Father Robert E. Hughes collection on apparitions and mystics
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the research materials of Fr. Robert E. Hughes, S.M. The collection includes newsletters, correspondence, articles, and ephemera relating to alleged Marian apparitions, mystics, or visionaries. The collection primarily covers apparations in the United States and includes some materials that are international in scope. One series in the collection is related to Medjugorje and includes materials from the Medjugorje Center of San Jose where Fr. Hughes served as the Spiritual Director during the late 1980s.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1980-circa 2002
Creator
- Hughes, Robert E., 1932- (Collector, Person)
Access
This collection is open and available to the public for research in the Marian Library reading room. The materials are non-circulating.
Copyright Notice
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.
Biography of Fr. Robert E. Hughes, S.M.
Fr. Robert E. Hughes, S.M., was born in 1932 and professed his first vows in 1949. In the late 1950s he spent several years in the Vatican working in preparation for Vatican II under the direction of Cardinal Montini. From 1962 through 1964 he served as professor of theology and chaplain at Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii, and from 1964 through 1970 served as Newman Chaplain at the University of California, Santa Cruz. During the mid-1980s he was involved in the formation and/or operation of over ten Marian prayer groups on the West Coast. During the late 1980s, Fr. Hughes served as the spiritual director of the Medjugorje Center of San Jose. As of 2014, he resides in Cupertino, California.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (10 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains materials collected by Fr. Robert E. Hughes, S.M., regarding his research on Marian apparitions and mystics. The collection includes newsletters, correspondence, articles, and ephemera relating to reported Marian apparitions, mystics, or visionaries. The collection primarily covers apparitions in the United States and includes some materials that are international in scope. One series in the collection is related to Medjugorje and includes materials from the Medjugorje Center of San Jose where Fr. Hughes served as the Spiritual Director during the late 1980s.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in three series:
- Subject files
- Medjugorje
- General Marian apparitions files
Topical
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Apparitions and miracles -- 20th century
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Apparitions and miracles -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Medjugorje
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Apparitions and miracles -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Mysticism -- Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century
- Title
- Guide to the Father Robert E. Hughes collection on apparitions and mystics, circa 1980-circa 2002
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jillian Slater
- Date
- October 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Marian Library
Repository Details
Part of the University Libraries Repository
300 College Park Dr.
Dayton Ohio 45469-1360
