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Archival Materials

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Archbishops/Bishops and Auxiliary Bishops

• RG 01 A Bishop William DuBourg Papers, 1808-1839
• RG 01 A Bishop DuBourg, Cathedral account book, 1818-1827
• RG 01 B Bishop Joseph Rosati, C.M., Papers, 1774-1990
• RG 01 B Bishop Joseph Rosati, C.M., Papers Annotated Item-Level Index
• RG 01 B Bishop Rosati, Financial Ledger 1830-1839, organized chronologically
• RG 01 B Bishop Rosati, Financial Ledger, 1830-1839, 1845, organized by entity
• RG 01 B Description of Rosati’s Memoranda notebook regarding missions, priests, and laypeople 1838-1844
• RG 01 B Index to the Memoranda book kept by Judge Marie Pierre Leduc during Rosati s absence to Europe 1840-1843
• RG 01 C Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick Papers, 1832-2018
• RG 01 C Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick Papers, Annotated Item-Level Index
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Account Book 1848-1858
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Cash Book 1848-1858
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description and Index for Account Book 1869
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description and index for Day Book 1864-1875
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description and Index for Financial Ledger 1842-1848
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description and Index for institutional accounts ledger 1865-1867
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description and Index for institutional accounts ledger 1867-1869
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description and Index for Mixed Accounts Ledger 1844-1860, organized by entity
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description and Index for Personal Accounts ledger 1850-1858
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description and Index to Cash Book 1849-1856
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description and Index to Day Book 1855-1858
• RG 01 C Archbishop Kenrick, Description to Cash Book 1862-1868
• RG 01 D Archbishop John Joseph Kain Papers, 1865-1983
• RG 01 E Archbishop John Joseph Cardinal Glennon Papers, 1834-1984

Auxiliary and Co-adjutor Bishops

• RG 02 A Bishop James Duggan Papers, 1868-1987
• RG 02 B Bishop Patrick John Ryan Papers, 1851-1997
• RG 02 C Bishop Christian H. Winkelmann Papers, 1907-1946
• RG 02 D Bishop George J. Donnelly Papers, 1940-1950
• RG 02 E Bishop John Patrick Cody, 1932-1982
• RG 02 F Bishop Charles H. Helmsing Papers, 1949-1978
• RG 02 K Auxiliary Bishop Charles Roman Koester Records and Papers, 1936-1997

Parishes

• RG 04 B 02 Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, Chancery Records, 1895-2015
• RG 04 F 74 Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France (Old Cathedral) Parish Records, 1705-2017
• Interactive map of all parishes within the bounds of the Archdiocese of St. Louis since 1956
• Interactive map of African American Catholic parishes and institutions

Schools and Seminaries

• Interactive map of Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1818-present
• High school alumni lists (These lists were maintained by Trinity Catholic High School, and extracted from their former website. Note that Archives is unable to add or delete names from them.)
  • Mercy High School Alumni 1951-1985
  • St. Thomas Aquinas High School Alumni 1960-1985
  • Rosary High School Alumni 1965-2003
  • St. Thomas Aquinas-Mercy High School Alumni 1986-2003
  • Trinity Catholic High School Alumni 2004-2018
• RG 03 D 09 Archbishops' Seminary Files 1821-2002
• RG 03 D 04 Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Records, 1850-2016
• RG 03 D 05 Cardinal Glennon College Records 1948-2008
• RG 03 D 06 St Louis Preparatory Seminary South Records 1900-1991
• RG 03 D 07 St Louis Preparatory Seminary North Records 1960-1989
• RG 03 D 08 Cathedral Latin School Records 1931-1947
• RG 13 St. Mary's College in O'Fallon, Missouri Records 1892-1989
• RG 14 St. Mary's Academy in O'Fallon, Missouri Records 1964-2013

Religious Communities

• Catholic Religious Women Communities: List of Dates of Arrival to the Archdiocese of St. Louis

Archdiocesan Agencies, Institutions and Catholic Organizations

• List of Historical Catholic Orphanages and Child Care Centers in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1827-present
• List of Historical Catholic Newspapers published from St. Louis, MO, 1832-present
• RG 03 C 01 Office of Worship Records, 1932-2014
• RG 03 C 05 Human Rights Commission and Office Records, 1945-2008
• RG 03 C 19 Office of Ministry Records 1982-1995
• RG 03 C 25 Catholic Deaf Ministry Records, 1962-2014
• RG 03 D 02 Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis Records, 1867-2010
• RG 03 J Colonization Realty Company Records, 1901-1954
• RG 03 X Catholic Youth Council (CYC) Records, 1940-2013
• RG 07 C 08 Corporate Action for Care of Elderly (CACE) Records, 1976-2016
• RG 11 Society of St. Vincent de Paul in St. Louis Records, 1860-2012
• Saint Louis Area Religious Archivists (SLARA) Records, 1987-2020

Biographical Information on Deceased Diocesan Clergy

• RG 03 E 15.8 Rev. John J. Noelker Glass Plate Negative Collection, circa 1907-1940
• RG 03 E 15.26 Msgr. William L. Ebert Personal Papers, 1897-1933

Newspapers and Periodicals

• List of Historical Catholic Newspapers and Periodicals published from St. Louis, MO, 1832-present
• Shepherd of the Valley 1832-1836; 1850-1854 -- DIGITIZED! See https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/
• Catholic Herald Dec 1921- May 1948 (35mm microfilm)
• Church Progress May 1882 – May 1929 (35mm microfilm)
• The Western Watchman 1872-1924 (35mm microfilm)
• The Sunday Watchman 1925-1933 (35mm microfilm)
• The St. Louis Register 1941-1956 (precursor to the St. Louis Review -- DIGITIZED! See https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/
• The St. Louis Review 1965-1995 (continuation of the St. Louis Register) -- DIGITIZED! See https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/
• Oriflamme 1916-1952 (35mm microfilm)
• The St. Louis Review 1957-2017 (35mm microfilm)

Media and Reference

The audiovisual collection consists of videos, films, reel to reel tapes, TV reels (16 mm), slides, audiocassette tapes and DVDs. Most are from the closed Archdiocesan Radio and TV Office. The Official Catholic Directory (1822 to present) and the Archdiocesan Yearbooks (1947 to present) are some of the most frequently consulted reference materials.

Digital Resources

• History of the archdiocese of St. Louis : in its various stages of development from A.D. 1673 to A.D. 1928, by John E. Rothensteiner (St. Louis, MO: Blackwell Wielandy Co., 1928). Access provided by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign via Internet Archive.
  • Volume One
  • Volume Two
• St. Louis Catholic Historical Review (St. Louis, MO: Catholic Historical Society of St. Louis, 1918-1923). This journal ran for 5 years and includes 5 volumes. Access provided by the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center via Internet Archive.
  • Volume One
  • Volumes Two and Three
  • Volumes Four and Five
• Das Katholische Deutschthum von St. Louis: in seinen 20 Gemeinden [Catholic Germans in St. Louis] (Amerika. (St. Louis, Mo.), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Saint Louis 1896). Access provided by the New York Public Library via Internet Archive.
  • Read online: https://archive.org/details/daskatholisched00mogoog