1 linear inch.
2 microfilm reels.
1 medal.
Father Badin, the first priest ordained in the United States of America, arrived in South Bend in 1830 and established the St. Joseph Mission on the present site of the University of Notre Dame.
Baptismal register of Badin's Mission at Notre Dame (1830-1841); a few letters by Badin including one to Bishop William Quarter of Chicago (1846) and drafts of a letter to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in Paris (1845) with translation; copies of documents of Badin's baptism and ordination; documents that mention him, some dating from the twentieth century; photocopies of Badin's accounts recorded in the ledgers of Lathrop Minor Taylor and of S. Hanna and Company (originals held by the Northern Indiana Historical Society); and microfilm containing letters from Badin to Archbishop John Carroll of Baltimore (1796-1812) concerning Badin's experience as Vicar General of Bardstown (originals in the Baltimore Archdiocesan Archives). Also a religious medal that belonged to Badin.
In English, French, and Latin.
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