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Formal document signed by Father Nicholas Congiato, Cataldo's Superior while at Santa Clara, releasing him from obligation to the Jesuits' "Califonia Mission" in favor of the "Rocky Mountain Mission." This release was in direct response to an order…

Letter from Msgr. William Hughes, Director of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, to Fr. George Weibel, S.J., Jubilee organizer, providing an update on their joint fundraising efforts.

Printed form letter ("Christmas, 1927") from Msgr. William Hughes, Director of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, appealing for donations in honor of Fr. Cataldo's Jubilee. The letter is also endorsed by the Provincials of all five U.S. Jesuit…

Example of paean to Fr. Cataldo circulated in the Jubilee issue of the "Gonzaga Quarterly."

Example, in working draft form, of the types of poetic tributes produced in honor of Fr. Cataldo's Diamond Jubilee.

Early letter of Fr. Cataldo, requesting assignment as a missionary following ordination.

Early letter of Fr. Cataldo, requesting assignment as a missionary following ordination.

Last known letter of Fr. Cataldo, thanking a class of schoolchildren for remembering his Jubilee. In his own hand, he encourages some of them to become, like himself, an Indian missionary.

Original record journals of baptisms and marriages performed by Fr. Cataldo and his successors at St. Michael's Mission.

Formal statement of appreciation to Fr. Cataldo, signed by 107 white residents of the Palouse region, for his efforts to assure the neutrality of other Tribes during the Nez Perce War of 1877. The Coeur d'Alenes in particular are thanked as well for…