This collection covers the writings and communication of Provincials in the duties of their office from the Province's inception in 1939 to 2023. The collection is contained in three boxes and is primarily composed of letters written to friars of the province alongside any personal communication that relates to their position but not to an existing collection. Photographs, sermons, and other media are included when applicable.
Contains materials pertaining to the governance of the Province of St. Albert the Great, including Provincial Chapter and council meeting minutes, Provincial Office Administration, and Provincial Finances.
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This collection covers the different houses and locations served by friars within the Province. Each house or priory is listed under their location, while areas that they worked with through missions or stations are also listed but connected to their house of residence. All materials pertaining to the “defining ministry”, including the assignment of personnel to the ministry (e.g., pastor, assistant pastor), are placed under this heading. See arrangement for Files.In...
Activities done by Friars that are not immediatley connected to the mission of their house (i.e. parish or campus ministry work) are contained here. This also includes Province-run apostolates such as Journals and Publishing Houses.
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The collection provides a record of the Provincial Chapter Meetings of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great from 1940 to 2023. These meetings, convened every four years, include reports on ministries and leadership elections. The collection, housed in 48 boxes, is organized chronologically by Chapter year, preserving original order where feasible. Notable components include minutes, reports, official Acts, and a dedicated series of published Acts in bound and individual formats....
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This Collection contains materials relating to Provincial Council Meetings. The Provincial Council is composed of the Provincial, the most recent former Provincial, the Regent of Studies, the Socius of the prior provincial, the Definitors of the last provincial chapter, and Councilors elected by the last provincial chapter and meets four times a year to discuss Provincial matters. The Collection is broken up into series by year, including the minutes, supplemental documents, and...
This collection contains annual directories for Dominican Provinces. Directories are created every year by Provinces and contain information on leadership, communities, and professed friars. The four provinces in the United States are the most complete and contain several boxes each while there is a smaller selection for 33 other provinces.
Contains materials related to the assignment of Puerto Rico to the Province of St. Albert the Great in 2021. The bulk of historical files are located in Puerto Rico.
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This collection contains the relics, holy cards, sacred vessels, and other holy ephemera donated to the province. It is separated into four series. The first series covers regular relics and is composed of four cartons. Each carton has four trays of 15 cubes, although the third and fourth trays in the fourth carton have six cubes for larger reliquaries. The relics are arranged roughly in alphabetical order, but later additions have been added on when acquired. Relic...
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Publications and writings of Friars of the Province. The Province keeps at least one copy of every published work by a Friar as well as manuscripts and other significant writings as able. Because of ArchivesSpace limitations, only the names of Friars and the extents of their writings are listed here. Specific works are listed in a Librarika online library alongside other books held by the archive but are not specifically preserved. Researchers interested in a particular work can...
