John Talbot Smith Papers

This collection comprises the personal papers, lectures, notes, plays, manuscripts, sermons, newspaper clippings, photographs, published as well as printed material of John Talbot Smith, who was an Irish-American Catholic priest. Throughout his life, he was assistant Pastor of St. Patrick's, a...

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spelling smith John Talbot Smith Papers An inventory of the John Talbot Smith Papers at The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives Finding aid prepared by Ronnie Marie Georgieff. The American Catholic Research Center and University Archives 2019 101 LifeCycle InstituteThe Catholic University of AmericaWashington, D.C. 20064 Finding aid encoded by NAME on DATE OF EAD COMPLETION English Descriptive Summary The American Catholic Research Center and University Archives 1823-1925 John Talbot Smith, 1855-1923 John Talbot Smith Papers 4 linear feet; 8 boxes This collection comprises the personal papers, lectures, notes, plays, manuscripts, sermons, newspaper clippings, photographs, published as well as printed material of John Talbot Smith, who was an Irish-American Catholic priest. Throughout his life, he was assistant Pastor of St. Patrick's, a missionary in the Adirondack region, a pastor of St. Patrick's Rouses Point, a chaplain to the Christian Brothers at De La Salle Institute, a chaplain of the Sisters of Mercy and a pastor of Dobbs Ferry. In addition, he founded the Boys Camp in Cliff Haven, was a member of the Actors Church Alliance of America, organized the Catholic Actors Guild of America, and the Catholic Writers Guild of America. He is well known for his lectures while being a professor at The University of Notre Dame, Indiana, his publications, and his passion for the theater, as well as the outdoors. 28 English Biographical Note Smith was born in Saratoga N.Y. on September 22, 1855 to Bernard Smith and Mary Reilly-Smith and was baptized on December 17, 1855 at St. Peters Church. He was educated in the schools of the Christian Brothers in Albany, N.Y. and studied divinity at St. Michael's College in Toronto, Canada. He received his LL. D. from Mount St. Mary's College and from Notre Dame University. He was then ordained to the priesthood on July 17, 1881 and appointed assisted pastor of St. Patrick's Watertown, N.Y. In his youth the physicians had discovered in him a marked tendency to tuberculosis and prescribed life in the pine woods and sleeping in a tent. So, when he was not content with the labors of his parish, he became a missionary in the Adirondack region and was well known by the woodsmen and lumberjacks. In 1883 he was made pastor at Rouse's Point and subsequently held an office in the diocese of Ogdensburg. In 1888 he succeeded Patrick Valentine Hickey, the editor and founder of the Catholic Review of New York, for 3-4 years. He established The Boys Camp in Cliff Haven in 1898 as an adjunct to The Catholic Summer School of America, one of the first recreation camps for youth. He was also the president and a trustee of The Catholic Summer School at Cliff Haven. Smith wrote to Thomas Joseph Shahan as well as James McMahon regarding The Catholic Summer School of America which also involved Edward Aloysius Pace. Bishop Henry Gabriels gave Smith a leave of absence from his parish at Rouse Point and then assigned him as chaplain to the Christian Brothers at De La Salle Institute. This is where he was the close friend of Brother Azarias, whose life he wrote. After many years he was the chaplain of the Sisters of Mercy in the Metropolis and in 1909 the pastor of the suburban parish of Dobbs Ferry. His love for theater inspired him to be a member of the Actors' Church Alliance and organized the Catholic Actors' Guild of America with the co-operation of Cardinal Farley in 1914. He was a treasurer and advisor up until the time of his death. He also a founder and chaplain of the Catholic Writers Guild of America in 1919. He was associated with Notre Dame University, Indiana as a professor and gave lectures on literature. In addition, he was also the cousin of Patrick J. McCormick who was the rector of Catholic University at the time. Within the last year of his life, his health began to fail and was