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DC. Dominican Confraternities

 Record Group
Identifier: DC
This record group encompasses the archival collections of the Dominican confraternities, including correspondence, canonical documentation, spiritual materials, and administrative records. The materials span from 1939 to the present and are organized by confraternity along with a general collection for the communication with the Director of Confraternities from 1978 to 2012.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Confraternity of St. Joseph the Worker (Pious Union of Jesus Christ the Worker)

 Collection
Identifier: PG 0423.02C
Scope and Contents

This collection contains one large record book containing the register of enrolled members of the Confraternity of Jesus the Workman (also known as St. Joseph the Worker) at Priory of St. Thomas Aquinas in River Forest, IL. The exact date is unknown but the friars mentioned seem to indicate the 1940s.

Dates: 1940

Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament Collection

 Collection — Box 4: [Barcode: PG0423.02-4]
Identifier: PG 0423.02G
Scope and Contents The Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament Collection consists of a small set of materials documenting membership and devotional practices. The collection includes three registers of members: one from the Province of St. Albert the Great, dated 1954–1965; one from Racine, Wisconsin, covering the years 1947–1963; and one from St. Thomas Aquinas Priory in River Forest, Illinois, which is undated. Also included are two printed manuals for the confraternity, both dated 1924....
Dates: 1924-1965

Confraternity of Blessed Imelda Collection

 Collection — Box 3: [Barcode: PG0423.02-3]
Identifier: PG 0423.02B
Scope and Contents

This collection contains limited materials relating to the Confraternity of Blessed Imelda. It may include sparse correspondence, spiritual material, or references to local chapters. The confraternity's activity appears to have had brief organizational lifespan, with the last Director being appointed in 1969.

Dates: 1939-1969

Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Collection

 Collection — Box 5: [Barcode: PG0423.02-5]
Identifier: PG 0423.02D
Scope and Contents The Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Collection contains printed materials, correspondence, devotional materials, and member enrollment records associated with the Holy Name Society within the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great from 1944 to 1984. The materials span from the 1940s through the 1980s and are arranged in two series: Director (1939–1978), Enrollment Records.The Director (1939–1978) series includes general correspondence files, newsletters (1980),...
Dates: 1939-2024

Angelic Warfare Confraternity Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PG 0423.02A
Abstract

This collection documents the history, administration, and promotion of the Angelic Warfare Confraternity within the Province of St. Albert the Great. Materials reflect its mission to support the pursuit of purity and chastity through devotional practices and membership engagement. Included are correspondence from directors and promoters, canonical forms, promotional items, enrollment records.

Dates: 1939-2025

Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PG 0423.02E
Abstract

This collection holds materials related to the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary within the Province of St. Albert the Great. Included are correspondence between the Director of Confraternities and laity, devotional materials, and a number of enrollment records for various parishes. The collection comprises three boxes.

Dates: 1939-2025

Director of the Confraternities of the Order Records

 Collection
Identifier: PG 0423.02F
Scope and Contents The leader of the each Dominican confraternity was called the Director from 1939 to 1978. From 1978 to 2012, there was an overall Director of Confraternities that oversall all confraternities within the Province. From 2012 to the present, the position name was changed to Promoter and each confratenity was assigned to an individual friar.This collection documents the centralized oversight of Dominican confraternities during the period from 1978 to 201 2when a single director...
Dates: 1978-2012