The U.S. Catholic Special Collection preserves records of the Catholic Church and Catholic life in the United States and supports the University’s doctoral program in religious studies focusing on the U.S. Catholic experience. The collection reflects the commitment of the University of Dayton to documenting the history and heritage of the Catholic Church in the United States and its intellectual and popular traditions. The collection is located on the third floor of Roesch Library.
The collection includes retrospective and contemporary works in different languages, formats, and media, as well as objects used by American Catholics in their religious practice. The collection is strong on official church documents, theology, religious orders active in the United States, school textbooks, biographies, and books and serials used or published by various Catholic immigrant groups.
The U.S. Catholic Special Collection is open by appointment only. To make an appointment or for information about archival materials in the collection, contact Stephanie Shreffler, archivist and collections librarian for the U.S. Catholic Special Collection, at 937-229-4262.
Browse the U.S. Catholic Special Collection:
Apostleship of Prayer Collection
Catholic Sisters International
Catholic Sisters International: Supplement - Religious of the Assumption
Guides to U.S. Catholic and Special Collections
Knights of Lithuania Collections
Relics and Reliquaries Collection
Religious Sisters in Health Care: The Conspicuous Love of Jesus
