Grace E. Conway collection on John M. Villars
Collection
Identifier: L386
Scope and Contents
This collection includes research notes, papers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and three cassette tapes from Grace Conway in Indiana, ranging from 1868 to 1994, regarding Father John M. Villar's sudden death.
Dates
- 1868-1994
Creator
- Conway, Grace E. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
John. M (Baptist) Villars was born in 1818 from Chavanay, Deptartment of Loire, France. He immigrated to Iowa in the United States, where he was ordained in 1848 by Bishop Loras. Soon after, Villars was positioned at the St. John's Evangelist Church in Iowa. In 1862, he was an assistant before becoming their pastor at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Richmond, Indiana. Villars died in 1868 and his death was initially ruled a suicide, but has since been shrouded in mystery and is the source of Grace Conway's research in the collection.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Grace Conway in 1989.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/10/03 by Kori Nell. EAD finding aid created 2016/10/03 by Kori Nell. EAD finding aid revised 2025/04/14 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Conway, Grace E. (Person)
- Title
- Grace E. Conway collection on John M. Villars
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