required to go to New York for hospital care. He died at Misericordia Hospital from cancer at the age of 68 on September 24, 1923. Smith published his first novel in 1880, 'A Woman of Culture,' and was soon followed by 'Solitary Island.' He was the author of 15 successful literary works and was a popular contributor to the Dublin Review, the Catholic World, the Ave Maria, The Columbiad, the Catholic Review of New York as well as other prominent Catholic journals. His time in the Adirondacks inspired 'Saranac' as well as a collection of short stories 'His Honor the Mayor.' Two more novels were completed, 'Art of Disappearing' which was reprinted under the title 'The Man Who Vanished' as well as 'The Black Cardinal.' 'The Prairie Boy,' 'The Boy Who Looked Ahead' and 'The Boy Who Came Back' and was inspired by the boys of Cliff Haven. Other works abut history and religion include a 'History of the Diocese of Ogdensburg,' 'History of the Diocese of New York, Life of Brother Azarias,' 'The Honor the Mayor and Other Tales,' 'The Training of a Priest' as well as two volumes of sermons, short stories, and plays. Frequently he used his inspiration from the outdoors, the Catholic faith, Irish-Americans and many social concerns especially labor relations, housing, as well as the theater. He also has a course of thirty lectures on the various forms of literature. For several years, he was the editor of The Catholic Review of Brooklyn, New York and until he neared the end of his life, a frequent contributor of daily papers, and special articles to newspapers and magazines. Though Smith had a passion for theater, he lived during a time when there were tensions between the theater and the Catholic Church. Since 1866 the theater had been legislatively banned for the clergy and all but condemned for the Catholic laity. Smith published a theater column in the Catholic Review of New York in 1889, the first theater column in American Catholic publication, and it had some pushback. There were protests to Archbishop Corrigan and Corrigan instructed that Smith get rid of the column. Smith argued and claimed that all leading Catholic journals of Europe printed reviews. Smith would go and write about this tension this in the London Tablet. Afterwards, Corrigan instructed him to explain his reasons for creating and writing the theater column in an editorial and allowed him to continue the reviews in 'The Catholic Review.' This was the beginning of a change of attitude in America towards the stage from Puritan to Catholic. He was also very important in the organization of the Catholic Actors Guild of America. In 1912 at Walter Edmund Bentley's request, Smith was sent as a representative of the Roman Catholic Church was to the Actors Church Alliance of America. His illegal theater attendance had made him knowledgeable about the theater and thus he was chosen as the representative. However, the national council of the Actors Church Alliance of America would suggest that Smith establish a Roman Catholic branch. Catholic members instead decided to break off and found a new organization which was called the Catholic Actors Guild. Church law at the time dictated that clerics not attend theater and that people be warned away from it. Even Cardinal John Farley preferred that Smith not write about any public condemnations of the stage because it would easily influence the younger clergy to patronize the theater. Farley had difficult thinking of the theater as anything but an evil institution. Farley didn't want stage folk thinking that the Catholic Church now formally approves of things on stage. The Catholic Actors Guild was very unique Catholic community. The Catholic Actors Guild was dedicated to taking care of the religious needs of its members involved with the theater. The members were seen as individuals and the guild was in accord with Catholic discipline and morality. It easily charmed Catholic chaplains and theater people away from Bentley's interdenominational Actors Church Alliance of America. Smith eventually got Farley to approve of the Catholic Actors Guild under the direction of Eliza O'Brien Lummis. Smith also had St. Malachy's Church in Manhattan serve at the actors' church where there was a chaplain, mass held