Scope and Contents From the Collection: The John F. Bannon Manuscript Collection documents the research, writing, and teaching of a prominent Jesuit professor who was associated with the Department of History at Saint Louis University for 34 years (1939-1973), with 28 of them as chairman. Bannon's writings and memoirs comment on his life as a priest, his academic community, the local Jesuit community, SLU's Department of History, and the history of the University. As a scholar, his research focused on the trans-Mississippi West...

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This folder contains exam questions, outlines, and notes for the following history courses taught by Bannon: History 1, Western Civilization; History 7 and 8, History of the Americas; History 33, History of the Americas; History 101, History of the Americas; History 151, Colonial North America; and History 163, Latin America: National Period.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The John F. Bannon Manuscript Collection documents the research, writing, and teaching of a prominent Jesuit professor who was associated with the Department of History at Saint Louis University for 34 years (1939-1973), with 28 of them as chairman. Bannon's writings and memoirs comment on his life as a priest, his academic community, the local Jesuit community, SLU's Department of History, and the history of the University. As a scholar, his research focused on the trans-Mississippi West...

Scope and Contents This folder contains transcriptions of articles on University history from the "University Bulletin," "Fleur de Lis," the "Alumni Newsletter," and various histories of St. Louis. Topics covered include: the establishment of the University; prominent St. Louisans; beer brewing in the city; the De Smet Memorial League; the University's exhibit at the World's Fair; Louise, the Dental School's mule mascot; Walsh Memorial Stadium; and the Henry Edwin Sever bequest for the establishment of a...

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This folder contains an outline of episodes in Bannon's projected television series on St. Louis history.

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Originally published in "The Historical Bulletin," this article by Bannon was reprinted in "The Catholic Mind," volume 48, number 1052 (August 1950).

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This article, entitled "Black-Robe Frontiersman: Gabriel Marest, S. J.," appeared in the "Bulletin of the Missouri Historical Society," volume 10, number 3 (April 1954).

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This article, entitled "Black-Robe Frontiersman: Pedro Mendez, S. J.," was published in "The Hispanic American Historical Review," volume 27, number 1 (February 1947).

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This folder contains book reviews by Bannon, arranged alphabetically by the author's last name and alphabetically by title thereafter.

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This is Bannon's annotated copy of his own "Colonial North America: A Short History" (Saint Louis University Press, 1946).