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Archival Materials
Finding aids are posted online as they are created. Please contact the office to discuss materials not listed here. To easily search a PDF or Word document, use Ctrl+F to bring up a search field.
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
Parishes
Schools and Seminaries
Religious Communities
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
Publications on Microfilm (35 mm)
- Shepherd of the Valley (1832-1836; 1850-1854) -- DIGITIZED! See https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/
- Catholic Herald (Dec 1921- May 1948)
- Church Progress (May 1882 – May 1929)
- The Western Watchman (1872-1924)
- The Sunday Watchman (1925-1933)
- The St. Louis Register (1941-1956) -- DIGITIZED! See https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/
- Oriflamme (1916-1952)
- The St. Louis Review (1957-2017)
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.
- 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.
- 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.