regularly, and a cemetery plot specifically for actors. In addition, there were funds available for actors, and the Guild even put on pageants to celebrate special events. Ironically, there was correspondence related to this topic of the theater that went missing and were later found, as well as some that were found torn and were in a wastebasket on campus. Scope and Contents The papers of John Talbot Smith reflect his life and the substantial impact he made through his passion for his faith, publications, lectures, the guilds, the outdoors and all things theatrical. The first series, Biographical Materials, 1924, in box 1, contains 3 booklets on the biographical monographs on the life of Smith. It includes eulogies by Rev. John Cavanaugh C.S.C. who was the former president of Notre Dame University, Rev. Martin E. Fahy who was the Chaplain of the Catholic Actors Guild of America, Monsignor Lavelle, and articles about Smith's work by Rev. Thomas McMillan C.S.P., Katherine E. Conway and the Plattsburgh Daily Press. In addition, there are a list of books by Smith, and an excerpt on 'The Catholic Summer School' as well as 'A New Library Building for Cliff Haven, N.Y on Lake Champlain.' The second series, Correspondence, 1879-1925, in box 1, is organized by year. The letters sent and received by Smith regard many topics including the priesthood, his published works, the Catholic Actors Guild of America, the Catholic Writers Guild of America. In addition, it also includes the original and copies of the Egan-Smith letter which has disappeared from the collection at Catholic University of America in 1973, letters that were found in a wastebasket in room 33 in August 1975, a box filled with letters in addition to some small personal items. The third series, Lectures, Notes and Related Material, n.d., in box 1 and 2, contains lectures and notes in literature that were given at Notre Dame University during Father Smith's tenure. It includes 'Dry Rot in Current Literature,' 'Our Literary Enemies,' 'Literary Idols,' 'The Popular Play,' 'Ibsen,' 'Three Men of Renown,' 'Litera-Fads,' 'Henryk Sienkiewic,' 'The Trilogy,' 'Literary Humbug,' 'The Writing of English,' 'Frederick Harrison on English Prose,' 'American Idols,' 'Catholic Novelists of the Nineteenth Century,' 'Newman and Emerson,' 'Current Literature,' 'Shakespeare and Shelley,' 'Mission of the Catholic,' 'Richelieu' and other works. In addition, there are 4 notebooks of notes, one of which has been photocopied. The fourth series, Plays and Manuscripts, 1885-1918, in box 2 and 3, are arranged according to their author. The first folder contains plays as well as unpublished stories by Smith, and the following two folders are notebooks containing stories or notes on his books. The following two folders are plays and manuscripts that are possibly by him. The last two folders also includes booklets of plays that are not written by Smith. The fifth series, Published and Printed Material, 1882-1920, box 3-4, is comprised of different articles in magazines, journals and newspapers written by or about Smith regarding his affiliation with the guilds, his published works, and the church. The sixth series, Sermons and Related Material, 1899, 1909-1920, in box 5, is comprised of sermons regarding the liturgical year such as Advent, Pentecost, Christmas, Easter and Lent. In addition, it includes notes for a student retreat, and a Holy Cross Sermon Course. These sermons possibly comprise his book "Lenton Sermons of The Holy Year." The seventh series, Financial Records, 1896-1923, in box 6, that's comprised of chronological receipts regarding purchases, insurance policies, publications, policies for comprehensive coverage, fire medical and life insurance as well as contracts with book and publishing firms. In addition, there are loose and bounded check receipts as well as bound books regarding personal finances. The eighth series, Newspaper Clippings, 1865-1923, in box 7, is comprised of chronological newspapers that Smith personally wrote articles in, edited, and regard to the Guilds he was affiliated with as well as the books he published. The ninth series, Photographs, 1823-1922, in box 8 is comprised of photographs that are labeled numerically. These include black-and-white