Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Archdiocese of New Orleans Collection

Early in the 1880′s Professor James F. Edwards, librarian of the University of Notre Dame, aware that irreplaceable items pertaining to the history of Catholicism in America were constantly in danger of being lost through neglect, carelessness or willful destruction, … Continue reading

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Dinner is Served

The growing student population in the 1920s created demand for a new dining hall, a place where the entire student body could gather in one place on campus.  The result was the South Dining Hall in the space formerly occupied … Continue reading

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Founder’s Day

October 13th is the feast day of St. Edward the Confessor, patron saint of Fr. Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. Statue of St. Edward the Confessor, holding a model of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, … Continue reading

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October is American Archives Month

Explore the University Archives A lot of information about the Notre Dame Archives can be found on our website.  Don’t know where to begin?  About our Collections details the main types of records held at the University Archives:  official University … Continue reading

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