Box: 1 Fold: 1 Census Correspondence Box: 1 Fold: 2 Clarke, William F., S.J. Box: 1 Fold: 3 Dewey, R. S., S.J. Box: 1 Fold: 4 Garesche, Alexander J. P. Box: 1 Fold: 5 Griffin, Martin I. J. Box: 1 Fold: 6 Healy, Patrick F., S.J. Box: 1 Fold: 7 Lamson, Colonel D. S. Box: 1 Fold: 8 New York Catholic Protectory Box: 1 Fold: 9 Pax, George Box: 1 Fold: 10 Weninger, Francis X., S.J. Box: 1 Fold: 11 Correspondence, A to L Box: 1 Fold: 12 Correspondence, M to Z Box: 1 Fold: 13 Essays: "America before Columbus" Box: 1 Fold: 14 Notes & Manuscripts Box: 1 Fold: 15 Printed Materials
07/23/1891 - 10/02/1891
DESCRIPTION: 2 TLSs from the Census Bureau to Richard H. Clarke regarding inquiries Clarke made concerning religious statistics. Includes notes on religious statistics, probably by Clarke, and Census Bulletin No. 104.
04/03/1872 - 04/10/1872
DESCRIPTION: 2 ALSs from William F. Clarke, S.J. (1816 - 1890) to Richard H. Clarke, his brother, both letters discussing Richard Clarke's interest in pre-Columbian America.
02/14/1885 - 04/01/1885
DESCRIPTION: 3 TLSs, 2 ALSs and 1 ANS with a sheet of notes from R. S. Dewey, S.J. to Richard H. Clarke mostly discussing Clarke's attempt to begin the United States Catholic Historical Society. References to missionary work among Native American Indians (including the Iriquois and the Mohawk), John Gilmary Shea, "Freeman's Journal," "Pilgrim," St. Isaac Jogues, Nicholas Point, S.J., Peter J. De Smet, S.J., Paraguay, Bishop John Carroll, Congregation of Rites, Commodore Sands, Archbishop Tache, Archbishop Corrigan, the American Philosophical Society, Francis Kino, S.J., Father Thayer, and Joseph M. Finnotti, S.J.
02/17/1885 - 05/14/1886
DESCRIPTION: 5 ALSs and 1 ANS from Alexander J. P. Garesche to Richard H. Clarke mostly regarding the U.S. Catholic Historical Society. References to Bishop Edward Fenwick, "Watchman," and Rev. David S. Phelan.
12/23/1884 - 02/17/1886
DESCRIPTION: 8 ALSs from Martin I. J. Griffin to Richard H. Clarke mostly regarding the relationship between the United States Catholic Historical Society and the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. Reference to Archbishop Patrick Ryan and the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union.
05/09/1872
DESCRIPTION: 1 ALS from Patrick F. Healy, S.J. to Richard H. Clarke mostly regarding Ancient American history with emphasis on Mexico. Reference to L'Abbe de Bourbourg, John Peter Secchi, S.J., and Georgetown University.
11/10/1885 - 02/20/1886
DESCRIPTION: 4 ALSs from Colonel D. S. Lamson to Richard H. Clarke mostly concerning the United States Catholic Historical Society. Reference to Bishop Edward Fenwick and Bishop John B. Fitzpatrick.
05/01/1863 - 11/19/1890
DESCRIPTION: 3 essays about the New York Catholic Protectory, an institution for "destitute Roman Catholic children," to which Clarke was elected to several terms as president during the late 1880's. Includes 1 ALS from John J. Rodrigues to Richard H. Clarke concerning the Protectory and excerpt copies from minutes of the organization in the 1860's.
06/20/1872 - 10/28/1872
DESCRIPTION: 3 ALSs from George Pax to Richard H. Clarke mostly regarding pre-Columbian America. Includes 1 AMs sheet obituary of Rev. Joseph Raffeiner by Pax.
04/18/1849 - 01/01/1880
DESCRIPTION: 1 AMs by an unknown author, "Sign of the Cross in the Sky," about a vision of Francis X. Weninger, S.J. Includes 2 newsclippings about Father Weninger's missionary activities.
07/07/1883 - 06/10/1892
DESCRIPTION: 4 ALSs, 1 TLS and 1 pamphlet sent to Richard H. Clarke. Includes 1 ALS from Samuel H. Frisbee, S.J.; 1 TLS from Alexander Johnson concerning the National Conference of Charities & Corrections including a pamphlet; and 1 ALS from Abby Hemenway.
09/21/1871 - 06/09/1890
DESCRIPTION: 4 TLSs and 1 ALS to Richard H. Clarke. Includes 2 TLS from Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1 TL from Ramsey & Matthews regarding the "Archbishop's Case," 1 ALS from Right Rev. Robert Seton, and 1 TLS from an unidentified person in Rome regarding the canonization of Christopher Columbus.
01/01/1886
DESCRIPTION: 7 AMss by Richard H. Clarke in Latin and English about early discoveries and settlements of America (Greenland & New Foundland) by Vikings and Catholic missionaries in the tenth century. Includes notes.
01/01/1889
DESCRIPTION: 3 sets of handwritten notes kept by Richard H. Clarke and 1 AMs by Clarke, "The Legal Value of Human Life."
01/01/1885 - 05/24/1911
DESCRIPTION: 4 pieces of printed matter all but one of which collected by Richard H. Clarke. Includes a leaf on St. John's College in Fordham, New York; 1 printed sketch of St. Clara's Academy, Sinsawa Mound, Wisconsin; and the funeral notice for Richard H. Clarke. Includes a set of notes by Clarke on Rev. Charles Samuel Mazzuchelli, a founder of St. Clara's.
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