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- 1842-1995 (Creation)
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Archival history
Kerby A. Miller, Bruce D. Boling, and David Doyle created the transcriptions of the Catholic Missionary Priests' Letters to All Hallows College, Drumcondra in August 1990 from a microfilm in the Archives of the University of Notre Dame [All Hallows College Letters, Diocese of Vincennes, VIN. 16a].
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Transcripts and abstracts of letters sent by Catholic missionaries, mainly serving in the United States, to their alma mater All Hallows College in Drumcondra, Dublin during the mid-to-late 19th century. All Hallows College was a prominent Roman Catholic missionary seminary operating from 1842 to 2016. Founded by Father John Hand to train Irish priests for global missions, the college sent over 1,500 missionaries to English-speaking countries. In 1892, administration shifted to the Vincentian Order. Also included in the series is a 1986 published history of All Hallows College and research on some of the priests featured in the letters.
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Further research pertaining to these letters is located in P155/56/2.