Scope and Contents The Daniel A. Lord, S.J. Collection contains pamphlets, children's materials, plays, music, and articles written to educate the public about Catholicism and Catholic life in the first half of the 20th century. Many of the materials were written by the Jesuit priest Daniel A. Lord himself, a prolific writer associated with Saint Louis University who published hundreds of documents and guides from the 1920s to 1950s teaching both children and adults about Catholic conduct and faith. The...

Scope and Contents The material consists of correspondence from John R. Bradstreet, S.J., a California Province Jesuit, to his sister Consuelo in the years just prior to, during, and immediately after his service as a United States Army chaplain in the Second World War. There are also a few letters to Bradstreet from soldiers with whom he had served, and several notes to Consuelo from family members as well as acquaintances of her brother. The letters in this collection give an account of the daily experiences...

Scope and Contents The L. N. Schlechter, S. J. Collection contains the personal writings of a Jesuit priest in the late nineteenth century who served the Saint Louis area and its German community. Schlechter was associated with the local German Academy as well as St. Joseph’s Church in St. Louis, which served many German immigrants. His handwritten diaries, financial accounts, and sermon notebooks reflect on his religious practices and spiritual teachings, as well as his involvement with the Sodality of the...