisville, KY 1863-1874 St. Martin's School operates, Louisville, KY 1863-1899 Cathedral School operates, Louisville, KY 1864 St. Xavier' s Institute, first CFX high school, Louisville, KY 1866 Spalding, now Bishop of Baltimore, invites Xaverians 1866-1950 St. Mary's lndustrial School operates, Baltimore, MD 1867-1872 Our Lady's School operates, Louisville, KY 1868-1869 St. Anthony's School operates, Louisville, KY 1868-1872 St. Peter's School operates, Louisville, KY 1872- St. Michael's School operates, Louisville, KY 1872- St. Patrick's School operates, Baltimore, MD 1874-1888 St. Louis Bertrand School operates, Louisville, KY 1875- Mt. St. Joseph College operates, Baltimore, MD 1875 Xaverians establish Belgian, English, American Province 1875-1900 Brother Alexius Vanderwee serves as American Provincial 1876 Novitiate moves to Old Mt. St. Joseph's, Louisville, KY 1878-1893 St. Joseph's School operates, Baltimore, MD 1878-1948 St. James Home operates, Baltimore, MD 1880-1887 Xaverians serve in West Troy, NY 1881-1847 St. Patrick's School operates, Lowell, MA 1881-1923 St Peter's School operates, Richmond, VA 1883 Br Joseph Novice Master, Brs Leonard and Peter assistants 1887 Brother Cajetan serves as Novice Master 1889-1947 St. Mary's School operates, Lawrence, MA 1891 Brother Paul Novice Master, Br. Theodore assistant 1891-1901 Br. Cajetan serves as Master of Aspirants at Juniorate 1891-1907 Juniorate operates at St. John's, Danvers, MA 1891-1913 Assumption School operates, East Boston, MA 1891-1931 St. Mary's School operates, Norfolk, VA 1892-1931 St. Paul's School operates, Portsmouth, VA 1893- St. Joseph's School operates in Somerville, MA 1893-1923 Fitton School operates, East Boston, MA 1894- St. John's operates, Worcester, MA 1896-1897 St. Thomas College operates, Scranton, PA 1897-1933 Central Catholic / Cathedral High School operates, Wheeling, WV 1898 Brother Dionysius serves as Novice Master 1898-1923 Old Point Comfort College operates, Fort Monroe, VA 1899-1915 Brother Chrysostom serves as Superior General 1900 Brother Norbert serves as Novice Master 1900-1907 Brother Dominic serves as American Provincial 1900-1915 Mt. St. Joseph's Industrial operates, Millbury, MA 1900-1923 St. Patrick's School operates, Richmond, VA 1901 Br Basil Novice Master, Brs Theodore and Walter assist 1901-1907 Br. Bernardine serves as Master of Aspirants, Juniorate 1902-1905 Sacred Heart Industrial operates, Arlington, NJ 1902-1929 St. Vincent's School operates, Newport News, VA 1903-1907 St. Joseph's Agricultural operates, Rutherford, CA 1904- St. Joseph Home / CYO Home operates, Detroit, MI 1904-1919 St. John's Industrial operates, Deep River, CT 1904-1931 St. Francis Xavier Manual Training School, Elm Grove WV 1905-1923 St. Agnes Institute operates, Manchester, NH 1907 Brother Theodore serves as Novice Master 1907- St. John's Prep School operates, Danvers, MA 1907-1913 Br. Alexander directs Juniorate seniors at Mt. St. Joseph 1907-1913 Br. Linus directs some Juniorate students at St. John's 1907-1913 Juniorate students at Mt. St. Joseph, St. John's and Old Point Comfort 1907-1925 Brother Isidore Kuppel serves as American Provincial 1908-1972 Leonard Hall Naval School operates, Leonardtown, MD 1908- Working Boys Home operates, Newton Highlands, MA 1908-1937 St. Lawrence Home operates, Louisville, KY 1910-1921 St. James Parochial School operates, Newark, NJ 1911- St. Joseph's College / Prep operates, Bardstown, KY 1911-1915 Paradise Protectory operates, Abbotstown, PA 1912-1913 St. Patrick's High School operates, Washington, DC 1912-1922 St. James School operates, Salem, MA 1913 Brother Alphonse serves as Novice Master 1913-1919 Br. Pacomius serves as Master of Aspirants, Juniorate 1913-1922 Juniorate operates at Old Point Comfort College, VA 1914-1927 St. Mary's High School operates, Clarksburg, WV 1915 Br Sylvan Novice Master, Br Columbianus assistant 1915-1928 Apostolic Mission House operates, Washington, DC 1916-1926 Cathedral High School operates, Wichita, KS 1917- Assumption Academy / St. Francis De Sales, Utica, NY 1917 Brother Julian serves as Novice Master 1917- Camp Calvert operates, Leonardtown, MD 1917-1942 Cathedral School operates, Richmond, VA 1918-1934 Xaverian School operates, Alexandria, VA 1919-1923 Br. Theodore serves as Master of Aspirants, Juniorate 1919-1928 Brother Bernard serves as Superior General 1920- Holy Cross School operates -- first in N.Y. City -- Brooklyn 1921- Sacred Heart Novitiate operates, Fort Monroe, VA 1923- St. Joseph Juniorate operates, Peabody, MA 1923- St. Matthew's Parochial School operates, Brooklyn, NY 1923-1924 St. Edward's College operates, Huntington, WV 1923-1928 Br. Osmund serves as Master of Aspirants, Juniorate 1924-1970 Holy Name Parochial School operates, Brooklyn, NY 1925-1928 Brother Paul Scanlan serves as American Provincial 1926- Keith Academy operates, Lowell, MA 1926- Mission Church High School operates, Roxbury, MA 1926- St. Michael's Diocesan High School operates, Brooklyn, NY 1927 Pope officially recognizes Xaverian Brothers 1928 Br. Jason serves as Master of Aspirants, Juniorate 1928 Paul Scanlan becomes Superior General 1928-1934 Brother Osmund Gallagher serves as American Provincial 1928-1934 Xaverian House of Studies operates, Washington DC 1928-1937 Brother Paul serves as Superior General 1930 Mount Saint Joseph, a Junior College, affiliated with The Catholic University of America 1931 Belgian Province starts colony in Belgian Congo 1931- Xaverian College operates, Silver Spring, MD 1932 Assumption Academy becomes St. Francis De Sales High School 1932- Catholic High School operates, Malden, MA 1933- John Bapst High School operates, Bangor, ME 1934-1937 Brother Ambrose Driscoll serves as American Provincial 1935- St. Theresa's School operates, Brooklyn, NY 1937-1944? Brother Edmund serves as American Provincial 1937-1953 Brother Ambrose serves as Superior General 1940- Our Lady of Good Counsel High School operates, New York, NY 1941- Cardinal Hayes High School operates, New York, NY 1942- Cardinal Hayes Annex operates, New York, NY 1942- Flaget High School operates, Louisville, KY 1944-1950 Brother Oswald serves as American Provincial 1949 American Province starts mission in Uganda 1949- St. Francis Xavier Secondary School, Uganda, Africa 1950-1956 Brother William serves as American Provincial 1952- Archbishop Stepinac High School operates, White Plains, NY 1953/03 Brother Oswald elected Superior General 1954- Mount Loretto operates, Staten Island, NY ?1956-1962? Brother Nilus serves as American Provincial 1960 American Province splits into Central and Northeast Provinces 1960 American Central Province opens schools in Bolivia ?1962-1965 Brother Thomas More serves as American Provincial ?1965-1968 Brother Pastor serves as American Provincial 1965/04 Brother Thomas More elected Superior General 1969-1975 Brother Bernard Starkey serves as American Provincial 1975 Brother Philip Dougherty serves as American Provincial Alphabetical List of Institutions Apostolic Mission House operates, Washington, DC -- 1915-1928 Archbishop Stepinac High School operates, White Plains, NY -- 1952- Assumption Academy becomes St. Francis De Sales High School -- 1932 Assumption Academy / St. Francis De Sales, Utica, NY -- 1917- Assumption School operates, East Boston, MA -- 1891-1913 Camp Calvert operates, Leonardtown, MD -- 1917- Cardinal Hayes Annex operates, New York, NY -- 1942- Cardinal Hayes High School operates, New York, NY -- 1941- Cathedral High School operates, Wichita, KS -- 1916-1926 Cathedral School operates, Louisville, KY -- 1863-1899 Cathedral School operates, Richmond, VA -- 1917-1942 Catholic High School operates, Malden, MA -- 1932- Central Catholic / Cathedral High School operates, Wheeling, WV -- 1897-1933 Fitton School operates, East Boston, MA -- 1893-1923 Flaget High School operates, Louisville, KY -- 1942- Holy Cross School operates -- first in N.Y. City -- Brooklyn -- 1920- Holy Name Parochial School operates, Brooklyn, NY -- 1924-1970 Immaculate Conception School operates, Louisville -- 