Table of Contents

Summary Information

Biographical/Historical note

Scope and Contents note

Overview of Arrangement

Administrative Information

Related Materials

Controlled Access Headings

Other Finding Aids note

Bibliography

Collection Inventory

Series I. Correspondence

Series II. Patrick Augustine Sheehan

Series III. Manuscripts

Series IV. Sermons

Series V. Miscellaneous

Summary Information

Repository

Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center

Creator

Heuser, Herman Joseph, 1851-1933

Title

Herman Joseph Heuser papers

ID

MC 1

Date [bulk]

Bulk, 1890-1925

Date [inclusive]

1811-1933

Extent

10.8 Linear feet ; 27 Boxes

Author

Finding aid prepared by Amanda McKnight

Language

English

Language of Materials note

Most of the materials in the collection are in English, though some are written in German, French, Latin, and Italian.

Abstract

Herman Joseph Heuser, D.D. (1851-1933) was a Catholic intellectual and prolific writer who influenced scholarly circles and clerical life in the United States and abroad through his literary work. Heuser edited the American Ecclesiastical Review (1889-1975) as well as published  The Dolphin (1900-1908), a Catholic literary magazine. These publications reflected Heuser's varied interests from clerical subjects to the arts. He published fourteen books, eight of which appeared serially in  The Dolphin. This collection includes primarily correspondence, sermons, prayers, scrapbooks, and personal writings. It also includes materials related to Patrick Augustine Sheehan.

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Biographical/Historical note

Herman Joseph Heuser was born on October 23, 1851 in Potsdam, Germany. Heuser was the first child of Herman Joseph and Julia Neese Heuser, and had a sister two years his junior, Julia. Heuser attended secondary schools in Berlin, Germany and Breslau, Poland focusing on religious education. He also took classes in science, language, art and music. His family emigrated to the United States in 1867 leaving him behind to continue his studies in Poland.

Heuser immigrated to the United States at the age of seventeen and in 1868 he began to attend a diocesan preparatory seminary in Glen Riddle, PA , approximately 15 miles from Philadelphia. Heuser served as a ‘seminarian professor’ at Glen Riddle, leading instruction in Latin, French and Gregorian chants. In 1871 he began teaching at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary at its new campus in Overbrook, PA. He was ordained on February 2, 1876. He became a full time seminary professor and taught there for over fifty years. Heuser also served as an adviser to the Pontifical Commission on Anglican Orders in 1896. In 1905 Heuser received a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa from Pope Pius X. In 1907, during the controversy over Modernism, Heuser was appointed by the Apostolic Delegate as general censor for all Catholic publications in the United States.

Monsignor James Andrew Corcoran, also a faculty member at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and helped found the American Catholic Quarterly Review. Heuser aided in editing the publication for 13 years. Through his involvement, he learned about the logistical aspects of running a publication such as scheduling, managing contributors and subscribers and financial concerns.

Heuser began editing the American Ecclesiastical Review in 1889. Serving as the main contributor for the  AER, Heuser used the motto “For the upbuilding of the Church” (1 Cor. 14:5) and in order to appeal to and benefit both priests and laity. As a supplement to the  AER, Heuser published  The Dolphin, a more basic Catholic magazine from 1900-1908. In both these publications attention was paid to music and the arts with articles about the history of Church music, architecture, art as well as included illustrations. Heuser used his position as editor to allow for a debate of diverse subjects and topics. Heuser served as the editor of the  AER, with a brief interruption from 1914-1919 when Reverend William Turner took over, until 1927 when he turned over the publication to the Catholic University of America in Washington DC.

Heuser died on August 22, 1933.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection largely contains correspondence, both personal and professional in nature. A significant portion of the correspondence is between Heuser and prominent figures within the Catholic Church including Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore, Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan of Philadelphia, Katharine Drexel, and Thomas C. Middleton. Other correspondents include Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Princess Catherine Radziwill, Thomas Eakins and Leopold Stokowski. Some of the topics covered include Catholicity in Russia, church architecture, Catholic American Indians, and the religious aspects of the issue of vasectomy.

A significant amount of materials in the collection relates to Canon Patrick Augustine Sheehan of Doneraile, Ireland, specifically Sheehan's book, My New Curate, which appeared serially in Heuser's magazine. Other notable series include manuscripts by hymnist Emily Mary Shapcote, author of  Mary, The Perfect Woman, which also appeared in the magazine. The manuscript materials of Sister Teresa of the Holy Ghost that addresses the history of the Order of the Holy Ghost are also included.

