Table of Contents

Summary Information

Biographical/Historical note

Scope and Contents note

Administrative Information

Controlled Access Headings

Other Finding Aids note

Collection Inventory

Series I. Theater work

Series II. Writings and academic papers

Series III. Personal papers

Series IV. Subject files

Summary Information

Repository

Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center

Creator

Meyer, Louis Joseph, 1897-1985

Title

The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers

ID

MC 91

Date [bulk]

Bulk, 1918-1985

Date [inclusive]

1910-2007

Extent

7.5 Linear feet ; 18 document boxes

Author

Finding aid prepared by Amanda Mita and Evan Peugh

Sponsor

The creation of the electronic guide for this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.

Language

English

Abstract

Louis Joseph Meyer (1897-1985) attended St. Charles Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania starting in 1914, was ordained in the Roman Catholic Church in 1923, and served as a parish priest for the next 19 years. He served as an Army chaplain during World War II, and was stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater until 1946. Upon his discharge from the service, Meyer resumed his parish duties in Philadelphia. He was elevated to Monsignor in 1965, retired in 1972, and passed away in 1985. The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers document the writings, travels, and service of Monsignor Louis Joseph Meyer (1897-1985). This collection dates from 1910 to 2007 and consists of Meyer’s theater work, short stories and writings, speeches and sermons, academic materials relating to St. Charles Seminary and the University of Pennsylvania, travel documents and ephemera, correspondence, notes, journals, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and subject files containing clippings and other printed materials.

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Biographical/Historical note

Louis Joseph Meyer was born in Philadelphia in 1897. He attended St. Charles Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania starting in 1914, and was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in 1923. He would serve as a parish priest in the Philadelphia Archdiocese for the next 19 years, including at the St. Mary in St. Clair, St. Francis in Norristown, St. Bartholomew in Northeast Philadelphia, Immaculate Conception in Fishtown, St. Cyril in East Lansdowne, St. Margaret in Narberth, and Visitation Blessed Virgin Mary in Kensington. He also attended classes at the University of Pennsylvania in 1934.

Meyer joined the Army Reserve as a chaplain upon the United States’ entry into World War II and was assigned to the 20th General Hospital, a division organized by a medical faculty committee from the University of Pennsylvania. He was trained at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana in June 1942, and his unit was sent to India in early 1943. Meyer served as a chaplain in the China-Burma-India Theater until 1946, when he was discharged.

Upon his discharge from military service, Meyer resumed his parish duties in the Philadelphia-area, serving first as assistant pastor of Our Lady of Mercy church in North Philadelphia and then as founding pastor of the Holy Cross Parish in Springfield from 1948 until his retirement in 1972. He was elevated to Monsignor in 1965 and passed away in 1985.

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Scope and Contents note

The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers document the writings, travels, and service of Monsignor Louis Joseph Meyer (1897-1985), a military chaplain in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II and parish priest in the Philadelphia Archdiocese until 1972. This collection dates from 1910 to 2007 (with bulk dates of 1918 to 1985) and consists of Meyer’s theater work, short stories and writings, speeches and sermons, academic materials relating to St. Charles Seminary and the University of Pennsylvania, travel documents and ephemera, correspondence, notes, journals, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and subject files containing clippings and other printed materials.

This collection is divided into four series: “I: Theater work, 1925-1960,” “II: Writings and academic papers, 1916-1966,” “III: Personal papers, 1900-1985,” and “IV: Subject files, 1924-1980.”

Series “I: Theater work” dates from 1925 to 1960 and richly documents Meyer’s abilities as a playwright. This series contains playscripts authored by Meyer; playscripts authored by other playwrights; theater ephemera such as playbills, programs, and tickets; assorted notes on plays and playwriting; and secondary materials pertaining to playwriting. Playscripts authored by Meyer are arranged alphabetically by title, and are followed by playscripts authored by other playwrights that are arranged alphabetically by author's last name. All other material within this series follows and is arranged by document type, and then chronologically within each document type.

Series “II: Writings and academic papers” dates from 1916 to 1966 and contains short stories, poems, sermons, speeches, and academic compositions authored by Meyer. Short stories, speeches, and sermons are arranged first by document type and then alphabetically by title, with the exception of the speeches, which are arranged chronologically. Academic compositions and related materials follow and are arranged chronologically. Researchers should note that additional writings authored by Meyer can be found in series “I: Theater work” or with the materials related to travel found in series “III: Personal papers.”

Series “III: Personal papers” dates from 1900 to 1985 and contains travel documents, writings, and ephemera; correspondence; records pertaining to Meyer’s work as a military chaplain; records pertaining to Meyer’s service as a parish priest; educational ephemera; notebooks; diaries; journals; photographs; scrapbooks; keepsakes; and other personal records. The travel documents mostly document the Anno Santo pilgrimage in 1925, which is also referred to in the collection as "Holy Year" or "Jubilee Year." There is also significant documentation of International Eucharistic Congresses, especially the 34th congress held in Budapest in 1938. Of note amongst these materials are notes and clippings regarding the state of Europe in the period preceding World War II. The photographs in this series largely pertain to Meyer’s time at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana in June of 1942 and to Meyer’s time in India as military chaplain with the 20th General Hospital in 1943. Additionally, the role of St. Charles Seminary during the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918, during which time Meyer was a seminarian, is particularly well-documented by several notebooks and diaries in this series. The travel documents in this series are arranged chronologically by trip, with each trip arranged roughly chronologically. Following the travel documents, this series is arranged by document type, and then chronologically within each type.

Series “IV: Subject files” dates from 1924 to 1980 and contains clippings, articles, and assorted printed materials pertaining to various topics of interest to Meyer. Of particular interest in this series are records pertaining to the Holy Cross Parish in Springfield, Pennsylvania, where Meyer served as founding pastor from 1948 until 1972. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Meyer’s theater work, writings, and travels are particularly well represented in this collection. Therefore, this collection will prove especially valuable for researchers interested in 20th century Catholic theater and pilgrimage. Additionally, this collection will prove useful for researchers interested in the history of Holy Cross Parish, or the Spanish Influenza epidemic as it occurred at St. Charles Seminary.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center 2014 March 6

100 E. Wynnewood Rd.
Wynnewood, PA

Revision Description

 Changed finding aid status to "Completed"; updated collection dates in notes; changed Resource ID to MC 3; added Custodial History and Other Finding Aids notes; updated subjects. 1/16: Changed MC # to 91 (was incorrectly numbered). 2016 January

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use note

Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Archives with requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material.

Custodial History note

Accession number 2010.003

Processing Information note

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.

This collection was minimally processed in 2013-2014, as part of an experimental project conducted under the auspices of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries to help eliminate processing backlog in Philadelphia repositories. A minimally processed collection is one processed at a less intensive rate than traditionally thought necessary to make a collection ready for use by researchers. When citing sources from this collection, researchers are advised to defer to folder titles provided in the finding aid rather than those provided on the physical folder.

Employing processing strategies outlined in Mark Greene's and Dennis Meissner's 2005 article "More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Processing Approaches to Deal With Late 20th-Century Collections," the project team tested the limits of minimal processing on collections of all types and ages in 16 Philadelphia area repositories. A primary goal of the project, the team processed at an average rate of 4 hours per linear foot of records, a fraction of the time ordinarily reserved for the arrangement and description of collections. Among other time saving strategies, the project team did not extensively review the content of the collections or complete any preservation work.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

• Clippings
• Correspondence
• Photographs
• Research notes

Subject(s)

• Catholics--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
• Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
• Influenza epidemic (1918-1919)
• Military chaplains--Catholic Church
• Playwriting--Drama

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Other Finding Aids note

This is a revision of an older finding aid available on the PAHRC website:

http://www.pahrc.net/faids/Meyer_Louis_legacy-finding-aid.pdf

The arrangement of the collection has been altered from this finding aid.

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Collection Inventory

Series I. Theater work, 1925-1960
Play: "Before the cock crows", undated     Box Folder Text   1 1
Play: "Colliding collegians", undated     Box Folder Text   1 2
Play: "Compromise", undated     Box Folder Text   1 3
Play: "Court news", undated     Box Folder Text   1 4
Play: "Herodias," a playscript and parish advertisement, 1935     Box Folder Text   1 5
Play: "How 'bout yourself", 1930     Box Folder Text   1 6
Play: "Man in the bowler hat", undated     Box Folder Text   1 7
Play: "Mary," a musical comedy, undated     Box Folder Text   1 8
Play: "Moth, rust, and time", 1932     Box Folder Text   1 9
Play: "Moth, rust, and time," related papers, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   1 10
Play: "New comedy", undated     Box Folder Text   1 11
Play: "Sample house", circa 1928     Box Folder Text   1 12
Play: "Suppose nobody cared", undated     Box Folder Text   1 13
Play: "Twin-six", undated     Box Folder Text   1 14
Play: "Unity prevails", undated     Box Folder Text   1 15
Play: "What's wrong with our dramatic", undated     Box Folder Text   2 1
Play: "Your telling me", undated     Box Folder Text   2 2
Assorted playscripts, undated     Box Folder Text   2 3
Assorted playscripts, undated     Box Folder Text   2 4
Assorted playscripts, undated     Box Folder Text   2 5
Assorted playscripts, undated     Box Folder Text   2 6
Assorted untitled playscripts, undated     Box Folder Text   2 7
Untitled playscript, undated     Box Folder Text   2 8
Sketch of an untitled play, undated     Box Folder Text   2 9
Play: "Speaking to father," by George Ade, undated     Box Folder Text   2 10
Letters regarding "A family portrait," a play by L. Coffee and William J. Cohen, 1941     Box Folder Text   2 11
Hellebranth, Elena: Playscipt and letters, undated     Box Folder Text   2 12
Play: "Shame the devil," by Moore, Henrietta, undated     Box Folder Text   2 13
Play: "In this sign: A drama of missions and life in India," by O'hara, Charles M., 1925     Box Folder Text   2 14
Play: "April showers," by an unidentified author, 1930     Box Folder Text   2 15
St. Louis Bertrand Retreat League for Women: Playbill and thank you letters, 1930-1931     Box Folder Text   2 16
Playbill: "You can't take it with you", 1937     Box Folder Text   2 17
Catholic Theatre Conference Bulletin with play service, 1937 November     Box Folder Text   2 18
Holy Cross High School Pupils Dramatic Society program for "A Christmas Carol", 1960     Box Folder Text   2 19
Programs for various Catholic plays, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   2 20
Musical and theatrical programs, 1927, 1938     Box Folder Text   2 21
Programs for various theater productions, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   2 22
Assorted papers relating to plays, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   2 23
Assorted notes on plays, undated     Box Folder Text   2 24
Assorted notes on plays, undated     Box Folder Text   2 25
Notepad on writing plays, undated     Box Folder Text   3 1
Book: Principles of playmaking, by Matthews, Brander, undated     Box Folder Text   3 2
Book: Twelve cardinal elements of short story writing, by Reeve, Agnes M., 1929     Box Folder Text   3 3
Publications: Drama, playwriting, stagework, 1931-1939     Box Folder Text   3 4
The Illustrated Stage Magazine, 1938 November     Box Folder Text   3 5
The Catholic stage during Lent: Practical stage work booklet series, booklet no. 1, by the Catholic Dramatic Movement, undated     Box Folder Text   3 6
Series II. Writings and academic papers, 1916-1966
Writings: "Forty hours", circa 1948     Box Folder Text   3 7
Writings: "Little Betty Lee," a short story, undated     Box Folder Text   3 8
Writings: "Little black diary of June to Oct. 13, 1919," typescript, undated     Box Folder Text   3 9
Writings: "Lost in the catacombs of Rome", undated     Box Folder Text   3 10
Writings: "The nation and the times", undated     Box Folder Text   3 11
Writings: St. Bartholomew's Calendar, writings on various subjects (typescript and published calendars), circa 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   3 12
Writings: "Traffic moves on: First chapter of novel and synopsis," by Meyer, Louis J., 1929 March 25     Box Folder Text   3 13
Writings: "Treatise on parish dramatic societies", 1936     Box Folder Text   3 14
Writings: "A young man's problem," a short story, undated     Box Folder Text   3 15
Writings: Army life, undated     Box Folder Text   3 16
Writings: On being a chaplain, undated     Box Folder Text   3 17
Writings: The history of drama in America, undated     Box Folder Text   3 18
Writings: Dramatic societies, undated     Box Folder Text   4 1
Writings: A paper on Catholic education, undated     Box Folder Text   4 2
Writings: Funeral, undated     Box Folder Text   4 3
Writings: Holy Hour, undated     Box Folder Text   4 4
Writings: Humor, undated     Box Folder Text   4 5
Writings: India, circa 1940s     Box Folder Text   4 6
Writings: Religious philosophy, undated     Box Folder Text   4 7
Writings: Retreat of 1916, spiritual topics, 1916     Box Folder Text   4 8
Writings: Sacred Heart, undated     Box Folder Text   4 9
Writings: St. John's Doctrine and "give me to drink", undated     Box Folder Text   4 10
Writings: St. Margaret's Rectory, 1937 April 10     Box Folder Text   4 11
Writings: "The pain of loss," a poem by Chaplain Louis J. Meyer, undated     Box Folder Text   4 12
Writings: Assorted writings, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   4 13
Writings: Compilation of writings, 1926-1928     Box Folder Text   4 14
Writings: Poems by Louis J. Meyer, circa 1928     Box Folder Text   4 15
Writings: Untitled short story, undated     Box Folder Text   4 16
Speeches: Day of Recollection, sermon outlines, 1946     Box Folder Text   4 17
Speeches: Sierra Club of Central Delaware County directory and speech, undated     Box Folder Text   4 18
Speeches: Sermons, typescripts, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   4 19
Speeches: Sermons, speeches, and notes, circa 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   4 20
Speeches: Sermons, speeches, and notes, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   4 21
Speeches: Sermons, speeches, and notes, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   4 22
Speeches, 1955     Box Folder Text   4 23
Speeches: Sermons, circa 1965     Box Folder Text   4 24
Speeches: Public speeches and related correspondence regarding religion and World War II, 1966     Box Folder Text   4 25
Speeches: Sermons and related material, undated     Box Folder Text   4 26
Speeches: Sermon plans, 1930     Box Folder Text   4 27
Speeches: "Sermon aid", undated     Box Folder Text   4 28
Speeches: Sermon notebook, 1922     Box Folder Text   5 1
Speeches: Sermon notebook, circa 1930s-1940s     Box Folder Text   5 2
Assorted notes, undated     Box Folder Text   5 3
Assorted notes, undated     Box Folder Text   5 4
University of Pennsylvania: Playwriting class, including a play entitled "How 'bout yourself", circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   5 5
University of Pennsylvania: Composition class, short stories, 1926     Box Folder Text   5 6
University of Pennsylvania: Composition notebook, 1926-1927     Box Folder Text   5 7
University of Pennsylvania: Annotated binder used for class, empty, circa 1927     Box Folder Text   5 8
University of Pennsylvania: Composition book, materials removed, 1927-1928     Box Folder Text   5 9
University of Pennsylvania: Composition class (1 of 2), 1927-1929     Box Folder Text   5 10
University of Pennsylvania: Composition class (2 of 2), 1927-1929     Box Folder Text   6 1
University of Pennsylvania: Lecture on the art of playwriting, with Meyer's notes, 1928     Box Folder Text   6 2
University of Pennsylvania: Composition class, "The ring," a short story, undated     Box Folder Text   6 3
University of Pennsylvania: Composition class, papers regarding Venice, undated     Box Folder Text   6 4
University of Pennsylvania: Writing class notebook containing notes and "Jolly Polly" clippings, 1928-1929     Box Folder Text   6 5
University of Pennsylvania: Class notes, undated     Box Folder Text   6 6
Series III. Personal papers, 1910-2007,  (Bulk, 1918-1985)
Anno Santo: "Ohio" boat blueprint, 1924     Box Folder Text   6 7
Anno Santo: Permission from Dougherty to attend pilgrimage, 1925     Box Folder Text   6 8
Anno Santo: Satchel with itinerary, hotel cards, and maps, 1925     Box Folder Text   6 9
Anno Santo: Itineraries, pamphlets, correspondence, and other papers, circa 1925     Box Folder Text   6 10
Anno Santo: Envelope from travel agent sans correspondence, 1925     Box Folder Text   6 11
Anno Santo: Pamphlets regarding trip destinations, fares, and itinerary, 1925     Box Folder Text   6 12
Anno Santo: Letter to Meyer, 1925     Box Folder Text   6 13
Anno Santo: Correspondence regarding trip, circa 1925     Box Folder Text   6 14
Anno Santo: Marconigram to Meyers, circa 1925     Box Folder Text   6 15
Anno Santo: 1925 datebook, including diary April 27-May 4, pamphlets, and clippings related to Holy Year and Mussolini, 1925     Box Folder Text   6 16
Anno Santo: Catholic Standard and Times, regarding Dougherty and trip, 1925 May 30     Box Folder Text   6 17
Anno Santo: Ticket stubs from travels, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   6 18
Anno Santo: Photographs of St. Peter's Basilica, circa 1925     Box Folder Text   6 19
Anno Santo: Photograph of Rock of Gibraltar, 1925     Box Folder Text   6 20
Anno Santo: Blank postcards from Lourdes, 1925     Box Folder Text   6 21
Anno Santo: Booklets, 1925     Box Folder Text   7 1
Anno Santo: Booklets, circa 1925     Box Folder Text   7 2
Anno Santo: Assorted pamphlets and other papers from Italy, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   7 3
Anno Santo: European tourist map and other papers, circa 1925     Box Folder Text   7 4
Anno Santo: Reflective passages regarding Lourdes, undated     Box Folder Text   7 5
Anno Santo: Notebook containing notes on trip for book, 1925, 1928     Box Folder Text   7 6
Anno Santo: Notebook, circa 1925     Box Folder Text   7 7
Anno Santo: Chapter 1, regarding "Ohio", circa 1925     Box Folder Text   7 8
Anno Santo: Chapters 3 and 8, undated     Box Folder Text   7 9
Anno Santo: Chapter 9, undated     Box Folder Text   7 10
Anno Santo: "Florence to Venice," a chapter in Anno Santo, undated     Box Folder Text   7 11
Anno Santo: 3 copies of Anno Santo chapter; 2 typed, 1 handwritten, undated     Box Folder Text   7 12
Anno Santo: "To-day," a chapter in Anno Santo, circa 1925     Box Folder Text   7 13
Anno Santo: Advertisement for book, undated     Box Folder Text   7 14
Anno Santo: Order list for Anno Santo book, undated     Box Folder Text   7 15
Anno Santo: Letter to Meyer regarding book, 1927 May 23     Box Folder Text   7 16
Anno Santo: Correspondence regarding book, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   7 17
The Philadelphia Pilgrimage to Rome: Notes and related materials, 1929     Box Folder Text   7 18
The Philadelphia Pilgrimage to Rome: Letters and postcards from abroad, 1929     Box Folder Text   7 19
The Philadelphia Pilgrimage to Rome: Correspondence, 1929     Box Folder Text   7 20
The Philadelphia Pilgrimage to Rome: Clippings related to Jubilee, 1929     Box Folder Text   7 21
The Philadelphia Pilgrimage to Rome: "Holy Mass at sea," Hamburg-American Line booklet, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   7 22
Eucharistic Congress in Dublin: Correspondence and notes regarding trip, 1931-1932     Box Folder Text   8 1
Eucharistic Congress in Dublin: List of pilgrims, 1932     Box Folder Text   8 2
Eucharistic Congress in Dublin: Clippings, 1932     Box Folder Text   8 3
34th Eucharistic Congress in Budapest: Brochures, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   8 4
34th Eucharistic Congress in Budapest: Booklet, 1938     Box Folder Text   8 5
34th Eucharistic Congress in Budapest: Scrapbook, materials removed, including clippings related to Budapest, Hungary, and the state of Europe, 1938     Box Folder Text   8 6
34th Eucharistic Congress in Budapest: "Budapest or bust," typescript, 1938     Box Folder Text   8 7
34th Eucharistic Congress in Budapest: "Budapest or bust", undated     Box Folder Text   8 8
Annotated folder relating to the 1960 Eucharistic Pilgrimage in Munich, 1960     Box Folder Text   8 9
38th International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay: Emmanuel booklet regarding the trip, 1964     Box Folder Text   8 10
38th International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay: Clipping regarding Meyer's trip in 1964, 1965     Box Folder Text   8 11
Middle East trip: Receipts, correspondence, and other papers from Middle East and Japan, 1964-1965     Box Folder Text   8 12
Middle East trip: Receipts from Jerusalem and Jordan, circa 1960s     Box Folder Text   8 13
Middle East trip: Christmas cards from Holy Land, undated     Box Folder Text   8 14
Middle East trip: Page of notes on Palestine, including hand drawn map, undated     Box Folder Text   8 15
Middle East trip: Japan Airlines international route map, undated     Box Folder Text   8 16
Alaska trip: Trip notebook, circa 1965-1975     Box Folder Text   8 17
Alaska trip: Hotel information, 1967     Box Folder Text   8 18
Alaska trip: Ferry and train information, 1967, undated     Box Folder Text   8 19
Alaska trip: Keepsakes, 1967, undated     Box Folder Text   8 20
Alaska trip: Clippings, circa 1960s-1970s     Box Folder Text   8 21
Article regarding 39th Eucharistic Congress of Bogota, circa 1968     Box Folder Text   8 22
Itinerary for pilgrimage to Lourdes, 1970 July 3     Box Folder Text   8 23
Holy Year 1974, printed materials, 1974     Box Folder Text   8 24
Cruise brochure, circa 1975     Box Folder Text   8 25
Cruise brochure, 1976     Box Folder Text   8 26
French tourism booklets, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   9 1
Book with illustrations of Italy, undated     Box Folder Text   9 2
Booklet on Croaghpatrick pilgrimage in Ireland, undated     Box Folder Text   9 3
Notes regarding travel, undated     Box Folder Text   9 4
Notes regarding missing luggage, undated     Box Folder Text   9 5
Correspondence: Postcards from Meyer to his aunt, Eleanor Rudolphi, 1900-1910     Box Folder Text   9 6
Correspondence: Ordination invitation and "The Ceremonies of Ordination to the Priesthood" booklet, 1923     Box Folder Text   9 7
Correspondence: To Meyer, from Helene, 1928 June 11     Box Folder Text   9 8
Correspondence: Letter from Meyer to his parents, circa 1928     Box Folder Text   9 9
Correspondence: Assorted, 1920s-1930s, 1980s, undated     Box Folder Text   9 10
Correspondence: Assorted, circa 1920s-1970s     Box Folder Text   9 11
Correspondence: Letter regarding mother/daughter Schenck dispute, 1932 December 12     Box Folder Text   9 12
Correspondence: Friends of the Grand Pre fundraising letter, 1932     Box Folder Text   9 13
Correspondence: 3 letters from Richard Ward, 1932-1933     Box Folder Text   9 14
Correspondence: Letter from Meyer to parents, Budapest, 1938     Box Folder Text   9 15
Correspondence: Thank you cards and related correspondence, circa 1942-1984     Box Folder Text   9 16
Correspondence: Wartime letter from Meyer requesting supplies, 1943     Box Folder Text   9 17
Correspondence: Assorted letters to Meyer, 1946-1947     Box Folder Text   9 18
Correspondence: Assorted correspondents regarding various topics, including "reaching out", circa 1949-1983     Box Folder Text   9 19
Correspondence: Assorted, circa 1940s, circa 1950s, circa 1970s, undated     Box Folder Text   9 20
Correspondence: Letters from Meyer to his mother, Germany, 1960     Box Folder Text   9 21
Correspondence: Regarding hunting, 1962, 1969     Box Folder Text   9 22
Correspondence: Regarding investiture, including certificate, 1965     Box Folder Text   9 23
Correspondence: Regarding and involving Bishop Ferrando, including clippings, 1965-1970     Box Folder Text   9 24
Correspondence: To Meyer regarding retirement and ordination, 1965-1969, 1983     Box Folder Text   9 25
Correspondence: Assorted correspondence from Meyer, 1967-1981     Box Folder Text   9 26
Correspondence: Thank you cards, 1969-1972     Box Folder Text   9 27
Correspondence: Solicitation letter from Convent of Mercy, 1972 August 5     Box Folder Text   9 28
Correspondence: Retirement, including articles and other records, 1972     Box Folder Text   9 29
Correspondence: Birthday invitation from Holy Cross Women's Club, 1972     Box Folder Text   9 30
Correspondence: "Memo for Priests," official memorandum from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia regarding various religious and community matters, 1974     Box Folder Text   9 31
Correspondence: Letter regarding the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, 1974     Box Folder Text   9 32
Correspondence: Cards and letters related to birthday, retirement, and Christmas, circa 1970s     Box Folder Text   10 1
Correspondence: Christmas letter from Anne and Frank McBride, 1983     Box Folder Text   10 2
Correspondence: Wartime letter and hand drawn map of India trek, undated     Box Folder Text   10 3
Correspondence: Envelopes without letters from Italy, undated     Box Folder Text   10 4
Church and Drama Association newsletter, 1928     Box Folder Text   10 5
Association of Catholic Dramatic Societies notebook, circa 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   10 6
Association of Catholic Dramatic Societies member cards and admissions tickets for various productions, 1930s     Box Folder Text   10 7
China-Burma-Indian Veterans Association newsletters, 1967, 1976     Box Folder Text   10 8
China-Burma-India Veterans Association booklet, 1978     Box Folder Text   10 9
Advertisement for St. Mary's orphanage benefit, sketched by Meyer, 1923     Box Folder Text   10 10
Regulations for Lent, 1927, 1935-1938     Box Folder Text   10 11
Photocopy of Meyer's appointment certificate to Immaculate Conception Parish (1928), undated     Box Folder Text   10 12
Instructions from Church hierarchy, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   10 13
Calendar pages, 1930     Box Folder Text   10 14
"Constitutiones Apostolicae Recentiores", 1959     Box Folder Text   10 15
Mass booklets, 1972     Box Folder Text   10 16
Monthly council meeting minutes, 1974     Box Folder Text   10 17
Photocopy of informational booklet regarding St. Mary's Church (1989), undated     Box Folder Text   10 18
Organizational chart, undated     Box Folder Text   10 19
"Eastern Welfare News-Sheet" (wartime publication), 1944 April     Box Folder Text   10 20
"The H.U.P. Bulletin" (wartime publication), 1944     Box Folder Text   10 21
"Priests New Ritual," a sacramental book used by Meyer in Assam, India, circa 1940s     Box Folder Text   10 22
Army business file, circa 1940s     Box Folder Text   10 23
Index cards with India contacts, 1967     Box Folder Text   10 24
Philadelphia Archdiocesan Holy Name Souvenir program, 1930     Box Folder Text   10 25
"Lucky Hope Chest Key" church fundraiser, raffle tickets, 1939     Box Folder Text   10 26
Springfield Symphony Society spring concert, featuring Meyer on piano, 1972 May 13     Box Folder Text   10 27
Scheie Eye Institute dedication ceremony, letters and clippings, 1972     Box Folder Text   10 28
University of Pennsylvania matriculation cards and letter, 1926, 1928-1932     Box Folder Text   10 29
"University of Pennsylvania Bulletin," volume 33, number 14, 1933 March 25     Box Folder Text   10 30
Students' retreat, collected lectures and papers, 1927     Box Folder Text   11 1
Bible study notebook, undated     Box Folder Text   11 2
Diary of Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918 (typescript), undated     Box Folder Text   11 3
"Notes on the Spanish Flu Epidemic", 1918     Box Folder Text   11 4
Notebook relating to the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   11 5
Diaries, 1918-1919     Box Folder Text   11 6
Diary, 1919     Box Folder Text   11 7
Diaries, 1919-1920     Box Folder Text   11 8
Diaries, 1921     Box Folder Text   11 9
"Curate's Diary from Immaculate Conception Parish", 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   12 1
Journal relating to Immaculate Conception Parish, including Meyer's original appointment certificate, circa 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   12 2
Journal containing notes regarding daily accomplishments, 1975     Box Folder Text   12 3
Notebook on assorted subjects, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   12 4
Notebook regarding services, 1958, 1960, undated     Box Folder Text   12 5
Scrapbook of clippings, theater ephemera, seminary photographs, and assorted photographs (annotated), undated     Box Folder Text   12 6
Photographs: St. Charles Seminary, 1910, 1931, 1955, 1962, undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 1
Photographs: Assorted images of Meyer, especially relating to passage on the "Ohio" and service as an altar boy, 1912, 1925, circa 1930, undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 2
Photographs: Album relating to St. Charles Seminary, circa 1920s     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 3
Photographs: Family, circa 1930s     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 4
Photographs: India, circa 1940s     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 5
Photographs: India and Louisiana, 1940s     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 6
Photographs: Wartime, circa 1940s     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 7
Photographs: Wartime (duplicates), undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 8
Photographs: Hunting, 1962     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 9
Photographs: Reprints of assorted images from circa 1920s, 1975     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 10
Photographs: Assorted images, especially of Meyer's mother and service as priest, 1970s, undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 11
Photographs: Headshots, undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 12
Photographs: Meyer with Archbishops Vagnozzi and Krol at the Dedication of the Holy Cross Church, undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 13
