Historical Records Collection

Guide to the Records Holdings

The Guide to the Record Groups of the Archives and Records Center briefly summarizes the records holdings in the Archives by group. This guide is intended to be used in conjunction with the other, more detailed, finding guides developed by the Archives: Guide to the John C. Keenan Photographic Collection, Guide to the General Photographic Collection and Guide to the Holdings in the Archives and Records Center.

Researchers should first consult this guide to determine if the Archives has records of the office or organization in which he or she is interested. If the researcher finds a listing for that office, then he or she can turn to the other guides for a more detailed description of the records available.

The guide is organized by record group, which primarily follows the diocese's organizational structure. Some offices are listed under more than one record group, due to periodic reorganizations which have resulted in changes to the secretariats. In those cases, there is a cross reference included at the end of the description referring to the other record group in which records of that office can be found. An asterisk at the end of a record group or subgroup name indicates that some or all of the records of that group or subgroup have restricted access. Researchers interested in these records should contact the Archives staff to determine which records have restrictions and what those restrictions are.

Record Groups