GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Illinois: IL-20
Society of the Divine Word. United States Province. Robert M. Myers Archives
1985 Waukegan Road
Techny (Northbrook), IL 60082
Phone: 847-753-7431
Hours: See website; by appointment only
Access: Some restrictions apply
Copying facilities: Yes
History: Founded in the Netherlands, 1875, the Society of the Divine Word missionaries self-identify with the post-nominal initials, S.V.D.β They established their U.S. province, 1897, which later divided into four provinces. The western province was established, 1965, and the eastern and southern provinces combined, 1985.
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1915-1917 |
Rev. James Wendel, S.V.D., of the Southern Province and pastor of St. Joseph Church, Meridian, Mississippi, served Choctaw Indian mission stations in Hayes, Lake, and Newton and Scott counties |
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2011-present |
Society of the Divine Word served St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church (Kumiai), Lakeside, California |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1915-1920
Volume: 1 folder
Description: Rev. James Wendel, S.V.D., file; correspondence to/from Monsignor William H. Ketcham, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (copies from ·ΝΈ²Κ) and obituary
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ·ΝΈ²Κ Archives.
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