1854-1889 John Bapst High School operates, Bangor, ME -- 1933- Juniorate operates at Old Point Comfort College, VA -- 1913-1922 Juniorate operates at St. John's, Danvers, MA -- 1891-1907 Juniorate students at Mt. St. Joseph, St. John's and Old Point Comfort -- 1907-1913 Keith Academy operates, Lowell, MA -- 1926- Leonard Hall Naval School operates, Leonardtown, MD -- 1908-1972 Mission Church High School operates, Roxbury, MA -- 1926- Mount Loretto operates, Staten Island, NY -- 1954- Mt. St. Joseph, a Junior College, affiliated with Catholic University -- 1930 Mt. St. Joseph College operates, Baltimore, MD -- 1875- Mt. St. Joseph's Industrial operates, Millbury, MA -- 1900-1915 Novitiate moves to Old Mt. St. Joseph's, Louisville, KY -- 1876 Novitiate opens in Louisville, KY -- c1854 Old Point Comfort College operates, Fort Monroe, VA -- 1898-1923 Our Lady of Good Counsel High School operates, New York, NY -- 1940- Our Lady's School operates, Louisville, KY -- 1867-1872 Paradise Protectory operates, Abbotstown, PA -- 1911-1915 Sacred Heart Industrial operates, Arlington, NJ -- 1902-1905 Sacred Heart Novitiate operates, Fort Monroe, VA -- 1921- St Peter's School operates, Richmond, VA -- 1881-1923 St. Agnes Institute operates, Manchester, NH -- 1905-1923 St. Anthony's School operates, Louisville, KY -- 1868-1869 St. Boniface School operates, Louisville, KY -- 1860-1872 St. Edward's College operates, Huntington, WV -- 1923-1924 St. Francis Xavier Manual Training School, Elm Grove WV -- 1904-1931 St. Francis Xavier Secondary Schoo1, Uganda, Africa -- 1949- St. James Home operates, Baltimore, MD -- 1878-1948 St. James Parochial School operates, Newark, NJ -- 1910-1921 St. James School operates, Salem, MA -- 1912-1922 St. John's operates, Worcester, MA -- 1894- St. John's Industrial operates, Deep River, CT -- 1904-1919 St. John's Prep School operates, Danvers, MA -- 1907- St. John's School operates, Louisville, KY -- 1860-1933 St. Joseph Home / CYO Home operates, Detroit, MI -- 1904- St. Joseph Juniorate operates, Peabody, MA -- 1923- St. Joseph's Agricultural operates, Rutherford, CA -- 1903-1907 St. Joseph's College / Prep operates, Bardstown, KY -- 1911- Xaverian Brothers Ryken, Theodore James, 1797-1871. Spalding, M.J. (Martin John), 1810-1872 Gibbons, James, 1834-1921 Downey, Aubert DeMuynck, Ferdinand Julian Brother Kurt, Brother Page, Thomas More Catholic Church. Pontificia Commissio de Vita Relgiosa in Statibus Foederatis Americae Septentrionalis. Monastic and religious life Monasticism and religious orders Brothers (in religious orders, congregations, etc.) Catholic Church -- Bishops -- Correspondence Account books. Letters. Translations. Interviews. Related Material Xaverian Brothers. English Province Records Xaverian Brothers. Northeastern Province Records CCFX Xaverian Brothers: Manuscripts The Xaverian Brothers Manuscript Collection is divided into four groups: I. Provincial Records, II. Institutional Records, III. Individual Records, and IV. Miscellaneous Documents. Photographs and printed material have been removed from the collection. CCFX 1-94Provincial RecordsOffice files of the American Province from its inception in 1875 to its division in 1960; office files of the American Central (Sacred Heart) Province since 1960, with a few folders relating to the American Northeastern (St. Joseph) Province (see box 80, box 73 folder 3, and box 121 folder 6); consisting of Dossiers, Basic Documents, Financial Records, Provincial Correspondence, and Provincial Subject Files. A separate collection (CFXN) contains records from the Northeastern (St. Joseph) Province. CCFX 1-39DossiersRecords relating to membership of individual brothers of the American Province 1816-1977; consisting of correspondence, letters of recommendation, letters of application; baptismal certificates, birth certificates, litterae baptismales, testimonia baptismi, confirmation certificates; death certificates, funeral bills, obituary holy cards; agreements of membership, admissions to membership, agreements to