Dominican Family
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials related to the Dominican Order, organized into eight subgroups, each with several series within.
Subgroup 1 includes directories organized according to the Archives General of the Friars of the Order of Preachers (AGOP).
Subgroup 2 pertains to friars, covering general materials, provinces, congregations, and new foundations.
Subgroup 3 focuses on nuns, including general materials, associations, monasteries, and international foundations.
Subgroup 4 documents the work of sisters, detailing congregations within and outside the province.
Subgroup 5 covers Dominican laity, including general materials and chapters.
Subgroup 6 contains records of secular institutes.
Subgroup 7 is dedicated to the Priests' Fraternities of St. Dominic, with materials on general matters and provincial chapters.
Subgroup 8 encompasses various Dominican family organizations and groups, including leadership, formation, unions, liturgical projects, research, arts, youth movements, justice, and education initiatives.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-2024
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public, but outside researchers must communicate with Archivist before arriving and accessing materials. The materials are non-circulating.
Audiovisual equipment including a cassette player and a film projector is needed to access some of the media.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.
Biographical / Historical
The Dominican Order, formally the Order of Preachers (O.P.), was founded by St. Dominic de Guzmán in 1216 with a mission of preaching, theological scholarship, and ministry. The Order includes several branches: friars (priests and brothers) who engage in preaching and pastoral ministry, apostolic sisters involved in education and social work, contemplative nuns dedicated to prayer and penance, and lay Dominicans who live in the secular world while sharing in the Order's spiritual mission. The Priests' Fraternities of St. Dominic is an association for diocesan priests who, while not taking religious vows, commit to living according to Dominican spirituality and support the Order's mission through prayer and study.
Extent
35 Linear Feet (35 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection covers materials relating to groups within the Dominican Order that are not directly related to the Province of St. Albert the Great or the general governance of the order. These include sub-sections for each branch of the order, various Dominican lay organizations, and available provincial directories.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Directories were donated from their Province of origin and other materials were acquired by brothers involved with those organizations or by the organizations themselves.
Legal Status
The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.
- Title
- Finding Aid for Dominican Family Collection DF
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Kevin O'Gorman
- Date
- 8-23-2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in: English, Latin script.
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