photographs of Smith, unidentified individuals, the Boys Camp of America and Lake Champlain, the interior and exterior of churches. Most of the photographs are cabinet cards. In addition, the last folder is comprised of booklets that contain more context of the photographs that are within the collection, specifically the Catholic Summer School of America and Lake Champlain. Arrangement The John Talbot Smith Papers consist of 9 Series: Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1924, Box 1 Series 2: Correspondence, 1879-1925, Box 1 Series 3: Lectures, Notes and Related Material, n.d, Boxes 1-2 Series 4: Plays and Manuscripts, 1885-1918, Boxes 2-3 Series 5: Published and Printed Material, 1882-1920, Box 4 Series 6: Sermons and Related Material, 1899, 1909-1920, Box 5 Series 7: Financial Records, 1896-1923, Box 6 Series 8: Newspaper Clippings, 1865-1923, Box 7 Series 9: Photographs, 1823-1922, Box 8 Restrictions on Access None. Related Material Christ Child Society Records Edward Aloysius Pace Papers James McMahon Papers Patrick Joseph McCormick Papers Thomas Joseph Shahan Papers Index Terms This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. Persons: Corrigan, Michael Augustine, 1839-1902 Bentley, Walter E. (Walter Edmund), 1864-1962 Gabriels, Henry, 1838-1921 Hickey, Patrick V. (Patrick Valentine), 1872-1899 Lummis, Eliza B. (Elizabeth O'Brien), 1855-1915 McCormick, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph), 1880-1953 Brother Azarius, 1847-1893 Farley, John M. (John Murphy), 1842-1918 Organizations: Actors' Church Alliance of America Ave Maria Magazine Catholic Church. Diocese of Ogdensburg (N.Y.) Christian Brothers De La Salle Institute Dublin Review Catholic Actors Guild of America The Boys Camp The Catholic Review of New York The Catholic Summer School of America The Catholic Writers Guild of America The Catholic World Magazine The Columbiad Mount St. Mary's College The Parish Theater University of Notre Dame Places: Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) Cliff Haven (N.Y.) Dobbs Ferry (N.Y.) Champlain, Lake Misericordia Hospital Medical Center New-York Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Rouses Point (N.Y.) Sisters of Mercy (Buffalo, N.Y.) St. Patrick's, Watertown (N.Y.) St. Patrick's, Rouses Point (N.Y.) University of St. Michael's College Watertown (N.Y.) Subjects: Author Catholic Church Editor Journalism Irish Americans Literature Theater Priest Professor Acquisition Information After Smith's death, his papers were boxed and sent to Catholic University of America. They were found in the basement of Curley Hall in 1972. Frances Panchok and former archivist examined the papers. An article in the National Catholic Encyclopedia on John Talbot Smith indicates all of his papers were destroyed after his death. This was not the case. Processing Information Originally processed in 1975 by George A. Hruneni. Revised and completed in 2019 by Ronnie Marie Georgieff. EAD markup completed in 2019 by Ronnie Marie Georgieff. Bibliography Berry, John M. and Frances Panchok. "Church and Theater." U.S. Catholic Historian, 6, no. 2/3 (1987): 151-179. Smith, John T. A Woman of Culture: A Canadian Romance. New York: William H. Young and Company, 1901. Smith, John T. A History of the Diocese of Ogdensburg. New York: John W. Lovell Company, 1885. Smith, John T. A Prairie Boy: A Story for Boys. New York: Blase Benziger and Co., Inc., 1888. Smith, John T. Brother Azarius: The Life Story of an American Monk. New York: William H. Young and Company, 1897. Smith, John T. A Pilgrimage to See The Holy Father through the Stereoscope. New York: Underwood and Underwood, 1907. Smith, John T., Eleanor C. Donnelly, Anna H. Dorsey, Ella L. Dorsey, Maurice F. Egan, Francis J. Finn, Walter Lecky, Christian Reid, Anna T. Sadlier, Mary A. Sadlier, and Charles W. Stoddard. "The Baron of Cherubusco," in A Round Table of the Representative of American Catholic Novelists by Eleanor C. Donnelly [and others] at Which is Served a Feast of Excellent Stories With Portraits, Pographical Sketches and Bibliography. New York: Benziger Brothers, 1897. Smith, John T. His Honor the Mayor: and Other Tales. New York: The Catholic School Book Co., 1891. Smith, John T. Lenten Sermons of the