lend services, acts of profession; general releases of membership, dispensations from vows, releases of demands; quitclaims, deeds, wills, duplicates of wills; passports, certificates of change of residence, certificates of naturalization, alien registration papers, social security cards; permissions to enter religious life, school reports, physicians' certificates of health, medical histories; discharges from military, diplomas, savings account booklets, clippings; lists of requisites for candidates, questionnaires, and answers to canonical questions. Access to Dossiers is restricted. Over 2000 dossiers. 20 linear feet. CCFXDossiers from later accessions CCFX 40-52Basic DocumentsReports, resolutions, and minutes of General Chapters (world-wide conventions of Xaverians) and of Provincial Chapters (conventions of Xaverians of the United States) 1869-1964; minutes of the Provincial Council 1932-1965; editions of the Xaverian Constitution 1876-1972; Xaverian Manuals of prayers, rules, and customs 1922-1954; Provincial Logbooks (recording events in the adrninistration of the province) 1854-1965; and Provincial Registers (listing membership) 1840-1971. 4 linear feet. CCFX 40General Chapters CCFX 40-42Provincial Chapters CCFX 42-43Provincial Council Minutes CCFX 44-45Constitutions CCFX 45-46Manuals and Rule Books CCFX 47-49Provincial Logbooks CCFX 50-52Provincial Registers CCFX 53-64Financial RecordsProperty papers 1818-1974, consisting of deeds, correspondence, agreements, leases, contracts, options, wills, and other documents related to Xaverian real estate; insurance papers 1899-1947; stocks and bonds l900-1974; reports 1875-1962 concerning the finances of the province; ledgers and accounts including records of the provincial fund 1875-1964; office files of the Provincial Treasurer consisting of one folder of correspondence 1928-1942, one folder of report forms 1901-1914, and a supplement to the Handbook for Treasurers 1961; and financial reports sent to the Brother Provincial from individual schools 1960-1973. 5 linear feet. CCFX 53-54Property Papers 1818-1974 CCFX 54Insurance Papers CCFX 55-57Reports CCFX 58-61Ledgers CCFX 62Treasurer's Office Files CCFX 62-64Financial Reports from Schools CCFX 65-83Provincial CorrespondenceCorrespondence between the American Province and the Superior General 1931-1974; correspondence of the Secretary General 1937-1974 and of the Procurator General 1935-1939; general correspondence of the American Provincial 1881-1835, of Brother William Sheehan 1921-1962, and of Brother Nilus Cullen 1957-1962; correspondence between the Provincial and pastors 1931-1936; with Xaverians in Europe 1907-1930; with diocesan authorities 1860-1968 including Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville, Newark, New York, Patterson, Portland, Richmond, Syracuse, Washington, and Worcester; letters and papers of Provincials including Brother Alexius Vanderwee 1881-1900, Brother Dominic 1902-1907, Brother Isidore Kuppel 1914-1923, Brother Paul Scanlan 1925-1945, Brother Osmund Gallagher 1928-1934, Brother Ambrose Driscoll 1935-1939, Brother Aloysius Wiseman 1944-1952, Brother Edmund McConnell 1923-1946 concerning among others Brothers Arnold, Aloysius Wiseman, Angelus Curry, Benignus Miller, Benjamin Burke, Camille Van den Weghe, Ferdinand Brinkman, Prosper Richmond, Eric Magruder, Fabian, Godfrey, Justin Higdon, Ignatius Thornbury, Mark McCarthy, Mauricius Lauer, Philip Griffin, and Placidus Evans; correspondence with Belgian (1904-1966) and English (1939-1970) Provinces; circular letters and bulletins from the Provincial and from the Superior General 1926-1967; correspondence regarding requests for new foundations to be staffed by Xaverians 1955-1971; correspondence with attorney George E. Hamilton concerning Xaverian property; basic documents and correspondence of the St. Joseph (Northeastern) Province 1960-1966; and correspondence with African missions 1949-1960. 6 linear feet. CCFX 65-68Correspondence with Generalate 1931-1974 CCFX 69-71Correspondence of Provincials CCFX 72-73Provincial - Diocesan Correspondence CCFX 74-77Provincial Letters and Papers CCFX 78Correspondence with Other Provinces CCFX 79-81Bulletins and Circular Letters 1926-1967 CCFX 82Requests for New Foundations 1923-1971 CCFX 82Property Correspondence CCFX 83-84African Missions CCFX 85-94Subject FilesCorrespondence, reports, bulletins, talks, programs, minutes, questionnaires, surveys, and typescripts concerning the Xaverian Centennial 1939, Superiors and Principals Meetings 1956-1968, the Xaverian Brothers Educational Association (XBEA) 1961-1969, and educational projects 1916-1969; including alphabetical files 1896-1973 regarding the Apostolate Commission, constitutional revision, education, induction ceremonies, the Liturgical Commission, nursing homes, personnel, provincial assistants, student leadership, summer assignments, superiors institutes, selective service, textbooks by Xaverians, administrative positions and appointments, auxiliaries and endowments, fund raising, the Xaverian League of Prayer, school routines, self-evaluations, and vocations; with additional files concerning the spiritual formation of Xaverians, retreats, and the Program of Spiritual Advancement; and including finally eleven folders of correspondence, copies of significant nineteenth-century letters, and essays related to Xaverian history and traditions of the congregation. 4 linear feet. CCFX 85,157-Centennials and Jubilees CCFX 86Superiors and Principals- Meetings 1956-1968 CCFX 87-88Xaverian Brothers Educational Association 1961-1969 CCFX 89-91Educational Projects CCFX 91-93Alphabetical Subject Files CCFX 93Spiritual Formation CCFX 94Xaverian History CCFX 95-137Institutional RecordsOffice files of Xaverian schools, homes, and summer camps arranged alphabetically by state (using standard post-office abbreviations), then by city, then by the name of each institution. 17 linear feet. CCFX 95/01CaliforniaCA -- Rutherford. ST JOSEPH AGRICULTURAL. Agreement between Brother Provincial Dominic and the Archdiocese of San Francisco 17 September 1903. 1 folder. CCFX 95/02ConnecticutCT -- Deep River. ST JOHN'S INDUSTRIAL. Agreement between Brother Provincial Dominic and Michael Tierney, Bishop of Hartford, 13 September 1904; two letters from John J. Nilan, Bishop of Hartford, to Brother Provincial Isidore, 15 June 1919 and 21 June 1919. 1 folder. CCFX 95/03District of ColumbiaDC -- Washington. ST PATRICK'S HIGH SCHOOL. Correspondence, sheets from logbook, agreements, and an historical sketch, "Memorabilia," by Brother Bede; records dating from 1912 to 1913. 1 folder. CCFX 95/04KansasKS -- Wichita. CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. Correspondence, agreements, historical sketch; records dating from 1916 to 1926. 1 folder. CCFX 95-101KentuckyKY -- Bardstown. ST JOSEPH'S PREP (formerly St Joseph's College). Correspondence, ledgers, reports, deeds, financial documents, personal and domestic papers, projects, blueprints, and clippings; records dating from 1820 to 1974. 35 folders. KY -- Bardstown. CAMP CHRISTOPHER. Correspondence, memoranda, financial reports, schedules, and descriptive circulars; records dating from 1954 to 1964. 1 folder. KY -- Louisville. FLAGET HIGH SCHOOL. Correspondence, logbooks, clippings, and reports; records dating from 1942 to 1974. 11 folders. KY -- Louisville. ST LAWRENCE INSTITUTE. Letter from Frank A. Geher to Brother Isadore, 4 December 1917; correspondence between Superior, Brother Justin, and Provincial, Brother Ambrose, 1936-1937. 1 folder. KY -- Louisville. ST PATRICK'S SCHOOL. Agreement, 1 August 1910. 1 folder. KY -- Louisville. ST XAVIER'S HIGH SCHOOL (formerly St Xavier's College). Correspondence, handbooks, logbooks, accounts, agreements telegrams, inventories, reports, minutes of the college, minutes of the board of trustees, circulars and clippings; records dating from 1866 to 1958. 8 folders. CCFX 102-106MassachusettsMA -- Danvers. ST JOHN'S PREP (formerly St. John's Normal). Correspondence, logbooks, ledgers, handbooks, reports, financial reports, records of donations, and bulletins; records dating from 1891 to 1960. 