Items, such as drafts and research notes, deriving from Heuser's work with the American Ecclesiastical Review and  The Dolphin, are also included. The collection also contains prayers, sermons, some genealogical information, and scrapbooks with miscellaneous materials.

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Overview of Arrangement

The records are arranged in five series, three of which have been further arranged in subseries:

Series I. Correspondence

a. Incoming Correspondence

b. Outgoing Correspondence

c. Caroline B. Perot Letters

Series II. Patrick Augustine Sheehan

a. Incoming Correspondence

b. Outgoing Correspondence

c. Letters to Heuser about Sheehan

d. Miscellaneous

e. Manuscripts

Series III. Manuscripts

a. Emily Mary Shapcote Manuscripts

b. Sister Teresa of the Holy Ghost

c. Manuscript Materials

Series IV. Sermons

Series V. Miscellaneous

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center ; Summer 2011

100 E. Wynnewood Rd.
Wynnewood, PA

Revision Description

 Included a link to the older item-level finding aid. Added a "Language of Materials" note. Changed finding aid status to "Completed". October 2015

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research.

Provenance

Accession number 1990.001.

Processing Information note

The arrangement of the collection as outlined in the original finding aid has been altered to allow for better access to materials within the collection.

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Related Materials

Separated Materials note

Materials misplaced into the collection that are dated posthumously have been removed.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

• Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Genre(s)

• Catholic Church--Periodicals
• Clippings
• Correspondence
• Letters
• Prayers
• Research notes
• Scrapbooks
• Sermons

Geographic Name(s)

• Philadelphia (Pa.)

Personal Name(s)

• Corcoran, James Andrew, 1820-1889
• Drexel, Katharine Mary, Saint, 1858-1955
• Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916
• Gibbons, James, 1834-1921
• Guiney, Louise Imogen, 1861-1920
• Hickey, Emily Henrietta, 1845-1923
• Homes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935
• Mercier, Desideratus Josephus, Cardinal, 1851-1926
• Perot , Caroline B.
• Repplier, Agnes, 1855-1950
• Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914
• Ryan, Patrick John, 1831-1911
• Shapcote, Emily Mary , 1828-1909
• Sheehan, Patrick Augustine, 1852-1913
• Sister Teresa of Holy Ghost
• Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977

Subject(s)

• Catholic Church--United States--History--19th century.
• Catholic intellectuals
• Catholics--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

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Other Finding Aids note

This is a revised finding aid. The Ryan Memorial Library: Historical Collections previously published an extensive item-level finding aid to this collection circa 1960s: Heuser, Herman Joseph, D.D. Papers. 1872-1933 . A copy of the the older finding aid can be found here:

http://www.pahrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Heuser_older-finding-aid-edited.pdf

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Bibliography

Hubbert, Joseph G., CM. "'Less Brains and More Heart': Father Herman J. Heuser, Founder of the American Ecclesiastical Review." U.S. Catholic Historian 13 (1995): 95-112.

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Collection Inventory

Series I. Correspondence, 1811-1933,  (Bulk, 1890-1925) Scope and Contents note This bulk of this series is composed of incoming and outgoing correspondence. The topics of the letters are mainly literary and religious. Some subjects addressed are: Catholicity in Russia, Church architecture, sacred heraldry, difficulties of Catholic Indians on Government Reservations, and the religious aspects of the issue of vasectomies. Most of the correspondence is regarding contributions to American Ecclesiastical Review and  The Dolphin. One of the notable correspondents is Katharine Drexel (1858-1955), the founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament dedicated to addressing to the needs of Native Americans and African Americans protesting the injustice of racism. Born to a family which owned a banking fortune, Drexel used her wealth to fund missions and schools. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 20, 1988 and canonized on October 1, 2000. The correspondence is from 1907-1930 and are type or handwritten and includes questions about the new constitution for her order, requests for Latin translations, gratitude for well wishes while she was ill and thanks for his feastday greetings. Other correspondents include American realist painter Thomas Eakins (1844-1916), poet and essayist Louise Imogen Guiney (1861-1920), author and abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935), essayist Agnes Repplier (1855-1950), photographer and social reformer Jacob Riis (1849-1914), and conductor Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977). The Caroline B. Perot Letters contain incoming and outgoing correspondence between Heuser and Perot between 1909-1933. The two friends generally discuss personal issues, health concerns and visits. An item of note is a letter dated February 2, 1929 Heuser writes about the author and hymnist Emily Mary Shapcote and how her work, Mary, The Perfect Woman, appeared serially in  The Dolphin from 1902-1904. Arrangement note The subseries, Incoming Correspondence, is arranged alphabetically. The subseries, Outgoing Correspondence, is arranged by topic and chronologically. The subseries, Caroline B. Perot Letters, are arranged chronologically. Please note that not all names are listed in this finding aid. For a complete detailed list of correspondents, please see the item-level finding aid found here: http://www.pahrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Heuser_older-finding-aid-edited.pdf
Subseries Ia. Incoming correspondence, 1811-1933,  (Bulk, 1890-1925)
Aertnys - Albert, 1889-1922, undated     Box Folder Text   1 1
Albright, 1920-1929     Box Folder Text   1 2
Aldering - Assisium, 1889-1933     Box Folder Text   1 3
Audsley, 1902-1915     Box Folder Text   1 4
Azarias, 1889-1891     Box Folder Text   1 5
Baart - Baldwin, 1899-1922     Box Folder Text   1 6
Baptist - Benson, 1891-1932     Box Folder Text   1 7
Benziger, 1889-1930     Box Folder Text   1 8
Benzig - Borgmann, 1891-1929     Box Folder Text   1 9
Bouquillon - Brownson, 1890-1930     Box Folder Text   1 10
Brucker, 1899-1926     Box Folder Text   1 11
Bruehl - Burke, 1811, 1893-1914     Box Folder Text   1 12
Burnett, 1917-1927     Box Folder Text   1 13
Burns - Byrne, 1897, 1900, 1913-1922     Box Folder Text   1 14
Cabroz - Cavanaugh, 1891, 1898-1904, 1911-1922, 1928     Box Folder Text   2 1
Chadet - Cloutier, 1891-1908, 1913, 1919-1926     Box Folder Text   2 2
Coakley - Comes, 1904, 1910-1913, 1922     Box Folder Text   1 3
Conaty - Cormican, 1887, 1890, 1897-1904, 1910, 1911, 1917-1931     Box Folder Text   2 4
Cosgrove - Corrigan, 1888-1891, 1897-1901, 1904, 1918     Box Folder Text   2 5
Craft - Cuthbert, 1889-1892, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1909, 1921, 1922     Box Folder Text   2 6
Dale - Dammann, 1904, 1905, 1915, 1922-1925, undated     Box Folder Text   2 7
Day - DeLaTaille, 1890, 1891, 1902-1913, 1921-1925     Box Folder Text   2 8
Delplace - DeWaal, 1891, 1897-1899, 1904, 1905, 1912-1915, 1919, 1925-1930     Box Folder Text   2 9
Dewees - Donahue, 1904, 1905, 1910-1913, 1919-1923, 1929-1932     Box Folder Text   2 10
Donelly, 1898, 1902-1906, 1912, undated     Box Folder Text   2 11
Donavan - Doyle, 1898, 1903, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1919-1926     Box Folder Text   2 12
Drexel, 1907-1918, 1929-1930, undated     Box Folder Text   2 13 & 14
Drinkwater - Dyer, 1892, 1897, 1902-1905, 1910-1916, 1919-1926     Box Folder Text   2 15
Eakins - Eaton, 1902-1908, 1913, 1921, 1927, 1932     Box Folder Text   3 1
Ebersweiler - Edgerton, 1897, 1889, 1926, 1928     Box Folder Text   3 2
Edmonda - Eiffe, 1891-1892, 1898, 1909, 1918, 1920-1927     Box Folder Text   3 3
Elder - Elsenheimer, 1889, 1897-1899, 1901-1903, 1909, 1922     Box Folder Text   3 4
Emard - Ermoni, 1902-1904, 1916     Box Folder Text   3 5
Eschbach - Ewing, 1894, 1901-1902, 1906, 1922, 1925, undated     Box Folder Text   3 6
deFabribeckers - Falconio, 1897-1914     Box Folder Text   3 7
Farley - Finlay, 1889-1891, 1897, 1900, 1902, 1911, 1919, 1922, 1932     Box Folder Text   3 8
Finn, 1916, 1919-1931, undated     Box Folder Text   3 9
Finn - Fitz-Maurice, 1890, 1897, 1899-1905, 1913, 1915     Box Folder Text   3 10
Fitzmaurice - Ford, 1898-1905, 1908, 1911-1922     Box Folder Text   3 11
Fontana - Frick, 1894, 1897-1908, 1911-1918, 1922, 1927-1930     Box Folder Text   3 12
Friends, Society of - Funke, 1900, 1905-1913, 1918-1927     Box Folder Text   3 13
Gabriels - Galbally, 1889-1892, 1895-1905, 1908-1916     Box Folder Text   3 14
Galen - Garrigan, 1882, 1889, 1890, 1897, 1898, 1902, 1905-1908, 1911, 1914, 1924-1926     Box Folder Text   3 15
Garvey - Geyser, 1895, 1898, 1900-1905, 1908, 1911, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1928     Box Folder Text   3 16
Gibbons - Glennon, J.J., 1888, 1889, 1896-1898, 1902-1905, 1911, 1912, 1918-1920, 1924-1927     Box Folder Text   4 1
Glennon, M.L. - Gravel, 1889-1891, 1894, 1897, 1902, 1908, 1911, 1917-1923, undated     Box Folder Text   4 2
Grennan - Guinan, 1897, 1901-1904, 1908-1914, 1918, 1922, 1924, 1929     Box Folder Text   4 3
Guiney - Guldner, 1898, 1921-1926, undated     Box Folder Text   4 4
Hagan - Harty, 1882-1885, 1897-1899, 1901-1905, 1908, 1911-1913, 1918-1922, 1925     Box Folder Text   4 5
Harvard University - Herder, 1889, 1891, 1897-1901, 1905, 1920-1929, 1932     Box Folder Text   4 6
Heuser - Hildegarde, 1891-1892, 1895-1899, 1902-1912, 1916-1920, undated     Box Folder Text   4 7
Hill - Hobson, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1911, 1920-1922, 1927-1931     Box Folder Text   4 8
Hogan, 1889-1892, 1896-1901, undated     Box Folder Text   4 9
Holaind - Holmes, 1891, 1892, 1900, 1916, 1917     Box Folder Text   4 10
Holweck - Howley, 1894, 1897, 1903, 1910, 1922-1926, 1931     Box Folder Text   4 11
Hudson, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1896, 1897, 1911, 1913, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, undated     Box Folder Text   4 12
Hughes - Hussey, 1891, 1892, 1897-1904, 1907, 1909, 1918-1925     Box Folder Text   4 13
Ignatius - Ita, 1908, 1911-1931     Box Folder Text   5 1
Jacobi - Junker, 1880, 1897-1904, 1910-1930     Box Folder Text   5 2
Kain - Kelly, 1889-1892, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1911, 1913, 1919, 1922, 1928     Box Folder Text   5 3
Kelly - Keogh, 1897, 1901-1907, 1915, 1919, 1921     Box Folder Text   5 4
Kerby, 1903, 1913, 1916, 1922-1930     Box Folder Text   5 5
Ketcham - Kyle, 1889, 1891, 1903, 1909-1914, 1919-1924     Box Folder Text   5 6
LaFarge - Lambing, 1888-1892, 1901-1904, 1921, 1925-1927, undated     Box Folder Text   5 7
LaRose - Laux, 1892, 1898, 1909-1915, 1919-1927, 1931     Box Folder Text   5 8
Lavelle - Lehmkuhn, 1891-1894, 1897-1905, 1910-1916, 1920-1929     Box Folder Text   5 9
Lenihan - Lodge, 1890, 1891, 1897, 1902-1905, 1908-1912, 1917, 1918, 1921-1924     Box Folder Text   5 10
Longmaus - Lynch, 1873, 1874, 1891, 1899-1905, 1912, 1916-1924, 1929     Box Folder Text   5 11
Maas - McDermott, 1889-1892, 1900-1905, 1908, 1911-1918, 1921-1927     Box Folder Text   6 1
McDevitt - MacDonald, A., 1900-1905, 1911, 1916, 1919-1925     Box Folder Text   6 2
McDonald, I. - McGinley, 1891, 1892, 1897, 1900, 1901, 1904, 1905, 1920, 1921, 1932     Box Folder Text   6 3
McGinnis - McLachlan, 1897-1913, 1916-1921, 1925, 1927     Box Folder Text   6 4
MacMahon - McNabb, 1889, 1895, 1898-1904, 1910-1915, 1919-1924, 1927     Box Folder Text   6 5
MacNeil - McVey, 1890, 1892, 1896-1898, 1903-1905, 1911, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922-1927     Box Folder Text   6 6
Maes - Mannix, 1894-1897, 1900-1905, 1910, 1912, 1916-1918, 1921-1930     Box Folder Text   6 7
Maria - Marty, 1891, 1897-1902, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1921-1925     Box Folder Text   6 8
Mother Mary Agnes - Matz, 1897, 1905, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1920     Box Folder Text   6 9
Mayer - Middleton, 1892, 1897, 1901-1904, 1909-1916, 1922     Box Folder Text   6 10
Misner - Moran, 1889, 1891, 1897, 1900, 1903, 1905, 1911-1915, 1918-1927     Box Folder Text   6 11
More - Murtagh, 1862, 1877, 1878, 1891, 1892, 1897, 1899-1903, 1910-1912, 1916, 1917, 1922, 1924     Box Folder Text   6 12
Naph - Notre Dame, Sisters of, 1889, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1904, 1909, 1913, 1920-1930     Box Folder Text   7 1
O'Brien - O'Hare, 1844, 1888, 1897-1905, 1908-1917, 1920-1930     Box Folder Text   7 2
O'Keefe - Ottonia, 1899-1914, 1919-1923     Box Folder Text   7 3
Pace - Peterson, 1884, 1887-1893, 1897-1908, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1920-1932     Box Folder Text   7 4
Petit - Prendergast, 1889, 1891, 1896, 1899-1903-1906, 1910-1914, 1919-1925, 1929, 1932     Box Folder Text   7 5
Price - Putzer, 1887-1892, 1897, 1900-1903, 1912, 1930     Box Folder Text   7 6
Quigley - Riggs, 1887-1891, 1897-1902, 1905, 1911-1913, 1916-1930     Box Folder Text   7 7
Riis - Robins, 1894, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1908-1914, 1921     Box Folder Text   7 8
Robinson, P., 1904-1931     Box Folder Text   8 1     Box Folder Text   7 9
Roderer - Ryder, 1889, 1890, 1897-1904, 1908, 1912, 1921-1924, 1927     Box Folder Text   8 2
Sabetti, 1889-1897     Box Folder Text   8 3
Sadlier - St. Ignatius, 1899-1905, 1909-1923     Box Folder Text   8 4
St. John, Mother - Schremb, 1895-1903, 1914, 1919-1924     Box Folder Text   8 5
Schroeder, 1891-1892     Box Folder Text   8 6
Schulte - Shapcote, 1889-1892, 1897, 1899, 1902-1906, 1909, 1912, 1915, 1921-1924, 1928, 1929     Box Folder Text   8 7
Sheehan - Spencer, 1889-1905, 1909-1915, 1918-1924, 1928     Box Folder Text   8 8
Stadelman - Stoeckli, 1872, 1895-1908, 1920, 1922, 1930     Box Folder Text   8 9
Stokowski - Sword, 1882, 1897, 1909-1912, 1917, 1920, 1922     Box Folder Text   9 1
Talbot - Thurston, 1890, 1895, 1898-1899, 1902-1905, 1910, 1912, 1917, 1922, 1926-1930     Box Folder Text   9 2
Tierney - Tyrrell, 1890, 1891, 1897-1920, 1931-1933     Box Folder Text   9 3
Universal Knowledge Foundation - Williemsen, 1889-1893, 1897-1929     Box Folder Text   9 4
Williams - Zielenbach, 1889-1892, 1898-1913, 1921-1927     Box Folder Text   9 5
Subseries Ib. Outgoing correspondence, 1884-1930
Regarding American Ecclesiastical Review and personal letters, 1884-1904, undated     Box Folder Text   9 6
Regarding American Ecclesiastical Review and personal letters, 1904-1914     Box Folder Text   9 7
Regarding American Ecclesiastical Review and personal letters, 1914-1930     Box Folder Text   9 8
Superior Generals et al. and Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, 1905-1916     Box Folder Text   10 1
Subseries Ic. Caroline B. Perot letters, 1896-1933 General note In the original arrangement Box 10 was Box 26.
Letters, 1896-1909     Box Folder Text   10 2
Letters, 1922-1929     Box Folder Text   10 3
Letters, 1930     Box Folder Text   10 4
Letters, 1931-1933     Box Folder Text   10 5
Series II. Patrick Augustine Sheehan, 1897-1925,  (Bulk, 1900-1913) Scope and Contents note This series contains materials from and regarding Canon Patrick Augustine Sheehan. Canon Patrick Augustine Sheehan (1852-1913) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest. Born in Mallow, County Cork to Patrick Sheehan and Joanna Regan he attended Long Room National School followed by secondary school at St. Colman’s College in Fermoy and to prepare for priesthood St. Patrick’s College in Maynooth. In 1884 he was appointed parish priest in Doneraile, one of the largest parishes in the Diocese of Cloyne. Sheehan used weekly meetings of parishioners to focus on topics like modern agricultural methods, social issues and understanding land issues brought up by the Land Purchase Acts. The most well known novel by Sheehan is My New Curate, which centers around a fictional parish priest dealing with social issues. He also wrote other books including  Luke Delmege (1901),  Glenanaar (1904), and  The Intellectuals: An Experiment in Irish High Club-Life (1911) as well as articles and was published in many other languages including German, Spanish, Czech and Italian. Heuser wrote a biography about Sheehan,  Canon Sheehan of Doneraile (1917). The correspondence features letters about articles in the American Ecclesiastical Review as well as letters to Heuser about Sheehan. It also includes  My New Curate, which was specifically written by Sheehan for, and appeared serially in  The Dolphin. Arrangement note The subseries Incoming Correspondence, Outgoing Correspondence, and Letters to Heuser about Sheehan are arranged alphabetically. The subseries Miscellaneous and Manuscripts are arranged by topic. Please note that not all names are listed in this finding aid. For a complete detailed list of correspondents, please see the item-level finding aid found here: http://www.pahrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Heuser_older-finding-aid-edited.pdf
Subseries IIa. Incoming correspondence, 1903-1913
Egan - Holmes, 1905-1913, undated     Box Folder Text   11 1
McNabb - O'Riordan, 1904, undated     Box Folder Text   11 2
Russell, 1903-1909, undated     Box Folder Text   11 3
Subseries IIb. Outgoing correspondence, 1897-1914, undated
Unknown, [Raphael] - Ryan, 1897-1914, undated     Box Folder Text   11 4
Subseries IIc. Letters to Heuser about Sheehan, 1900-1925
Unknown - Nunan, 1900, 1903, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1925, undated     Box Folder Text   11 5
O'Connell - Spalding, 1913-1918, undated     Box Folder Text   11 6
Subseries IId. Miscellaneous, 1904, 1910s, undated
Clippings and Research, 1904, 1910s, undated     Box Folder Text   11 7
Folder Cover, undated     Box Folder Text   11 8
Subseries IIe. Manuscripts, circa 1900
My New Curate, Chapters 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 1898     Box Folder Text   12 1
My New Curate, Chapters 19-24, circa 1898     Box Folder Text   12 2
My New Curate, Chapters 25-31, circa 1898     Box Folder Text   12 3
Luke Delmege: Idiota, Chapters 1-8, circa 1901     Box Folder Text   12 4
Luke Delmege: Idiota, Chapters 9-15, circa 1901     Box Folder Text   12 5
Luke Delmege: Idiota, Chapters 16-22, circa 1901     Box Folder Text   12 6
Luke Delmege: Idiota, Chapters 23-27, circa 1901     Box Folder Text   12 7
Luke Delmege: Idiota, Chapters 28-33, circa 1901     Box Folder Text   12 8
Luke Delmege: Idiota, Chapters 34-38, circa 1901     Box Folder Text   12 9
Luke Delmege: Idiota, Chapters 39-42, circa 1901     Box Folder Text   12 10
Series III. Manuscripts, 1877-1909 Scope and Contents note This series contain manuscripts written by Emily Mary Shapcote, Sister Teresa of the Holy Ghost and materials written by Heuser. Emily Mary Shapcote was born in 1828 in Liverpool, England as Emily Mary Steward. She married Edward Gifford Shapcote, a priest, in Pancras, London while he was a Curate of Odiham in Hampshire. She was a hymnist and her work includes "Heavenly Father, from Thy Throne," "Jesus, Holy, Undefiled," and "O Jesus, Dearest Lord, I Cry to Thee." She died in 1909. The manuscripts in this series are handwritten books ranging in date from 1904-1909. Origin and Development of the Archconfraternity of the Servants of the Holy Ghost, 1877-1880 is a handwritten manuscript inscribed to Heuser from Sister Teresa of the Holy Ghost with warm regards as "from the author, with my sincere regard." It chronicles the formation of the archconfraternity and also includes prayers and hymns of the Servants of the Holy Ghost. The Servants of the Holy Ghost was established in 1877 at the Church of St. Mary of the Holy Angels in Bayswater, London. It received papal confirmation and special indulgences in 1878. It also includes manuscript materials written by Heuser on various subjects including the Holy Trinity, Priesthood, Canon Law, and Dogma. Arrangement note The subseries Manuscript Materials is arranged by topic and a pre-existing numbering system found on sections of text. Bibliography Herbermann, Charles G. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, and History of the Catholic Church. New York: The Encyclopedia press, inc, 1913. 121. Print.
Subseries IIIa. Emily M. Shapcote manuscripts, 1904-1909
				Box
Affinities with the Unseen World, undated,  98 pp.				13
Autobiography of a Souls, 1904,  3 volumes, 764 pp. with Index				13
Autobiography of a Soul, Part II, 1905,  278 pp.				13
Immaculata the Pearl of Great Price, 1904,  40 pp.				13
The Little Pilgrim in Search of the King's Highway, 1904,  85 pp.				13
Mysteries of the King, 1904,  201 pp.				13
St. Mary Magdalen, 1904,  278 pp.				13
The Little Pilgrim's King Highway, 1905,  190 pp.				13
Discourses with Myself in the Watches of the Night, 1906, 1908,  2 volumes; 121 pp. and 78 pp.				13
Simple Reflections, 1908, 1909,  2 volumes; 215 pp. and 150 pp.				13
Truth or the Mysteries of the Mystic, 1909,  177 pp.				13
Dual Unity in the Church, Circa 1909,  62 pp.				13
Subseries IIIb. Sister Teresa of the Holy Ghost, 1877-1880
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Origin and Development of the Archconfraternity of the Servants of the Holy Ghost, 1877-1880,  36 pp.				13
Subseries IIIc. Manuscript materials, undated
The Holy Trinity, 2-16, undated     Box Folder Text   14 1
The Holy Trinity, 17-27B, undated     Box Folder Text   14 2
The Holy Trinity, 27C-29, undated     Box Folder Text   14 3
The Holy Trinity, 29-36, undated     Box Folder Text   14 4
The Holy Trinity, 37-41, undated     Box Folder Text   14 5
The Holy Trinity, 42-49, undated     Box Folder Text   14 6
The Holy Trinity, Unnumbered, undated     Box Folder Text   15 1
The Holy Trinity, 5-8, undated     Box Folder Text   15 2
The Holy Trinity, 9-15, undated     Box Folder Text   15 3
The Holy Trinity, 50-56, undated     Box Folder Text   15 4
The Holy Trinity, 57-65, undated     Box Folder Text   15 5
The Holy Trinity, 56-67, undated     Box Folder Text   15 6
The Holy Trinity, 68-72, undated     Box Folder Text   15 7
The Holy Trinity, 73-77, undated     Box Folder Text   15 8
The Holy Trinity, 78-80, undated     Box Folder Text   15 9
The Holy Trinity, 33, 1-4, undated     Box Folder Text   16 1
The Holy Trinity, 33, 5-9, undated     Box Folder Text   16 2
The Holy Trinity, 33, 14-18, undated     Box Folder Text   16 3
The Holy Trinity, 33, 19-20, undated     Box Folder Text   16 5
The Holy Trinity, 33, 21-24, undated     Box Folder Text   16 6
The Holy Trinity, 33, 25-30, undated     Box Folder Text   16 7
The Holy Trinity, 33, 31-35, undated     Box Folder Text   16 8
The Holy Trinity, 33, 36-42, undated     Box Folder Text   16 9
The Holy Trinity, 33, 43-49, undated     Box Folder Text   16 10
The Holy Trinity, 33, 50-54, undated     Box Folder Text   16 11
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 1-4, undated     Box Folder Text   17 1
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 5-8, undated     Box Folder Text   17 2
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 9-17, undated     Box Folder Text   17 3
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 18-19, undated     Box Folder Text   17 4
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 20-26, undated     Box Folder Text   17 5
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 27, undated     Box Folder Text   17 6
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 28-36, undated     Box Folder Text   17 7
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 37-42, undated     Box Folder Text   17 8
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 43-47, undated     Box Folder Text   17 9
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 48-52, undated     Box Folder Text   17 10
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 53-56, undated     Box Folder Text   17 11
The Holy Trinity and Penance, 34, 57-61, undated     Box Folder Text   17 12
Methods of Catholic Theology, 1-2, undated     Box Folder Text   18 1
Methods of Catholic Theology, 3-5, undated     Box Folder Text   18 2
Methods of Catholic Theology, 6-10, undated     Box Folder Text   18 3
Methods of Catholic Theology, 11-18, undated     Box Folder Text   18 3
Methods of Catholic Theology, 19-22, undated     Box Folder Text   18 4
Priesthood, 19-22, undated     Box Folder Text   18 5
Priesthood, 23-26, undated     Box Folder Text   18 6
Priesthood, 27-29, undated     Box Folder Text   18 7
Priesthood, 30-32, undated     Box Folder Text   18 8
Sunday Gospel Sermons, 35, 33-34, undated     Box Folder Text   18 9
Sunday Gospel Sermons, 35, 35-37, undated     Box Folder Text   18 10
Sunday Gospel Sermons, 35, 38-39, undated     Box Folder Text   19 1
Sunday Gospel Sermons, 35, 40-41, undated     Box Folder Text   19 2
