Thomas Edward Shields Papers
Scope and Contents
The Thomas Edward Shields papers consist of a typescript entitled "Daily Thoughts" dating from 1887. The essay was written while Shields was a student at the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary (a precusor to the College of St. Thomas).
Dates
- created: 1887
Creator
- Shields, Thomas Edward (Person)
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
Thomas Edward Shields (1862-1921) is often considered the first professional Catholic religious educator in the United States. Born in Mendota, MN, he attended the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary and was ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1891. He then attended Johns Hopkins University where he received his MA and Ph.D. in the natural sciences. He returned to Minnesota and taught at the Saint Paul Seminary from 1895 to 1898, then served in several parishes until 1902. In 1902, he became a professor of Philosophy and later the chair of the Department of Education at the Catholic University of America, a position in which he served until his death in 1921.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Unknown.
Subject
- Shields, Thomas Edward, 1862-1921 (Person)
- Catholic Church -- Clergy (Organization)
- Saint Paul Seminary (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Faculty (Organization)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Alumni and alumnae (Organization)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Students (Organization)
Genre / Form
- 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