JULIUS M. BELLEAU COLLECTION
Records pertaining to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church and school, Pembina, North Dakota, and Catholic evangelization among the Ojibwa Indians and M茅tis by diocesan priests and Oblates of Mary Immaculate from Canada.
History Note
See -- Repository entry ND-12, Assumption of the Blessed Mary Church, Pembina, North Dakota, in Marquette's Guide to Catholic Records about Native Americans in the United States.
Scope and Content
Typed transcripts comprise the bulk of the collection, most of which are in French with English summaries (reels 1-3). From 1934 to 1947, Reverend Julius M. Belleau compiled the copies from correspondence in the archives of the Archdioceses of Qu茅bec (Qu茅bec) and Sainte Boniface (Manitoba). Notable correspondents include Archbishops Joseph-Octave Plessis and Alexander-Antonine Tach茅, O.M.I.; Reverends Georges Antoine Belcourt, Severe Joseph Nicholas Dumoulin, Jean Baptiste M. Genin, O.M.I., Joseph Goiffon, J. La Fleche, Joseph Norbert Provencher, J. Joseph Roulette, and Lawrence Simonet; and Louis Riel (M茅tis).
Also included are short biographies, local histories, and a baptismal registry by Reverend Goiffon (reel 3).
Microfilmed by Assumption Abbey, Richardson, North Dakota, where Reverend Belleau had donated the copies in 1956. 向日葵视频 acquired the microfilm from Assumption Abbey in 1980-1981.
Reformatted records: Records that have been microfilmed are so noted, most of which are available throughout the United States via interlibrary loan. These and other records are or can be made available in digital formats via email. Reformatting fees may apply. Ask an Archivist for details.
Julius M. Belleau Collection (Series 1 and 2)