- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #222, The Witness, April 28, 1991.]]> Annual Report (1 document)
Dedication (3 documents)
Parish Picnic (1 document)
Pastor List (2 documents)
Pius X Press (1 document)
Yearly Parish Info Booklet (1 document)
Witness Articles (1 document)]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 59 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> Archives Correspondence (1 document)
Budget Boxes (2 documents)
Budget Payment Requests 1929/Letter Regarding Marriage on back (2 document)
Buildings from Iowa, p. 84 (1 document)
Bulletin (1 document)
Callahan: Loras Thesis: A History of St. Raphael’s Church Buildings 1965 (1 document)
Catholic Annual Guide (1 document)
Encyclopedia Dubuque (1 document)
History and History Pamphlet (2 documents)
Historical Notes and Items Pamphlet (1 document)
Holy Week Services 1943 (1 document)
Homecoming 150 (2 documents)
Interior Picture (1 document)
Inventory of Items from St. Raphael Rectory (2 documents)
Johnson: Loras College Paper: The History of St. Raphael’s Cathedral, 1955 (1 document)
Keane Letter 1908 (1 document)
Legal Documents and Correspondences (5 documents)
Little Dublin News 1999 (1 document)
Lot Certificates (4 documents)
News Articles (4 documents)
News Article ca. 1865 – Cathedral Choir (1 document)
News Article 1837-1838 (2 documents)
Organ (1 collection)
Picture Copy 1975 (1 document)
Remodeling 1886 (1 document)
Renovation 1986 (1 document)
September 11, 2001 Remembrance Day (1 document)
Sisters of Mercy (1 collection)
St. Raphael Patron Picture (1 document)
Vocations from Cathedral (3 documents)
Evans, Mary Ellen. “Finish Work of Cathedral’s Redecoration.” The Witness, December 3, 1936. (2 documents)
Hoffman, M. M. “Who Built the First Church in Iowa?” The Witness, March 29, 1928.
]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 186 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]>
- Information Gathered from Historical File at the Archdiocese of Dubuque. ]]> Historical Notes (10 documents)
1950s News Paper (5 documents)
News Articles (4 documents)
St. Stephen’s Move to New Home (1 document)
Lang, William C. P.H.D., “A Century of Leadership & Service: A Centennial History of the University of Northern Iowa,” Volume I, 1876-1928. (Chapter II, III, VII,
“The Normal Eyte,” Vol. XIV, No. 15- December 1903. (1 page) – First Year Book, Documents from 1905-1966
“The Pedagog,” 1906.
Tierny, Nancy, “Beck explains Bishops views on nuclear threat,” 1984.]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 113 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, "Parish Profile #205", The Witness, December 23, 1990.]]> Fire and Recovery (4 documents)
Fire Post Card (1 document)
History (3 documents)
Dedication Papers (3 documents)
Open House Booklet (2 documents)
Pastor List (2 documents)
Timelines (2 documents)
Smith, Sue Davis. “Depicting Christ’s journey.” The Gazette. December 7, 2002.]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 86 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
-Msgr. Edgar Kurt, "Profile #146," The Witness.n.d.]]>
Pisney, Mrs. Frank. “St. Stephen’s Catholic Church History.” 1 August, 1964.
]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> The history of St. Stephen church and it's parishioners.]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #31, The Witness, July 12, 1987.]]> Priests and parish life (5 documents)
Parish anniversaries (3 documents)
Parish closing (2 documents)
]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 153 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep]]> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights]]> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/roseliep]]> http://libguides.loras.edu/special/rights]]>
- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #212, The Witness, February 17, 1991.]]> Parish life (3 documents)
Parish history (4 documents)
Unknown author(s). "Mass of Dedication." Mass program. 29 April, 2000
]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 119 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> “During the three-year pastorate of Father Michael Daly, a new parish site was purchased near the center of the city at 1010 Des Moines Street, and Father Thomas J. O’Brien supervised the building of the present brick church dedicated to Saint Thomas Aquinas. It was the first church in the archdiocese to be dedicated by the newly appointed Archbishop John J. Keane, on January 5, 1901.”

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #67: Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, Webster City,” Dubuque: The Witness, 27 March 1968.

]]> Annual History 1974-1978, 1979-1982, 1984-1991, 1995-1996 (59 documents)

Annual Report and Financial Statements 1976, 1982, 1983 (1 booklet, 1 document, 1 packet)

Centennial History (1 booklet)

Church History with Father John J. Walsh (1 document)

Combination of School and Sisters Convent 1952 (1 document)

History (1 packet)

Knights of Columbus Diamond Jubilee 1904-1979 (1 document)

Letter regarding Church lot proposition 1940 (1 document)

Pastor List and Major Developments 1936-1959, 1936-1973 (2 documents)

Pastor/Priest Timeline 1871-1988 (1 document)

Photographs Page 10 October 1982 (1 document)

Sketch for new parish school 1951 (1 document)

St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School 1988-1989 (1 booklet)

“Archbishop to be here this Sunday,” n.p., n.d.

Bares, Michael. “New St. Thomas priest ready to serve parish.” Webster City: The Daily Freeman-Journal, 1 August 1989.

“Catholic Heart Work Camp.” Dubuque: The Witness, 28 September 2003, p. 3.

“Confirmed at St. Thomas Aquinas.” Webster City: The Daily Freeman Journal. 29 July 1991, p. 3.

“Donates picture to Catholic Daughters,” n.p., n.d.

“Fishing in the ‘Sea of Galilee.’” Webster City: The Daily Freeman Journal, Vol. 134, No. 91. 21 November 1990.

Krawczuk, Marge. “Neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night…” Dubuque: The Witness, 21 December 2003, p. 3.

Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar. “Parish Profile #67: Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, Webster City.” Dubuque: The Witness, 27 March 1988.

“Living Stations.” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXXII, No. 14, 17 May 1992, p. 9. 

“Prayers for Peace.” Webster City: The Daily Freeman Journal. 15 January 1991.

Schuster, David. “Laotian family by Webster City Parish.” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXVII, No. 47, 24 January 1988.

“Twenty-four receive first Holy Communion.” Webster City: The Daily Freeman Journal, 2 May 1989, p. 8.

“Webster City,” Dubuque: The Witness, 10 October 1982.

“Webster City,” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXXIII NO. 13, 9 May 1993.

“Webster City Parish to Celebrate Jubilee Sunday.” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LI, No. 36, 28 October 1971.

“Webster City parish creates stewardship position.” Dubuque: The Witness, 29 March 2009, p. 3.

]]> The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]> Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"]]> History of the parish over the span of 148 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>