Photographs: Cardinal Dougherty, undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 14
Photographs: Shore house at Brighton Beach, undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 15
Photographs: Assorted images, undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 16
Photographs: Army (duplicates), undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   13 17
MacDonald & Campbell Christmas catalog for men, 1929     Box Folder Text   13 18
Hunting licenses, tags, and regulations, 1969     Box Folder Text   13 19
Notes on hunting trip, circa 1969     Box Folder Text   14 1
Hunting brochures, undated     Box Folder Text   14 2
Stock exchange information, 1967-1968     Box Folder Text   14 3
Papers, photographs, clippings, and correspondence relating to Harold G. Scheie, 1972-1973     Box Folder Text   14 4
"Harold G. Scheie: A biographical sketch and selected papers", 1972     Box Folder Text   14 5
Assorted brochures and catalogs relating to charities, politics, technology, and consumer products, circa 1970s     Box Folder Text   14 6
Collected wartime poetry, circa 1940s     Box Folder Text   14 7
Book of quotations, 1919     Box Folder Text   14 8
Drawings, undated     Box Folder Graphic materials   14 9
Keepsakes, 1925, undated     Box Folder Text   14 10
"Mio Dio, Mio Signore", 1943     Box Folder Text   14 11
"The Condemnation of Galileo," by Bertrand L. Conway, undated     Box Folder Text   14 12
Prayer cards in commemoration of Meyer's mother, Marcelline Rudolph Meyer, 1962     Box Folder Text   14 13
Obituary of Marcelline Rudolph Meyer, 1962     Box Folder Text   14 14
Biographic clippings and obituary of Louis Joseph Meyer, 1965, 1973, 1984-1985     Box Folder Text   14 15
Biography of Louis J. Meyer, Sr., undated     Box Folder Text   14 16
Addresses and notes, 1932, 1963     Box Folder Text   14 17
Address book, circa 1940     Box Folder Text   14 18
Address lists, circa 1965     Box Folder Text   14 19
Addresses, undated     Box Folder Text   14 20
Address book, undated     Box Folder Text   14 21
Inventory of Christmas gifts, with list of addresses, 1971     Box Folder Text   14 22
Photocopies of property deeds, undated     Box Folder Text   14 23
Annotated envelope, undated     Box Folder Text   15 1
Paper bag labeled "Newspaper clippings about Louis...", undated     Box Folder Text   15 2
Report folder (empty), undated     Box Folder Text   15 3
Assorted notes, undated     Box Folder Text   15 4
Grocery list, undated     Box Folder Text   15 5
Holy Cross cemetery lot inquiry, 2007     Box Folder Text   15 6
Series IV. Subject files, 1924-1980
Subject file: Abortion, pro-life, undated     Box Folder Text   15 7
Subject file: Anti-Communist activity, 1950s     Box Folder Text   15 8
Subject file: Archaeology and other topics,  1937, 1946     Box Folder Text   15 9
Subject file: Bandbox, undated     Box Folder Text   15 10
Subject file: Britain, 1931, undated     Box Folder Text   15 11
Subject file: Business, 1939     Box Folder Text   15 12
Subject file: Catholic Church, undated     Box Folder Text   15 13
Subject file: Catholic Church, administration (domestic), undated     Box Folder Text   15 14
Subject file: Catholic Association for Catholic Youth, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   15 15
Subject file: Catholic Church, assorted groups, undated     Box Folder Text   15 16
Subject file: Catholic Information League, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   15 17
Subject file: Catholic Information Society of Narberth, circa 1930s-1940s     Box Folder Text   15 18
Subject file: Catholic Near East Welfare Association, 1928     Box Folder Text   15 19
Subject file: Catholic Standard Times, 1924     Box Folder Text   15 20
Subject file: Catholic Theater Conference, 1937     Box Folder Text   15 21
Subject file: China-Burma-India Veterans Association, 1972     Box Folder Text   15 22
Subject file: Christmas, 1930s     Box Folder Text   15 23
Subject file: Comics, undated     Box Folder Text   15 24
Subject file: Communism, undated     Box Folder Text   15 25
Subject file: Court trials, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   15 26
Subject file: Crime, circa 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   15 27
Subject file: Domestic and family issues, circa 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   15 28
Subject file: Education, 1947, undated     Box Folder Text   15 29
Subject file: English language, undated     Box Folder Text   15 30
Subject file: Entertainment, 1930s     Box Folder Text   15 31
Subject file: Europe, undated     Box Folder Text   15 32
Subject file: Far East, 1976, 1977     Box Folder Text   15 33
Subject file: Fatima, Portugal, 1975     Box Folder Text   15 34
Subject file: France, undated     Box Folder Text   15 35
Subject file: Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe), undated     Box Folder Text   15 36
Subject file: Great Depression and poverty, circa 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   15 37
Subject file: Health and wellness, undated     Box Folder Text   15 38
Subject file: Heroism, undated     Box Folder Text   15 39
Subject file: Holy Cross Parish, history, undated     Box Folder Text   16 1
Subject file: Holy Cross Parish, history by Louis L. Keeler, M.D., with research files, notes, and clippings, undated     Box Folder Text   16 2
Subject file: Holy Cross Parish, correspondence and clippings regarding opening of Holy Cross library, 1972     Box Folder Text   16 3
