Dennis Ambrose McNamara, O.P., Death, 1969-07-25
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly contain to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files Collection are moved to a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 1969-07-25
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
For comprehensive lists and records of individuals who left the order or transferred to other provinces, researchers must contact the archivist. Access to such materials may be restricted and is subject to privacy considerations and organizational policy.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Father Dennis McNamara was born in Seneca, Wisconsin on November 25, 1907 and baptized in St. Patrick's Church there on December 1. He attended elementary school at St. Mary's in LaCrosse and high school at Crozier Academy, Onamia, Minnesota. He later received a bachelor's degree in English from Columbia (now Loras) College in Dubuque, Iowa.
At the age of thirty-one he entered the Order in St. Rose Priory,
Springfield, Kentucky and made his first profession there on October 18, 1939. All his studies for the priesthood were taken at the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois where he was ordained on March 23, 1945.
Father McNamara's principal assignments were the following: Holy Name, Kansas City; St. Albert, Minneapolis; Holy Rosary, Houston; Blessed Sacrament, Madison; Rosary Hill Convalescent Home in Justice, Illinois; St. Pius, Chicago; and, finally, Holy Ghost in Hammond, Louisiana. Having suffered from a heart ailment in his later years, he died after a short illness in Hammond on July 25, 1969. Funeral services and burial took place in Madison, Wisconsin.
Extent
From the Collection: 100 Linear Feet (30 File Cabinets )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
1910 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
3122430011
archivist@opcentral.org