Catholic Mission of Fond du Lac records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials on the history of the Catholic Mission and Catholic churches established to minister to Ojibwe people in the area of the Fond du Lac reservation near Cloquet, Minnesota. Materials were compiled by Father Alban Fruth of Holy Family Church in Cloquet in the late 1970s.
The collection includes a short history of the Mission written by Fr. Fruth; a 1978 census of the three Catholic churches in the area - Holy Family in Cloquet, Sts. Mary and Joseph in Sawyer, and St. Patrick's in Brookston; and a 1977 tri-parish pictorial directory that includes photographs of parishoners. The collection also contains copy prints of photographs including a 1908 group portrait at Holy Family Church; individual portraits of clergy; interior and exterior views of the old Sts. Mary and Joseph Church building; and two images of early parishoners Joe Posey, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Petite, Mrs. Shotley, Nancy Houle, and Mary Jackson.
Dates
- 1908-1978
- Majority of material found in 1908, 1977-1978
Creator
- Catholic Mission of Fond du Lac (Minn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Catholic Mission of Fond du Lac was established to serve Ojibwe people in the are of the Fond du Lac reservation near Cloquet, Minnesota. It eventually included three churches: Holy Family in Cloquet, St. Patrick's in Brookston, and Sts. Mary and Joseph in Sawyer.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Abstract
Contains materials on the history of the Catholic Mission and Catholic churches established to minister to Ojibwe people in the area of the Fond du Lac reservation near Cloquet, Minnesota. Materials were compiled by Father Alban Fruth of Holy Family Church in Cloquet in the late 1970s.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Catholic Church--Clergy Subject Source: Local sources
- Catholic churches Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Churches Subject Source: Local sources
- Clergy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cloquet (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fond du Lac Indian Reservation (Minn.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Membership Lists Subject Source: Local sources
- Ojibwe Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Catholic Mission of Fond du Lac records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu