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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton & Family
Archival Resources
The Archvies and Special Collections Center at Seton Hall University holds 3 collections of materials that relate to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Check out the links below to learn more about the collections.
- Seton Jevons family papers (MSS 0005)The collection contains the papers of the Seton family of New York City and the Jevons family of Liverpool, England and New York City. Seton Jevons family members who feature prominently in the collection include Robert Seton, Thomas Seton Jevons, Isabel Seton Jevons, and others.
- Collection on Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (MSS 0006)The Collection on Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton documents the life and legacy of the first American born Saint.
- Seton family photograph album (MSS 0074)The Seton family photo album contains 51 images of the Seton family home, Cragdon Cottage, including the house, grounds, nearby landmarks, and family members.
Other Archival Resources
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Check out the links below of archival collections at other respoitories.
- Robert Seton Family Papers - University of Notre Dame ArchivesCorrespondence, mostly of the Seton Family, 1782-1908, including among their correspondents James Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Winand M. Wigger; photographs, clippings, pamphlets and sermons; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's prayer book and Robert Seton's diaries and books; paintings and family lithographs; an expense account book, a family genealogy, a book of sermons, and four notice books of St. Joseph Church, New Jersey, 1880-1899.
- Elizabeth Ann Seton letters - Cornell University LibraryLetters from Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, mainly to Catherine Dupleix; also, 2 letters to Mrs. William Raborg of Philadelphia.
- Elizabeth Ann Seton Letters, 1799-1818 - Villanova UniversityThis small collection includes letters from Elizabeth Ann Seton to Matthias and Joseph O'Conway. Matthias, a prominent Philadelphian especially within the Catholic community, was the father of Cecilia O'Conway, Philadelphia's first nun and the first woman to join Seton's order, the Sisters of Charity.