Harry Arthur Hall, O.P., Death, 1974-04-01
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, 1974-04-01
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 Harry Arthur Hall was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 18, 1904, and received his early education at Holy Angels and St. Thomas the Apostle parochial schools in Chicago. He attended Chicago's Quigley Preparatory Seminary for five years and completed additional preparatory studies for the Dominican Order at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.
After entering the novitiate at St. Rose Priory in Springfield,
Kentucky, he made first profession there on August 16, 1928. Philosophical studies followed at the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, and the first year of theological studies at St. Joseph Priory in Somerset, Ohio. The final years of his formation for the priesthood were spent at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. He was ordained on June 13, 1935.
Father Hall spent his entire priestly life in parish ministry. These were his principal assignments: Blessed Sacrament, Madison, Wisconsin, associate pastor from 1936 to 1944; St. Dominic, New Orleans, Louisiana, associate pastor from 1944 to 1945, pastor and superior from 1945 to 1951; St. Vincent Ferrer, River Forest, Illinois, associate pastor from 1951 to 1954; St. Albert the Great, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pastor and superior from 1954 until 1960. In 1960, he was again assigned to Blessed Sacrament in Madison as an associate. In 1966, he returned to St. Dominic Priory in New Orleans where he served as associate, superior, and procurator until poor health forced him to curtail his activities.
Father Hall died in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 1, 1974. Following services at St. Dominic Church, he was buried in the Rosaryville Cemetery in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
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