Holy Year. New York: William H. Young and Company, 1900. Smith, John T. Marriage in the States. Toronto: The Catholic Truth Society of Canada, 1919. Smith, John T. Saranac: A Story of Lake Champlain. New York: Blasé Benziger and Co., Inc., 1922. Smith, John T. Solitary Island: A Story of the St. Lawrence. New York: Young and Co., 1897. Smith, John T. The Art of Disappearing. New York: William H. Young and Company, 1902. Smith, John T. The Black Cardinal: A Novel. New York: Blase Benziger and Co., Inc., 1920. Smith, John T. The Boy Who Came Back. New York: Blaze Benziger and Co., Inc., 1921. Smith, John T. The Boy Who Looked Ahead. New York: Blase Benziger, 1920. Smith, John T. The Catholic Church in New York: A History of the New York Diocese from its Establishment in 1808 to the Present Time. New York: Hall and Locke Company, 1905. Smith, John T. and Valentine Williams. The Captain of the Club or The Canadian Boy. New York: P. J. Kenedy and Sons, 1889. Smith, John T. The Man Who Vanished: A Novel. New York: Blase Benziger and Co., Inc., 1922. Smith, John T. The Parish Theatre: A Brief Account of its Rise, Its Present Condition, and its Prospects to Which is Added a Descriptive List of One Hundred Choice Plays Suitable for the Parish Theater. New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1917. Smith, John T. The Training of a Priest (Our Seminaries): An Essay on Clerical Training. New York: William H. Young and Company, 1899. Smith, John T. The Truth about the French Canadians. New York: N.Y. Catholic World, 1889. Smith, John T. The Wayfarer's Prayer Book. New York: The Catholic Actors Guild of America, 1917. Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1924 (1 Box) This series contains 3 booklets on the biographical monographs of the life of Smith. 1 1 Biographical Materials, 1924 Series 2: Correspondence, 1879-1925 (1 Box) This series includes general correspondence that were sent and received by Smith. It also includes the original and copies of the Egan-Smith letter which has disappeared from the collection at Catholic University of America in 1973, a letter that was found in a wastebasket in room 33 in August 1975, as well as a box filled with letters in addition to some small personal items. 1 2 Correspondence, 1883, 1886, 1891-1892, 1896-1897 1 3 Correspondence, 1903, 1908-1912, 1915-1918 The original, as well as copies, of the Egan-Smith letter that dissapeared from the collection. 1 4 Correspondence, 1919-1923,1925, n.d.'s 1 5 Correspondence, 1908, 1911, 1915, 1922 Letters that were found folded and torn in a wastebasket in room 33 in August 1975, possibly because of the tensions between the theater and Catholic priests during that time. 1 6 Correspondence, 1879-1882, 1895 A decorated hankerchief box made out of cardboard and filled with letters from Smith's friends Alexander W. Dowell, Richard Becara and Alexander W. Dowell's daughter May who wrote to Smith regarding her fathers death. In addition, there are programs from St. Michael's College, name cards including James J. Gibbons', a requiem card for Rev. Matthew Charles Devitt, a small, silver medal of St. Benedict, a small, bronze cross medal and information on Smith's baptism. 1 7 Correspondence, n.d. This envelope contains fragile items such as dried flowers from Alexander W. Dowell's daughter May after Alexander died, and a lock of Alexaner W. Dowell's hair. There is also another lock of hair that could possibly be Rev. Matthew Charles Devitt's or Smith's. This was origionally in Box 1, Folder 6. For more information regarding Alexander W. Dowell and his daughter May, please see Box 1, Folder 7. Series 3: Lectures, Notes and Related Material, n.d. (2 Boxes) This series includes material related to lectures in literature given by Smith at Notre Dame University. 1 8 Lectures, Notes and Related Material, n.d. 1 9 Lectures, Notes and Related Material, n.d. 2 1 Lectures, Notes and Related Material, n.d. Marbled notebook containing notes. 2 2 Lectures, Notes and Related Material, n.d. Marbled notebook containing notes. Series 4: Plays and Manuscripts, 1885-1918 (2 Boxes) This series includes plays and stories both written by Smith as well as others. 