7 folders. MA -- East Boston. ASSUMPTION SCHOOL. Sexennial report 1896. 1 folder. MA -- East Boston. FITTON SCHOOL. Draft of agreement, nd. 1 folder. MA -- Lawrence. ST MARY'S. Correspondence, agreements, logbooks, programs; records dating from 1889 to 1947. 3 folders. MA -- Lowell. KEITH ACADEMY. Correspondence, memoranda, logbook, reports; records dating from 1926 to 1960. 3 folders. MA -- Lowell. ST PATRICK'S. Correspondence, reports, memoranda, historical sketch; records dating from 189O to 1947. 1 folder. MA -- Milbury. MT ST JOSEPH INDUSTRIAL. Correspondence and agreements; records dating from 19O8 to 1913. 1 folder. MA -- Newton. WORKING BOYS HOME. Correspondence 1907-1959; letter from Daniel Reardon to Brother Paul, 25 June 1912; letter from Brother Marcellus to Brother Provincial Isidore, 30 April 1913; program for l7th Annual Dinner to benefit the home, 23 December 1923; logbook 1953-1959. 3 folders. MA -- Peabody. ST JOSEPH JUNIORATE. Correspondence, deeds and transfers, ledgers, account books, student registers, legal documents, reports, minutes, logbooks, plans for new buildings, rules and regulations; records dating from 1839 to 1968. 15 folders MA -- Roxbury. OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP. Correspondence, financial reports, educational reports; records dating from 1933 to 1960. 1 folder. MA -- Somerville. ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL. Correspondence, reports, resolutions; records dating from 1896 to 1959. 2 folders. MA -- Worcester. ST JOHN'S HIGH SCHOOL. Correspondence, financial reports, educational reports, historical sketch, plans, brochures, announcements, and clippings; records dating from 1897 to 1961. 3 folders. CCFX 107-126MarylandMD -- Baltimore. MT ST JOSEPH COLLEGE. Correspondence, account books, course outlines, historical sketches, ledgers, logbooks, minutes of council meetings, annual reports, financial reports, and scrapbooks; records dating from 1883 to 1968. 23 folders. MD -- Baltimore. ST JAMES HOME FOR BOYS. Letter to Brother Roger, 25 February 1948; letters from Brother Roger to Provincial 14 April 1949 and 3 June 1949; ledger 1906-1949; annual reports 1869-1949. 1 folder. 3 document cases of bound volumes. MD -- Baltimore. ST MARY'S INDUSTRIAL. Correspondence, minutes of the executive board, reports, and scrapbooks; records dating from 1866 to 1962. 31 folders. SEE ALSO BOX 159. MD -- Baltimore. ST PATRICK'S. Correspondence, agreements, financial reports, logbooks; records dating from 1872 to 1961. 5 folders. MD -- Hampstead. CAMP GABRIELLE. Correspondence, circulars, schedule; records dating from 1955 to 1960. 1 folder. MD -- Leonardtown. CAMP CALVERT. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, brochures; records dating from 1944 to 1970. 1 folder. MD -- Leonardtown. CAMP COLUMBUS. Correspondence, reports, historical sketch; records dating from 1923 to 1930. 1 folder. MD -- Leonardtown. LEONARD HALL. Correspondence, agreements, notices of liens, handbooks, bulletins, ledgers, logbooks, reports, deed, plat, memoranda to trustees, newsletters; records dating from 1910 to 1973. 13 folders. MD -- Leonardtown. RYKEN HIGH SCHOOL (See also St Joseph Juniorate). Schedules, procedures, curricula, building contracts; records dating from 1956 to 1966. 3 folders. MD -- Leonardtown. ST JOSEPH JUNIORATE. Correspondence, schedules, procedures, curricula, building contracts; records dating from 1956 to 1966. 5 folders. MD -- Silver Spring. XAVERIAN COLLEGE. Correspondence, blueprints, construction and maintenance docunients, evaluations of the theology program, financial policies and reports, insurance policies, logbooks, minutes of faculty meetings, minutes of house council, minutes and agenda of the advisory committee, proposals, catalogues, questionnaires, real estate appraisals, records of real estate sold, insurance reports, self-evaluation reports, accreditation reports, studies of administration, swimming-pool information, and the will of Joseph Williams; records dating from 1909 to 1973. 