Holy Card Collection
Scope and Contents
The Holy Card Collection is an artificial collection of Roman Catholic devotional cards. The core of the collection was assembled from items found in books in the Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library (Saint Paul Seminary) collection. The items date from the late 19th through the 20th centuries and are in multiple languages. Materials in this collection depict a wide range religious iconography and topics (angels, saints, Jesus, the Virgin Mary).
Prayer cards make up the majority of the collection, but examples of funeral cards, souvenir cards, ordination cards, and other Catholic ephemera are also included.
Dates
- created: ca. 1880-2000
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.
Extent
0.74 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to the Special Collections Department from the Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library in 2015.
Processing Information
The collection was processed in 2015.
Subject
- Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions (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