Subject file: Holy Cross Parish, library dedication, 1972     Box Folder Text   16 4
Subject file: Hoover, Herbert, undated     Box Folder Text   16 5
Subject file: India, circa 1940s     Box Folder Text   16 6
Subject file: India, circa 1970s     Box Folder Text   16 7
Subject file: Indian Catholic Church, 1966, 1969     Box Folder Text   16 8
Subject file: Italy, especially Mussolini, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   16 9
Subject file: Israel, circa 1960s-1970s     Box Folder Text   16 10
Subject file: Knights of Columbus, 1930     Box Folder Text   16 11
Subject file: Krol, John (Archbishop), 1965     Box Folder Text   16 12
Subject file: Kung, Hans, 1980     Box Folder Text   16 13
Subject file: Leprosy, undated     Box Folder Text   16 14
Subject file: "The Lettuce Story", 1972     Box Folder Text   16 15
Subject file: Lighthearted subjects, undated     Box Folder Text   16 16
Subject file: Lindberg, Charles, 1929     Box Folder Text   16 17
Subject file: Louis J. Meyer, Inc., undated     Box Folder Text   16 18
Subject file: Mainz Cathedral, 1926     Box Folder Text   16 19
Subject file: Maps, undated     Box Folder Text   16 20
Subject file: Marriage, undated     Box Folder Text   16 21
Subject file: Martin, Therese (The Little Flower), 1974     Box Folder Text   16 22
Subject file: The Maryknoll Fathers, 1968     Box Folder Text   16 23
Subject file: Merrill's Marauders Association, 1971     Box Folder Text   16 24
Subject file: Middle East, 1970s     Box Folder Text   16 25
Subject file: Missions, undated     Box Folder Text   16 26
Subject file: Modern man and other topics, 1931     Box Folder Text   16 27
Subject file: Mother Katharine Drexel Guild Charity, 1968, 1982     Box Folder Text   16 28
Subject file: National Conference of Catholic Bishops, circa 1976     Box Folder Text   16 29
Subject file: National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, undated     Box Folder Text   16 30
Subject file: Nuns and other topics, undated     Box Folder Text   16 31
Subject file: Pilgrims, 1929     Box Folder Text   16 32
Subject file: Politics, undated     Box Folder Text   16 33
Subject file: Pope Paul VI, undated     Box Folder Text   16 34
Subject file: Pope Pius XII, 1939, 1953     Box Folder Text   16 35
Subject file: Religion and politics (1 of 2), circa 1970s, undated     Box Folder Text   16 36
Subject file: Religion and politics (2 of 2), circa 1970s, undated     Box Folder Text   16 37
Subject file: Religious institutions and events, circa 1920s-1970s     Box Folder Text   16 38
Subject file: Religious leaders, 1970-1980     Box Folder Text   16 39
Subject file: Assorted religious topics, circa 1925-1935     Box Folder Text   17 1
Subject file: Assorted religious topics, 1930s-1970s     Box Folder Text   17 2
Subject file: Assorted religious topics, pamphlets, circa 1920s     Box Folder Text   17 3
Subject file: Assorted religious topics, pamphlets, circa 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   17 4
Subject file: Assorted religious topics, pamphlets, circa 1920s-1940s     Box Folder Text   17 5
Subject file: Assorted religious topics, pamphlets, undated     Box Folder Text   17 6
Subject file: Retreats for women, 1932     Box Folder Text   17 7
Subject file: Rosenbach Museum, undated     Box Folder Text   17 8
Subject file: The Scheie Institute, circa 1970s     Box Folder Text   17 9
Subject file: Science, undated     Box Folder Text   17 10
Subject file: Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, undated     Box Folder Text   17 11
Subject file: Society of the Little Flower, undated     Box Folder Text   17 12
Subject file: Spain, undated     Box Folder Text   17 13
Subject file: St. Bartholomew's Church, 1927     Box Folder Text   17 14
Subject file: St. Elizabeth's Convent, 1930     Box Folder Text   17 15
Subject file: St. Philomena's Church, 1943     Box Folder Text   17 16
Subject file: Stedd Farm Corporation, 1929     Box Folder Text   18 1
Subject file: Superstition, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   18 2
Subject file: Theater, undated     Box Folder Text   18 3
Subject file: Theology, undated     Box Folder Text   18 4
Subject file: Tragedies, undated     Box Folder Text   18 5
Subject file: Women's groups and children's charities, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   18 6
Subject file: Wartime, 1942-1945     Box Folder Text   18 7
Subject file: Wartime, especially chaplains and local soldiers, circa 1940s     Box Folder Text   18 8
Subject file: Wildlife organizations, 1972     Box Folder Text   18 9
Subject file: World politics and affairs, 1940s-1950s     Box Folder Text   18 10
Subject file: World War II, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   18 11
Subject file: Assorted clippings, 1920s-1940s     Box Folder Text   18 12
Subject file: Assorted clippings, 1938, 1946, 1970s, undated     Box Folder Text   18 13
Subject file: Assorted clippings, circa 1930s     Box Folder Text   18 14
Subject file: Assorted clippings and printed materials, 1930s     Box Folder Text   18 15
Subject file: Assorted clippings, circa 1950s-1960s     Box Folder Text   18 16
Subject file: Assorted clippings, undated     Box Folder Text   18 17
Subject file: Assorted brochures, circa 1920s, undated     Box Folder Text   18 18
Subject file: Assorted church bulletins, 1928, 1947     Box Folder Text   18 19
Subject file: Assorted magazine articles, circa 1920s-1930s     Box Folder Text   18 20
Subject file: Assorted newletters, circa 1920s-1970s     Box Folder Text   18 21
Subject file: Assorted publications, circa 1970s     Box Folder Text   18 22