Various Subjects, 1-2, undated     Box Folder Text   19 3
Various Subjects, 3-5, undated     Box Folder Text   19 4
Various Subjects, 6-7, undated     Box Folder Text   19 5
Various Subjects, 8-9, undated     Box Folder Text   20 1
Various Subjects, 10-11, undated     Box Folder Text   20 2
Various Subjects, 12-13, undated     Box Folder Text   20 2
Various Subjects, 14-18, undated     Box Folder Text   20 4
Various Subjects, 19-20, undated     Box Folder Text   20 5
Notes, 1-2, undated     Box Folder Text   20 6
Notes, 3-5, undated     Box Folder Text   20 7
Notes, 6-7, undated     Box Folder Text   20 8
Notes, 8-10, undated     Box Folder Text   20 9
Notes, 11-12, undated     Box Folder Text   21 1
Notes, 13-18, undated     Box Folder Text   21 2
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   21 3
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   21 4
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   21 5
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   21 6
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   21 7
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   21 8
Notes, undated     Box Box Text   21 9
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   21 10
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   21 11
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   22 1
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   22 2
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   22 3
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   22 4
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   22 5
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   22 6
Blessed Herman Joseph Heuser, His Life and Labors, undated     Box Folder Text   22 7
Series IV. Sermons, 1895, undated Arrangement note This series is arranged by a pre-existing numbering system. Scope and Contents note This series is comprised of sermons written by Heuser regarding varying topics such as the belief in miracles, the Blessed Virgin, how to pray, purgatory, religious orders and desire.
#5-41, and 5 unnumbered, 1895, undated     Box Folder Text   23 1
#43-62, undated     Box Folder Text   23 2
#63-78, undated     Box Folder Text   23 3
#82-99, undated     Box Folder Text   23 4
#101-112, undated     Box Folder Text   23 5
#114-123, undated     Box Folder Text   23 6
#124-134, undated     Box Folder Text   23 7
#136-171, undated     Box Folder Text   24 1
#172-184, undated     Box Folder Text   24 2
#185-198, undated     Box Folder Text   24 3
#202-218, undated     Box Folder Text   24 4
#220-240, undated     Box Folder Text   24 5
#241-260, undated     Box Folder Text   24 6
Series V. Miscellaneous, 1870-1930, undated Scope and Contents note This series contains various materials including correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, ephemera, personal notebooks as well as botanical scrapbooks. The correspondence includes a letter from Father Finlay regarding Canon Patrick Augustine Sheehan and letters from Emily Hickey and are primarily written German and English.
Correspondence, 1898-1900, 1904, 1906, 1913-1917, 1921, 1926     Box Folder Text   25 1
Emily Mary Shapcote writings, 1905, undated     Box Folder Text   25 2
On religion and art, undated     Box Folder Text   25 3
Regarding The Ecclesiastical Review, 1891, 1899, 1925, undated     Box Folder Text   25 4
Clippings and ephemera, 1884, 1897, 1929, 1930, undated     Box Folder Text   25 5
Poetry, 1885, undated     Box Folder Text   25 6
Programs, pamphlets and printed papers, 1900, undated     Box Folder Text   25 7
Notebooks, undated     Box Folder Text   25 8
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   25 9
Notes, undated     Box Folder Text   25 10
American Report on Irish Education and  The Life of Cardinal Manning, undated     Box Folder Text   25 11
Foundation of the Institution and a Harvard address, undated     Box Folder Text   25 12
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Commentarius de Judicio Sacramentali, 1897				26
(Blue) Notebook, 1870				26
(Black) Notebook, undated				26
Notes on Retreat Meditation & 5 Instructions, undated				26
Mosses and Memories (Botanical Scrapbook), 1871-1883				26
C'est a Rire (Scrapbook), 1907				26
Analysis Florum Sylvestruim, 1870				27
Monita, undated				27
Meditations during Advent, undated				27
Liturgy, 1883-1885				27