Fr. Matthew Schumacher Presidential Records
Scope and Contents
The Fr. Matthew Schumacher Presidential Records contain correspondence and subject files from the years he was the President of St. Thomas, 1928-1933. The files have scattered subjects and correspondents.
Dates
- created: 1929-1933
- Other: Majority of material found in 1929-1933
Creator
- Schumacher, Matthew (Person)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). President's Office (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
Matthew Schumacher was born in Chicago, IL on March 8, 1879. He attended Notre Dame University and the Catholic University of America. He joined the Holy Cross Fathers religious order and was ordained December 19, 1903. He was a professor of philosophy at Notre Dame from 1904 - 1919 and President of St. Edward's University in Texas from 1919 - 1925. When the Holy Cross Fathers took over the administration of the College of St. Thomas in 1928, Schumacher was appointed by the Holy Cross Fathers Council to head up the College. When the order's contract to run the school expired in 1933, Schumacher returned to South Bend, IN where he served as chaplain of St. Mary's College until his retirement in 1962. He died in South Bend, IN in July 1966.
Extent
0.37 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Schumacher, Matthew, 1879-1966 (Person)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). President's Office (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- Clergy (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Presidents (Organization)
- Congregation of Holy Cross. Indiana Province (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections Repository
Department of Special Collections, LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul MN 55105-1096 US
651-962-5467
uarchives@stthomas.edu