Ninth National Eucharistic Congress Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a program, newspaper accounts, audio recordings and other miscellaneous materials documenting the Ninth National Eucharistic Congress held in Saint Paul, Minnesota, June 23-26, 1941.
Dates
- created: 1941
Creator
- National Eucharistic Congress (U.S.) (9th : 1941 : Saint Paul, Minn., and Minneapolis, Minn.) (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
Saint Paul, Minnesota was the host of the Ninth National Eucharistic Congress in 1941. A gathering of Roman Catholic clergy, religious, and laity, the Congress was convened to bear witness to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. These meetings typically bring together people from a wide area and typically involve open-air Masses, the adoration of the Eucharist, and other devotional ceremonies held over several days.
Extent
1.22 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Access Requirements
Playback machines may not be available in the repository for the LPs in the collection.
Method of Acquisition
The printed materials in the collection were gifts to the University of St. Thomas by John Povolny in September 2006. The audio recordings came from the collection of the Archbishop Memorial Library in 2015.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Ann Kenne in 2006.
Subject
- National Eucharistic Congress (U.S.) (9th : 1941 : Saint Paul, Minn., and Minneapolis, Minn.) (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- United States -- Congresses (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- Hymns (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- Sermons (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