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St. Joseph's Mission records

 Collection
Identifier: MG 5135

Scope and Contents

Transcription of registers of baptisms, confirmations, and marriages, 1867-1893; biographical sketches of Father Cataldo from Father George Weibel's account, 1928, and as dictated by Father Cataldo to Father O'Malley, 1905; and other historical notes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1867-1964

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Father George F. Weibel served at the St. Joseph Mission. He would later serve at the St Aloysious Parish School and Paint honue. Father Weibel was born in France around 1869 and arrived in the United States in 1889. Father Weibel would serve as the Historican for Gonzaga University. He was a member of the Society of Jesus.

The St. Joseph Mission was established by Father Cataldo as the site of the first Roman Catholic mission to serve the Nez Perce people. It is today a National Park Site and is located near Culdesac, Idaho. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records from St. Joseph Mission including information about its history and biographies.

Title
Guide to St. Joseph's Mission records
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Kelley Moulton.
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository