]> [document file name, no extension] Guide to the Records of St. Vincent's College, Los Angeles, California Finding aid prepared by PW and MMH, 2010 DePaul University Library Special Collections and Archives 2010

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 Finding aid encoded by MMH 2011 Finding aid written in English Summary of the Collection Records of St. Vincent's College, Los Angeles, California 1869-1964 Western Province of the Congregation of the Mission Records are in English. 6 feet, 1 inch (11 boxes) DePaul University Library, DeAndreis-Rosati Memorial Archives
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CM8.1 4th Floor Stacks, 17/A/3-5 St. Vincent's College, Los Angeles, California was established in 1866 to educate lay and seminary students. Vincentian priests served as adminstrators until 1911. Historical Note

In 1865, Bishop Thaddeus Amat requested the Vincentians serve as administrators of a new college and seminary planned for Los Angeles. The cornerstone for the first St. Vincent's College building was laid in 1866. For the first two decades both lay and seminary students were accepted, but by 1886 the seminary program had disappeared from the curriculum. Difficult relations with the Archdiocese characterize the period of the 1870s and 1880s which resulted in the Vincentians purchasing a new piece of property in order to build a church as well as a college. In 1901, Rev. Joseph Glass, C.M. was appointed superior of the college. During his administration he drove the school into a financial crisis. Vincentian historians have suggested that his recommendation to ask the Jesuits to take over was primarily to cover up his financial mismanagement of the institution. The Jesuits agreed to the proposal but dropped the college program opting instead to support a high school curriculum only. The Jesuits took over in September 1911 and the school was formally renamed Loyola College in 1918. St. Vincent's College had a very loyal alumni and this group continued to meet yearly through the 1960s and celebrate the memories of their days at St. Vincent's College.

 Description of the Collection

The Records of St. Vincent's College, Los Angeles, California fill eleven boxes, spanning the dates 1869 to 1964 with the bulk of the material dating from 1869 to 1911. The files were created, collected, and/or maintained by the Vincentian priests who served as administrators of the college. This collection contains materials that document the establishment, development, and closing of the college. Also included are materials documenting the St. Vincent's College Reunion Committee.

 Arrangement of the Collection

The Records of St. Vincent's College, Los Angeles, California are arranged into six series: 1. History and Background Information. 2. Administrative Files. 3. Publications. 4. Grade Books. 5. Reunion Committee. 6. Photographs.

 Subject Headings Western Province of the Congregation of the Mission. St. Vincent's College (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Archives. Vincentians--Education--California--Los Angeles--Archives. Catholic Church--California--Los Angeles--History--Sources. Catholic universities and colleges--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources. Catholic learning and scholarship--Archival resources. Related Material

The American Vincentians: A Popular History of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States, 1818-1987 (Brooklyn, New York: New City Press, 1988), pages 300-301 DeAndreis-Rosati Memorial Archives Record Group CM1: Records of the Provincial: 1906-1926 Rev. Thomas O'Neil Finny, C.M.

Restrictions:

Unrestricted access.

The preferred citation is: Records of St. Vincent's College, Los Angeles, California, [Box#, Folder#], DeAndreis-Rosati Memorial Archives, Special Collections and Archives Department, DePaul University Library

 Accession Information:

These records were transferred from the Province of the West to the DeAndreis-Rosati Memorial Archives (Records of the Western Province of the Congregation of the Mission) when the provincial reconfiguration of the Midwest, West, and Southern Provices occurred in January 2010. Accession #2010.04

 Processing Information:

These records were processed by Pat Wagner and Morgen MacIntosh Hodgetts, March-May 2010.

 Inventory Series 1: History and Background Information

This series includes papers and articles written about the history of St. Vincent's College, a list of alumni and faculty most likely created by a Vincentian priest, and information about the closing of the college.

 1 1 Various papers/writings about St. Vincent's College undated 1 2 History-various writings about St. Vincent's College and Los Angeles undated 1 3 Illustrated history of St. Vincent's College undated 1 4 Newspaper clippings undated 1 5 Articles from Tidings 1895-1921 1 6 List of alumni and faculty undated 1 7 Closing of College 1911 1 8 Closing of College: Correspondence regarding proposal for withdrawl 1910-1912 Series 2: Administrative Files

This series is arranged in chronological order and includes governance documents, ledger books, and correspondence. Folder 4 contains photocopies of correspondence, most likely requested by a Vincentian priest, from the Congregation of the Mission archives in Rome.

 Box Folder 2 1 Land transacations 1866-1932 2 2 Declaration of Incorporation 1869 2 3 Board of Trustees: Proceedings (ledger book) 1869-1934 2 4 Correspondence: Photocopies from the Archives of the Curia General Congregation of the Mission, Rome 1870-1891 2 5 Annals of St. Vincent's College (ledger book) 1882-1905 2 6 Correspondence and Board of Trustee Resolution: Recognition of degrees by the University of California 1899 Series 3: Publications

This series includes commencement programs, school catalogs (similar to course bulletins), the student newspaper, and a few publications that document the college as a Jesuit institution. The catalogs contain course descriptions, academic prizes awarded to students, lists of students, descriptions of school organizations, calendars, some photographs, and historical notes.

 Box Folder 3 1 Commencement programs 1884-1911 3 2-4 School Catalogues 1877-1906 4 1-2 School Catalogues 1907-1916 4 3 School Catalogues and publications: Loyola College 1917-1964 5 1-14 Student Newspaper: The SVC Student 1896-1911 Series 4: Grade Books

The arrangment of this series reflects the record keeping system employed by the college to record the grades of students in the various grades or levels.

 Box 6 College grade books (ledger book) 1898-1904 7 Grade books: Grammar School Department 1903-1909 8 Grade books: High School Department 1903-1910 Series 5: SVC Reunion Committee

This series includes materials that document the events and activities of the St. Vincent's College Reunion Committee and date from 1934 to 1964.

 Box Folder 9 1 Bulletins 1934-1969 9 2 Newspaper clippings 1934-1955 9 3 Memorabilia 1946-1956 9 4 Correspondence: Christy Walsh 1934-1955 9 5 Correspondence: Henry Borchard 1956-1957 9 6 Photographs: Alumni 1950-1964 Series 6: Photographs

This series includes photographs of the college buildings, students, and faculty as well as oversize photographs of St. Vincent's College Reunion Committee events.

 Box 10 Buildings, Students, Faculty circa 1880s-1910s 11 SVC Reunion Committee circa 1934-1964