2 3 Plays and Manuscripts, 1885, 1899, 1913, 1918 Written by Smith 2 4 Plays and Manuscripts, n.d. Red composition book filled with stories and papers that were written by Smith. 2 5 Plays and Manuscripts, n.d. A large book with photocopies of contents from within. It contains notes for books. 3 1 Plays and Manuscripts, n.d. Possibly written by Smith. 3 2 Plays and Manuscripts, n.d. Possibly written by Smith. 3 3 Plays and Manuscripts, 1898, 1900, 1906,1908 Plays not written by Smith. 3 4 Plays and Manuscripts, n.d. Not written by Smith. Series 5: Published and Printed Material, 1882-1920 (1 Box) This series includes articles by or on Smith and his affiliations and interests. 4 1 Published and Printed Material, 1882, 1891-1895 4 2 Published and Printed Material, 1896-1898 4 3 Published and Printed Material, 1901-1905, 1908-1909 4 4 Published and Printed Material, 1910, 1912-1917, 1919-1920 4 5 Published and Printed Material, n.d. 4 6 Published and Printed Material, n.d. Series 6: Sermons and Related Material, 1899, 1909-1920 (1 Box) This series includes themed sermons, including Advent, Pentecost, Christmas, Easter and Lent. In addition, there are notes for a student retreat, and a Holy Cross Sermon Course. These sermons possibly comprise his book "Lenten Sermons of The Holy Year." 5 1 Sermons and Related Material, 1899, 1909-1920 Includes notes for a student retreat. 5 2 Sermons and Related Material, 1899, 1909-1920 5 3 Sermons and Related Material, 1899, 1909-1920 Includes the liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter. 5 4 Sermons and Related Material, 1899, 1909-1920 Includes the liturgical season of Lent as well as notes on a Holy Cross sermon course. 5 5 Sermons and Related Material, 1899, 1909-1920 Includes the liturgical season of Pentecost. Series 7: Financial Records, 1896-1923 (1 Box) This series includes purchases, policies, contracts, as well as loose and bounded checks and receipts. In addition, there are bound books regarding Smith's personal finances. 6 1 Financial Records, 1898-1899, 1901-1903, 1908, 1911 6 2 Financial Records, 1916-1923, n.d.'s 6 3 Financial Records, 1910, 1916, 1918, 1920-1922 Marbled notebook that contains prices regarding published works. 6 4 Financial Records, 1922-1923 Maroon notebook that contains a page of six signatures by Smith as well as checks and check receipts. 6 5 Financial Records, 1896-1906, 1914-1923, n.d.'s Large folder containing checks. Series 8: Newspaper Clippings, 1865-1923 (1 Box) This series includes newspapers Smith personally wrote articles in, edited, and regarded the Guilds he was affiliated with as well as the books he published. 7 1 Newspaper Clippings, 1865, 1896, 1898 7 2 Newspaper Clippings, 1902-1903, 1906-1910 7 3 Newspaper Clippings, 1911-1915 7 4 Newspaper Clippings, 1919-1920 7 5 Newspaper Clippings, 1921 7 6 Newspaper Clippings, 1922-1923 7 7 Newspaper Clippings, n.d. Series 9: Photographs, 1823-1922 (1 Box) This series includes numerical black-and-white photographs of varying sizes. They consist of individuals, the Boys Camp of America and Lake Champlain, Smith, the interior and exterior of churches. Some of the photographs are cabinet cards. The last folder is comprised of booklets that contain more context of the photographs that are within the collection, specifically the Catholic Summer School of America and Lake Champlain. 8 1 Photographs, 1823, 1894, 1899, 1910, n.d's Includes numbers 1-17. 01. Governor Theodore Roosevelt at Lake Champlain, 1899 Referenced in Mosher's Magazine, Volume XVI, Number 3. 02. Unidentified individual, n.d. 03. Unidentified individual, n.d. 04. Smith at Lake Champlain, n.d. Smith is seated on the left next to an unidentified individual. 05. Lake Champlain, 1899 Titled "The Launch" in "The College Camp of Lake Champlain, Season of 1899" booklet. It is a steam yacht, the "Iroquois", which was a gift of the late Hon. Joseph J. O'Donohue of New York to the President of the Summer School, M.J. Lavelle, as referenced in Mosher's Magazine, Volume XIV, Number 1 and the Catholic Reading Circle Review, Volume XII, Number 1. 06. Unidentified individual, n.d. 07. Unidentified individual, n.d. 08. Possibly the Boys Camp in Cliff Haven, n.d. 09. Rev. M.C. O'Farrell, n.d. St. Teresa's Church. 