Joseph Benjamin Mary Cataldo, S. J. Correspondence, 1911
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cataldo, Joseph Benjamin Mary, S. J., 1837-1928
- Title
- Joseph Benjamin Mary Cataldo, S. J. Correspondence
- Dates
- 1911 (inclusive)19111911
1918 (inclusive)19181918 - Quantity
- 4 letters
- Collection Number
- MsSC 17
- Summary
- Pacific Northwest Jesuit missionary. The four letters are from Cataldo in response to inquiries regarding his early work in the Pacific Northwest.
- Repository
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Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (Eastern Washington State Historical Society)
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
archives@northwestmuseum.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is not restricted.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Nolan, Edward W. A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State Historical Society, 1987).
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Rev. Joseph Cataldo, S.J., was born near Palermo, Italy in 1837, and entered the Society of Jesus in 1852. After his ordination in 1862 he was sent to Boston, MA to continue his studies and to prepare himself for service in the Indian missions of the Rocky Mountains. His first assignment was in California, and in 1865, he came to the Pacific Northwest, traveling via the Mullan Road to the Coeur d’Alene Mission, ID. Throughout the next sixty years Rev. Cataldo established or served at missions and churches in Idaho, Eastern Washington, Montana, northeastern Oregon, Alaska, and California. He started the first Catholic Church in Spokane, 1881, and founded Gonzaga University, 1887, also in Spokane.
Content Description
The four letters are from Cataldo in response to inquiries regarding his early work in the Pacific Northwest. The first, written from Pendleton, OR, 1911, to John C. Ralston, details Cataldo’s activities in 1866 among the Spokane Indians. The other three, written from Slickpoo Mission, ID, 1918, to Harl J. Cook, are concerned with biographical information on certain Indian individuals, linguistic origins of Pacific Northwest Indian languages, and the identification of prominent Indians in a photograph. Also included are copies of various articles by or about Cataldo.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Publication RightsCopyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher
Preferred Citation
Joseph Benjamin Mary Cataldo, S. J. Correspondence (MsSC 17), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Coeur d'Alene Indians
- Indians of North America--Idaho
- Indians of North America--Languages
- Indians of North America--Missions
- Indians of North America--Washington (State)
- Jesuits
- Missionaries--Northwest, Pacific
- Spokane Indians
Personal Names
- Cataldo, Joseph Benjamin Mary, S. J., 1837-1928--Archives
- Cook, Harl J., b. 1857--Correspondence
- Ralston, John Chester, 1867-1928--Correspondence
Corporate Names
- Coeur d'Alene Mission (Idaho)
Geographical Names
- Cataldo (Idaho)
Form or Genre Terms
- Letters
- Small manuscript collections
