St. Joseph's Catholic Church collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to the St. Josephs Catholic church including meeting minutes, pamphlets, flyers, teaching materials, church administrative records. The collection also contains newspapers and AV materials that have not been digitized.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1800-2016
Creator
- Lawler, Allie (Person)
- Hawkins, Joyce (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Biographical / Historical
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church opened its doors in 1877. In 1881, Reverend Patrick M. Cushnahan became the first pastor of the church. Father Cushnahan started the process of building a new building for the parish. In 1902 St. Josephs Catholic church was officially dedicated and is still the home of the church. In 1981 the church celebrated its Centennial.
Extent
17 Linear Feet (22 Hollinger boxes, 3 flat boxes, 4 custom boxes, 2 cassette boxes, 1 framed object)
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Arrangement
This collection is divided up into nine series. Series 1 contains 5 subseries, Series 5 contains 3 subseries: Series 1: Committees, 1959-1986; Series 1 Subseries 1: Historical committee, 1800-2012; Series 1 subseries 2: League of the Sacred Heart Committee materials, 1966-2016; Series 1 Subseries 3: Church Communication Committee, 1958-2000; Series 1 Subseries 4: Council of Catholic Women Committee materials, 1953-2005; Series 1 Subseries 5: ARC Board Committee, 1986-1987; Series 2: Ecumenical community, 1977-2008; Series 3: Centennial Celebration materials, 1971-1999; Series 4: Community Organizations, 1972-2009; Series 5: Business materials, 1928-2015; Series 5 Subseries 1: Programs, pamphlets, and flyers, 1962-2008; Series 5 Subseries 2: St. Benedicts Hospital and St. Mary Home, 1928-2009; Series 5 Subseries 3: Teaching materials, 1976-2002; Series 6: Music, 1942-1984; Series 7: Personal Items, 1972-2011; Series 8: Newspapers, c. 1920-2016; Series 9: Oversized and AV materials: c. 1920-2016.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
There are no physical access restrictions.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Some materials are in a VHS
Custodial History
Materials were acquired from Allie Lawler and Joyce Hawkins (2009-0014, 2022-001, 2022-057, 2022-060)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials received from Allie Lawler
Accruals
No accruals are expected
Publication Rights
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes, please credit Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University. Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University. scua@weber.edu.
- Author
- Processed by Marina Kenner
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the WSU Stewart Library Special Collections Repository