10. Unidentified individual, n.d. 11. His sister C.D. Thomas and her daughter Mae by M.J. Cooney, 1923 It is a copy from the original taken in Portland, Oregon, 1910. Possibly Smith's sibling but it is not certain. This could be the sister and daughter of the gentleman between them. 12. Unidentified individual by M.J. Cooney, 1894 It is a copy from the original taken in Dublin. Possibly the same gentleman from photograph number 11. 13. Unidentified event, n.d. Postcard. 14. Unidentified individual, n.d. 15. Unidentified individual, n.d. 16. "A Misty Morning", n.d. Lake Champlain 17. "The Beach Road", n.d. It is a steam yacht, the "Iroquois" that sits on Lake Champlain. It was a gift of the late Hon. Joseph J. O'Donohue of New York to the President of the Summer School, M.J. Lavelle, as referenced in Mosher's Magazine, Volume XIV, Number 1 and the Catholic Reading Circle Review, Volume XII, Number 1. 8 2 Photographs, 1897, 1899 Includes numbers 18a-29. 18a. Smith, n.d. Smith is seated on the left beside two unidentified individuals. 18b. Smith, n.d. Smith is seated on the left beside two unidentified individuals. 18c. Smith, n.d. Smith is seated on the left beside two unidentified individuals. 19. Unidentified individual, n.d. Indistinguishable writing is on the back of the photograph that could provide more context. 20. "The Cove", 1899 Lake Champlain. Titled "The Bathers" in "The College Camp of Lake Champlain, Season of 1899" booklet. It is possible that this is the "Bathing Beach" that as referenced in Mosher's Magazine, Volume XIV, Number 1. 21. Unidentified individual, n.d. 22. Unidentified individual, n.d. 23. Unidentified individual, n.d. 24. Boys Camp in Cliff Haven, n.d. 25. Smith at Lake Champlain, Smith walking alongside the lake. 26. John M. Hull, n.d. 27. Rev. Daniel H. Lawler, 1897 Requiem card for the Assistant Pastor of St. Joseph's. 28. Brother Azarius, n.d. The individual who Smith knew and inspired his book "Brother Azarius: The Life Story of an American Monk." 29. Unidentified individual, n.d. 8 3 Photographs, 1873, 1899 Includes numbers 30-39. 30. Unidentified individual, n.d. 31. Brother Azarius, n.d. The individual who Smith knew and inspired his book "Brother Azarius: The Life Story of an American Monk." 32. Smith at an unidentified event, n.d. Smith is at an unidentified event. It is possible he is at the Boys Camp in Cliff Haven or elsewhere with boys from the Boys Camp. He is behind the group of boys. 33. Smith at Lake Champlain, 1899 Titled "A Chaplain Camper" in "The College Camp of Lake Champlain, Season of 1899" booklet. Smith is seated in a canoe. 34. Boys Camp at Cliff Haven, 1899 Titled "Campers as Actors" in "The College Camp of Lake Champlain, Season of 1899" booklet. 35. Smith at Lake Champlain, n.d. Smith seated in a canoe on the left with an unidentified individual. 36. Unidentified individual, n.d. 37. "Bishop of Newark", 1873 Michael Corrigan. 38. Smith at Boys Camp in Cliff Haven, n.d. Smith seated at the desk and surrounded by boys in a tent. 39. Rev. George Deshon, n.d. Grawks (?) classmate at West Point. The Paulist's Church. 8 4 Photographs, 1890, 1922 Includes numbers 40a-48. 40a. St Mary's Church, n.d. Ticonderoga, New York. 40b. St. Mary's Church, n.d. Ticonderoga, New York. 41. Forbestown Hotel, 1922 This is a copy of an image taken in 1890. Smith recieved the photograph in 1922. 42. A.Z. Lorrain, n.d. Vic. Apost. of Pontiac. 43. St. Mary's Church, n.d. Clayton, New York. Rev. E.M. Brice was the rector. 44. St. Mary's Church, n.d. Clayton, New York. Rev. E.M. Brice was the rector. 45. Unidentified church and building, n.d. Possibly a church and building in New York. 46. Unidentified building, n.d. Possibly a building in New York. 47. Unidentified church interior, n.d. Possibly a church in New York. 48. Vicar General Mooney, n.d. Sacred Heart Church. 8 5 Photographs, 1896, 1899, 1908 3 booklets titled "Prospectus: Catholic Summer School of America," "The College Camp of Lake Champlain, Season of 1899," and "Champlain Assembly, Cliff Haven, Lake Champlain, New York" and 1 magazine, "Mosher's Magazine" Volume XIV, Number 3, that offer context about some photos within this series as well as more photographs of the Catholic Summer School of America and Lake Champlain.

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