Scope and Contents From the Series:

A variety of chaplets, some full-sized, some in bracelet or ring form, with metal, wood, or plastic beads and small medals and crosses attached. Many show signs of consistent use.

Chaplets containing relics are part of Series IX. Relics.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents Includes Saints Agnes, Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ, Andrew the Apostle, Anne, Anthony of Padua, Benedict, Blaise, Brigid, Catherine Labouré, Cecilia, Christopher, Clare of Assisi, Dymphna, Francis de Sales, Francis of Assisi, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Genesius of Rome, Gerard Majella, Gerebernus, Hubert, Jane Frances de Chantal, John Berchmans, SJ, John Neumann, John XXIII, Joseph, Jude, Louise de Marillac, Luisa, Martha, Martin, Mary Magdalene, Michael, Patrick, Paul of the Cross, Peter,...

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents Includes Saints Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Amabilis, Andrew the Apostle, Anne, Anterus, Anthony of Padua, Aurelius and Timothy, Bartholomew the Apostle, Bernadette Soubirous, Camillus de Lellis, Clare of Assisi, Colette, Emilie, Felix I, Gabriel, Gerard Majella, Gordianus, Ignatius of Loyola, SJ, Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Jesus, John, John Berchmans, SJ, Julius, Linus, Margaret Mary Alacoque, Mary, Nicholas, Paul the Apostle, Peter, Philip the Apostle, Pius X,...

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Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents

Many include inscriptions of "I am a Catholic; in case of an accident kindly notify a priest." One inscribed "Concilium Oecumenicum Vaticanum II" (Second Vatican Council). Includes crucifixes from the National Shrine of the Little Flower (St. Therese) in Chicago, IL, the Shrine of the Little Flower (St. Therese) in Royal Oak, MI, and St. Anne de Beaupré.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Statues, sculptures, bas-reliefs, plaques, triptychs, paintings, Christmas ornaments, and other decorative art media featuring Catholic imagery. The art depicts angels, the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph), saints, and blessings or prayers.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Relics in a variety of reliquaries, including badges, crucifixes, devotional wallets, lockets, and reliquary boxes.

Content notice

Some relics include fragmentary human remains.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents

Includes materials from the Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste in New York, NY.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Material culture and pamphlets that document the Liturgical Movement and changes in religious life in the American Catholic Church from the early twentieth century through the implementation of the Second Vatican Council's reforms in the 1960s and 1970s. The collection contains artifacts of many kinds, including badges, bookmarks, candles, chalices, chaplets, crosses, crucifixes, holy water containers, jewelry, key rings, medals, money clips, monstrances, pins, plaques, relics, rosaries,...

Access Note

Collection is open for research.