59 folders. MD -- Wheaton. GOOD COUNSEL HIGH SCHOOL. Memoranda, floor plans, faculty handbooks, schedules, bibliographies; records dating from 1948 to 1967. 1 folder. CCFX 126/02MaineME -- Bangor. JOHN BAPST HIGH SCHOOL. Correspondence, memoranda, reports; records dating frotn 1933 to 1957. 1 folder. CCFX 126,127MichiganMI -- Detroit. DON BOSCO HALL. Correspondence, agreements, reports, schedules, memoranda, and minutes of the budget subcommittee; records dating from 1903 to 1968. 3 folders. MI -- Detroit. ST JOSEPH'S HOME. Correspondence, articles of association, historical sketch, clippings; records dating from 1904 to 1965. 1 folder. CCFX 127/02New HampshireNH -- Manchester. ST AGNES INSTITUTE. Correspondence, agreement, clippings; records dating from 1905 to 1941. 1 folder. CCFX 126,127New JerseyNJ -- Arlington. SACRED HEART INDUSTRIAL. Letter from Brother Raphael to Brother Dominic, 6 January 1905; agreement, 17 September 1902; memorandum; brochures; records dating from 1902 to 1920. 1 folder. NJ -- Hackettstown. CAMP ST JOSEPH. Correspondence, memoranda, agreements, schedules, brochures, clippings; records dating from 1944 to 1954. 2 folders. NJ -- Newark. ST JAMES HOME. Correspondence, agreements, reports, historical sketches, centennial program; records dating from 1909 to 1963. 1 folder. CCFX 126,128New YorkNY -- Brooklyn. HOLY CROSS SCHOOL. Correspondence, reports, schedules, memoranda, historical sketches; including material on HOLY CROSS CHURCH; records dating from 1919 to 1969. 3 folders. NY -- Brooklyn. HOLY NAME SCHOOL. Logbook 1924-1936; correspondence 1936-197O; correspondence, petitions, and resolutions concerning withdrawal of Xaverians from school 1964-1970. 3 folders. NY -- Brooklyn. NAZARETH HIGH SCHOOL. Correspondence, curricula, handbooks, circulars, reports; records dating from 1960 to 1975. 4 folders. NY -- Brooklyn. RYKEN HOUSE. Pages from logbook, 1969. I folder. NY -- Brooklyn. ST MATTHEW'S SCHOOL. Correspondence 1920-1957; logbook 1923, 1925, 1943-1954. 3 folders. NY -- Brooklyn. ST MICHAEL'S HIGH SCHOOL. Correspondence, financial reports, educational reports, logbooks, circulars, historical sketches and clippings; records dating from 1926 to 1957. 2 folders. NY -- Brooklyn. ST THERESA'S SCHOOL. Correspondence, financial reports, educational reports, historical sketch, logbooks; records dating from 1934 to 1967. 6 folders. NY -- Brooklyn. XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL. Bulletins, faculty handbooks, financial reports, and clippings; records dating from 1955 to 1967. 6 folders. NY -- Flushing. FLUSHING MODULE. Reports 1970-1972. 2 folders. NY -- New Hartford. NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL. Handbook and Bulletin, 1960-1961. 1 folder. NY -- New York. CARDINAL HAYES HIGH SCHOOL. Correspondence, contracts, agreements, historical sketches, financial reports, educational reports; records dating from 1941 to 1960. 2 folders. NY -- Staten Island. MOUNT LORETTO. Correspondence 1958-1959. 1 folder. NY -- Utica. ST FRANCIS DE SALES. Correspondence, financial reports, clippings, announcements, handbook; records dating from 1919 to 1959. 2 folders. NY -- West Troy. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. Clipping circa 1880. 1 folder. NY -- White Plains. ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL. Correspondence, financial reports, logbook; records dating from 1952 to 1959. 2 folders. CCFX 133PennsylvaniaPA -- Abbotstown. PARADISE PROTECTORY. Correspondence and agreements, 1911-1913; clippings 1936. 1 folder. PA -- Scranton. ST THOMAS COLLEGE. Correspondence 1897. 1 folder. CCFX 133-137VirginiaVA -- Alexandria. ST MARY'S SCHOOL. Agreement, 4 Jan 1919; memorandum concerning foundation, post 1920. 1 folder. VA -- Annandale. ANNANDALE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROJECT. Correspondence, reports, clippings; records dating from 1967 to 1972. 