Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains 29 volumes covering the events and notes from novitiate classes from 1940 to 1965. Each novitiate class, which ran from August to June of the following year, tasked one novice to chronicle their experiences. Each year comprises one volume with the exception of the classes of 1953-1954/1954-1955, which are combined.There are also two volumes which contain entries from 1946 to 1965, 1943-1954 and 1953-1965, respectively, but are not extensive for any...

Abstract This collection contains 29 volumes covering events and notes from novitiate classes between 1940 and 1968. Each class, running from August to June of the following year, had one novice chronicle their experiences a bound book. Additionally, there are two volumes with entries from 1946 to 1965, covering 1943-1954 and 1953-1965, though these are not extensive for any particular year.During the novitiate's time at St. Peter Martyr Priory in Winona, MN, it was customary to assign a...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection covers 66 subgroups, each representing a location served by friars within the Province. Each house or priory is listed under their location, while areas that they worked with through missions or stations are also listed but connected to their house of residence.“Houses” are arranged alphabetically by the city in which they are located, each city constituting a distinct Subgroup. Within a Subgroup each foundation constitutes a distinct Series. Each Series is...