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Fonds · 1915-1950

The fonds consists of the episcopal and personal records of Archbishop Roche, documenting all aspects of the involvement of the Roman Catholic Church in the political, economic, educational and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. The fonds has been arranged in 36 series, each with a detailed description, including biographical/administrative sketches when appropriate.

Roche, Edward Patrick
Fonds · 1737-1811, predominant 1784-1811

Fonds consists of canonical certificates of ordination, correspondence and a copy of his last will and testament. Fonds also includes newspaper clippings and printed material related to his life.

O'Donel, James Louis
John Job collection
Collection · [1900-1931]

Collection consists of 2 photograph albums created by the Job family, reflecting the Job business ventures, Job family activities, as well as historical events. The geographic area represented by the photographs is almost exclusively Newfoundland and Labrador, with the exception of photographs from the Search for the Franklin expedition in Hudson Bay (1903-04).

Albums include photographs of the Job premises in St. John's, Quidi Vidi, Placentia, L'Anse au Loop, Blanc Sablon, Little Heart's Ease, Bell Island, and Whitbourne. Images include buildings (interior and exterior), wharves,shipping, and the fishery, including marine fishery, sealing and whaling.

Historical events represented in the albums include the royal visit of the Duke of York (1901), the sealers' strike (1902), the unveiling of the war memorial in St. John's (1924) by Field Marshall Haig, and scenes from the Viking Disaster (1931). The photographs also illustrate the economic activity and the cultural landscape in that era.

Job, William John
Rev. Andrew V. Cleary fonds
Fonds · 1774-1829

Fonds consists of records related to Rev. Andrew W. Cleary, including baptismal certificate and canonical documents of ordination and appointment. Fonds also includes newspaper clippings and printed material related to his life.

Cleary, Andrew V.
Rev. Edmund Bourke fonds
Fonds · 1756-1826

Fonds consists of records related to Rev. Edmund Bourke and includes his baptismal certificate and certificate of ordination. Fonds also includes newspaper clippings and printed material related to his life.

Bourke, Edmund
Rev. Edward Martin fonds
Fonds · 1825-1883

Fonds consists of records related to Rev. Edward Martin and includes baptismal certificate and pastoral appointments. Fonds also includes newspaper clippings and printed material related to his life.

Martin, Edward
Rev. James Walsh fonds
Fonds · 1803 predominant, 1831-1873

Fonds consists of records related to Rev. James Walsh, including canonical documents of ordination and appointment. Fonds also includes newspaper clippings, and printed material related to his life.

Walsh, James
Rev. John A. O'Reilly fonds
Fonds · 1867, predominant 1892-1933

Fonds consists of records related to the life and activities of Rev. John A. O'Reilly, including correspondence regarding appointments; letters between Bishop Edward Patrick Roche and Rev. O'Reilly (1919); offers celebret for other dioceses (1919); correspondence concerning health (1921); and receipts for health care in Montreal (1922-1933). The fonds also includes his manuscript, "Rome: The Capital of the Christian World (1899) as well as newspaper clippings and printed material related to his life.

O'Reilly, John A.
Rev. Michael A. Clancy
Fonds · 1850, 1871-1904

Fonds consists of records related to Rev. Michael A. Clancy, including receipts (1896-1898) and correspondence with Bishop Michael Francis Howley (1899, 1901). Fonds also includes printed material related to his life.

Clancy, Michael A.
Rev. Nicholas Devereux fonds
Fonds · 1778-1845

Fonds consists of records related to Rev. Nicholas Devereux, including baptismal certificate and canonical documents of ordination and pastoral appointments. Fonds also includes newspaper clippings and printed material related to his life.

Devereux, Nicholas