MS. Manuscript Collections

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The Actors Theatre of St. Paul records consist of scripts, play books, set designs and music relating to productions mounted by the company from 1977–1982.

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This artificial collection containing Anti-Catholic campaign material was compiled by faculty, staff and students of the College of St. Thomas during the 1960 presidential campaign. The collection includes anonymous "hate" mail and pamphlets and ephemeral literature focusing on the careers of Alfred Smith, Democratic Presidential candidate in 1928, and John F. Kennedy, plus reviews of anti-Catholic books, and doctrinal and controversial literature.

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The Hilaire Belloc Letters collection contains twenty-seven letters written by the English Catholic author between 1899 and 1936. Most of the letters are to his friend, the American Catholic painter and essayist Carl Schmitt (1889-1989), one of the founding members of the Silvermine Guild of Artists in Connecticut.

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The Bishop Louis Kucera Papers include scrapbooks, photographs, news clippings, and other materials documenting his life and career.

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The Christ Child School for Exceptional Children Records contain Board of Trustees minutes, correspondence, by-laws, financial records, and information on benefactors of the school.  The majority of the material is from the 1969 - 1976 period; however, a small group of records date from 1952 forward.

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The collection consists of handwritten and typewritten English lyrics of Irish folk and patriotic songs collected by Patrick J. Hill.  It also include the lyrics to original songs composed by Hill.

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The autograph collection contains items collected by Fr. Edward Keenan.  The collection contains primarily autographs of nineteenth-century authors, political figures, and actors.

Scope and Contents The collection contains items dating from 1920 to 1966 with the bulk of the programs from years 1932 to 1955. The majority of the programs are from performances seen in St. Paul and Minneapolis theaters. However, a good number are from theaters in New York City, London, and Chicago. The collection is arranged alphabetically by title of the performance. Types of performances include plays, musicals, operas, ballets, concerts, and circuses. The location where the production was performed is...

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The collection consists of two photograph albums from 1939 – 1957 documenting life at the Saint Paul Seminary and College of St. Thomas as well as the travels of Msgr. Robert Probst.  It also includes notes used for a History of Film course and a typescript of an article on the artist Giotto.

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This collection includes one blank book entitled "Record of My College Days." The volume documents Bill Manning's time at the College of St. Thomas, 1931 - 1932.