Frank Francis Currier Quinn, O.P., Death, 2008-10-31
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, 2008-10-31
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
On October 31, 2008 the Rev. Francis (Frank) Currier Quinn, O.P., died peacefully in Columbus, Ohio where he had been receiving assisted care with our Dominican Sisters at Mohun Hall. He was born in Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota on October 23, 1932, to Frank N. Quinn and Ethel Currier Quinn. He had three brothers - Robert B. Quinn, David M. Quinn and Patrick Quinn. He was taught by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Wisconsin in his elementary and secondary education. He first encountered the Dominican Friars when he was a
student at Saint Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota. He entered the novitiate in 1952 and
was given the name Malachy.
Father made his profession as a Dominican Friar on August 31, 195 and was ordained on May 23, 1959. Father Quinn spent most of hi priestly life teaching liturgy at the Dominican Novitiate in Winona Minnesota and later at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in Dubuque Iowa and currently in Saint Louis, Missouri. He wrote liturgical music and served as a consultant to Bishops charged with the international translation of English liturgical texts. He was also active in the liturgy at the College Church on the campus of Saint Louis University. The Office of the Dead and Mass of Christian Burial were held at the Aquinas Institute Chapel in Saint Louis, Missouri, interment was in the Dominican plot at Calvary Cemetery in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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
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