2 folders. VA -- Fort Monroe. OLD POINT COMFORT COLLEGE. Correspondence, account books, catalogues, class record books, ledgers, legal documents, property papers, logbook, minutes of the trustees, record of purchase, charter, register; records dating from 1886 to 1969. 14 folders. VA -- Fort Monroe. SACRED HEART NOVITIATE. Cash book, donor lists, logbooks, memorabilia, postulants cash accounts, postulants property accounts; records dating from 1884 to 1969. 7 folders. VA -- Hampton. GOOD COUNSEL CAMP. Correspondence and circulars, 1952-1956. 1 folder. VA -- Newport News. ST VINCENT'S ACADEMY. Correspondence and ledger, 1919-1926; correspondence 1958. 1 folder. VA -- Norfolk. ST MARY'S MALE ACADEMY. Quarterly financial report 1 January 1895; letter from Brother Vincent to Brother Noel, 14 January 1931; descriptive brochures, nd. 1 folder. VA -- Portsmouth. ST PAUL'S. Correspondence 1921-1924. 1 folder. VA -- Richmond. CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. Correspondence, agreements, reports, circulars; records dating from 1917 to 1942. 1 folder. VA -- Richmond. ST PATRICK'S. Agreements, l900 and 1922; letter from J.A. Brannan to Brother Isidore, 18 February 1921. 1 folder. VA -- Richmond. ST PETER'S. Rolls of Honor, 1896 and 1900. I folder. CCFX 137/09West VirginiaWV -- Clarksburg. ST MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL. Correspondence, agreement, historical sketch; records dating from 1914 to 1927. 1 folder. WV -- Elm Grove. ST FRANCIS XAVIER MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL. Letter from Brother Hilary to Brother Isidore, 24 April 1914. 1 folder. WV -- Wheeling. CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL (also called Central High School). Correspondence, historical sketches, program, clippings; records dating from 1903 to 1962. 1 folder. CCFX 139-155Papers of or regarding IndividualsPersonal papers and biographies of Xaverian Brothers; records dating from 1871 to 1974; consisting of correspondence, manuscripts of biographical essays and books, records of jubilees, address books, prayer books, passports and government documents, diaries, speeches, lists, chronicles, account books, ledgers, historical notes, clippings, meditations, homilies and sermons, songs, poems, literature notes, holy cards, post cards, school reports, estate papers, provincial bulletins, vocation material, reminiscences, obituary cards, and ordos; including papers of Brothers Aubert Downey, Chrysostom, Donald Coffey, Ferdinand De Muynck, Hugo Hurst, Isidore, Jason, John Joseph Sterne, Julian Ryan, Kurt, Medard, Osmund Gallagher, Simon Drury, Stephen, Thomas More Page, Urban Kelly, Vincent Engel, Vincent Terhoeven, Walter Dolan, William Doherty, Cajetan, Cyprian Kerrigan, Mark, and Philip; with manuscripts of Brother Aubert Downey's Ryken: Life and Letters and his compilation of biographical sketches, Xaverian Menology, Brother Aloysius s translation of Brother Ferdinand De Muynck1s history of the Xaverians, Brother Julian Ryan's Men and Deeds (1929), and Brother Kurt's history of the Xaverian Constitutions (1965). 6 linear feet. CCFX 156-159Miscellaneous DocumentsScrapbooks, clippings, meditations and oversized documents; records dating from 1854 to 1972; concerning St Mary's Industrial School, Mount Saint Joseph College, Xaverian College, Leonard Hall, Camp Calvert, Ryken High School, St Joseph Juniorate, Brother Isidore, Brother Walter Dolan, Brother Cosmas, the diamond jubilee of the Xaverians (1929), the centennial of the Xaverians (1939), and the centennial of the Xaverians in the United States (1954); with a copy of the Subject Numeric System of Filing for Sacred Heart Province; and correspondence with the Superior General, 1839-1907. 2 linear feet. CCFX 156-157Scrapbooks CCFX 158Clippings CCFX 110,159Miscellaneous Oversized Material CCFX 160-Later Accessions CCFX177-178Academic records of individuals (RESTRICTED) ACFX Xaverian Brothers: Audio-Visual Material GCFX Xaverian Brothers: Graphics OCFX Xaverian Brothers: Objects PCFX Xaverian Brothers: Printed Material