Cecilia Moore collection of African-American Catholic materials
Scope and Contents
Dr. Moore's documents were kept very closely to their original order, with some materials grouped by religious order for the aid of future researchers. There are a wide variety of materials witin the collection. There are many official communications by African American Catholic institutions, split up into folders by religious orders, newsletters and bullitens, and event programs. There are also a number of devotional materials, broadly consisting of prayer cards and memorials for saints and figures within African American Catholicism, with specific folders for Sister Thea Bowman, Augustus Tolton and Pierre Toussaint, and Henriette Delille. Finally, there are a number of personal materials including invitations to African American Catholic events and death notices and obituaries for several prominant figures within African American Catholicim. The collection is arranged into fourteen folders.
Dates
- Creation: 1977 - 2021
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available to the public for research in the U.S. Catholic Special Collections reading room. The materials are non-circulating.
Audiovisual equipment including a cassette player and a film projector is needed to access some of the media.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 Box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Dr. Cecilia Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Dayton. Her speciality is in U.S. Catholicism, particuarly in its intersection with African American culture and identity. This collection documents her extensive history with communities of African American Catholics.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection is open and available to the public for research in the U.S. Catholic Special Collections reading room. The materials are non-circulating.
Audiovisual equipment including a cassette player and a film projector is needed to access some of the media.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dr. Cecilia Moore.
Materials Specific Details
Letters, printed webpages, flyers, printed bulletins and newsletters, prayer cards, as well as a cassette tape and roll of film within the "What we have seen and heard- Print and Visual/Audio Media," folder.
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.
Genre / Form
- African-Americans -- Catholic Church
- Audiotapes
- Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops -- National Black Catholic Congress
- Catholic Religious -- Sister Thea Bowman
- Catholic Religious Orders- Sisters of Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods
- Catholic pamphlets
- Church bulletins
- Newsletters
- Pierre Toussaint
Occupation
Topical
- African Americans -- Religious life
- Augustus Tolton
- Catholic Church -- Clergy
- Catholic Church -- History -- 20th century -- Periodicals
- Catholic Church -- Periodicals
- Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions
- Catholic Church -- United States -- History
- Catholic Church -- United States -- Periodicals
- Catholic Religious Orders- Sisters of Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods
- Catholic Religious- Henriette Delille
- Catholic literature
- Catholic women -- United States
- Catholic women authors
- Catholics
- Catholics -- United States
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Church history -- 20th century
- Christian women saints
- Holy cards
- Obituaries
- Pamphlets
- Parishes -- United States
- Title
- Guide to the Cecilia Moore collection of African-American Catholic Materials
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kevin O'Gorman
- Date
- 2021-02-17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Libraries Repository
300 College Park Dr.
Dayton Ohio 45469-1360
