-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.]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #218, The Witness, March 31, 1991.]]> News articles (2 documents)
Financial documents (6 documents)
Closing documents (2 documents)

Unknown author. "Queen of Heave Rosary Society." Meeting minutes from first meeting. February 1956.]]> 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 49 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #179, The Witness, June 17, 1990.]]> Deed/Legal Documents (3 documents)
History (1 document)
History booklet (1 document)
News Articles (3 documents)
Oratory (1 document)

Hanus, Most Rev. Jerome. O.S.B. “Decree of Parish Closure.” Chancery, Dubuque, Iowa, 2 June 1997.

Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar. “Parish Profile #179: Immaculate Conception Parish, Sand Springs.” The Witness. 17 June 1990.

Miller, Kiley. “The new center of Sand Springs.” Cascade Pioneer. 09 January 2002.

“The Immaculate Conception Church, Sand Springs.” Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. 544,545.]]> 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 117 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #38, The Witness, August 30, 1987.]]> History (7 documents)
Financial documents (40 documents)
Notes and correspondence (8 documents)
Centennial documents (2 documents)
Church construction and addition documents (3 documents) Student and school documents (6 documents)
Status change documents (3 documents)

Kucera, Daniel. "Official Announcement; Parish Status Changes(.)" The Witness, 2 July 1989.]]> 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 132 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #204, The Witness, December 16, 1990.]]> Articles of Incorporation (1 document)
Certificate (1 document)
Closure (2 documents)
Correspondence (8 letters)
Donations (1 document)
Elections (2 documents)
Financial/Insurance documents (3 documents)
Golden Jubilee (2 documents)
History (4 documents)
Inventory (1 document)
Land/Building documents (3 documents)
Oratory (4 documents)
Pastor List (5 documents)
Post Office receipt (2 documents)
Priest’s Council (1 document)

“Holy Cross Church Schley, To Be Dedicated Sun., Sept. 14.” Source unknown. ca. 1941.

“Holy Trinity Church, Protivin and Holy Cross Church, Schley” Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. 321.

Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, “Parish Profile #204: Holy Cross Parish, Schley.” The Witness. 16 December 1990.

“Schley Parish Jubilee Sept. 24.” The Witness. 21 September 1978.]]> 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 66 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #109, The Witness, January 29, 1989.]]> Parish history (2 documents)
Correspondence (5 documents)

Koerner, W. "Memorial of Marriage." Marriage certificate. 12 September, 1898.

Cook, J.E. "Articles of Incorporation of The Church of St. Joseph's of Paririburg, Linn County, Iowa." 19 February, 1912.]]> 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 54 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #187, The Witness, August 19, 1990.]]> Decree of Parish Closure (1 document)
Boundaries (1 document)
Family Affairs Commission (1 document)
History (6 documents)
Oratory (1 document)
Pastor List (6 documents)
Property Sale (1 document)
Voting/Election/ Board Meetings (6 documents)

Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, “Parish Profile #187: Holy Name Parish, Shell Rock.” The Witness. 19 August 1990.]]> 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 101 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> Parish history (8 documents)
Parish life and correspondence (2 documents)
Reincorporation documents (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 165 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]> History (9 documents)
Articles (5 documents)
Financial documents (2 documents)
Correspondence (4 documents)
Photography (2 documents)

Hingtgen, Gerald B., Sr. "St. Nicholas Spruce Creek and the Fritz Chapel." Parish history scrapbook. n.d.]]> 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"]]>
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #36, The Witness, August 16, 1987.]]>

1876 Pfeffer Pipe Organ Rededication Day Concert, 25 August 1996.

ACCW Annual Parish History Archives Report 1991 (2 documents)

Annual History 1962-63, 1968-71, 1976, 1986-1989 (10 compilations)

Arch-Confraternity Indulgence St. Laurence Church in Otter Creek Iowa 1904 and 1906 (2 documents)

Ballots for affairs in Archdiocese, Collection 1902-1922 (22 documents)

Booklet accompanying a scrapbook, compiled December 2015.

Fraternally Yours: First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, Vol. 96 No. 8, May 2010. – St. Wenceslaus 150th Anniversary on the cover. (1 newsletter)

History (4 documents)

Letters 1990, 1995 (2 documents)

Letter in Petition for Steam Heating in the Church 1915 (2 documents)

Letter in Petition for steam heating in the School and response 1914 (2 documents)

Letter Regarding Deeds, the Chancery and Thomas Ballon, 1913 (2 letters)

Letter to Rev. Kurt from Maurice Peress (1 document)

Ossian Deanery and ACCW Parish History Project, Parish History on St. Wenceslaus in Spillville, Iowa (1 compilation)

Pastor List (1 document)

Photograph Page of Church and Pastor (1 document)

Pilgrimage Letter 25 October 2002 (3 documents)

Quasquicentennial Booklet (1 document)

Quasquicentennial Pageant (1 document)

Reicks, Sandra. “Heritage society works to restore historic convent.” The Waterloo/Cedar Falls: The Courier. 9 April 2003.

Spillville History and Tour information (1 packet)

“Tiddbit from U of Kansas (1 packet)

Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (3 documents)

“Visit the Spillville Home of Dvorak and Bily Clocks.” Booklet by Spillville Community Club (1 booklet)

 “38th convention.” Dubuque: The Witness. 16 September 1984.

Benda, Rev. Frank. “Quasquicentennial This Week-end.” Ca. 1985.

Byrne, Archbishop James J., “A Suppression of St. Clement’s Church, location one-mile South of

Spillville.” 5 October 1968.

“Czechoslovak priest.” The Cedar Rapids Gazette. 1 September 1990.

Duffy, Beverley. “Pipe dreams: East Iowa church organs are a beautiful legacy.” Cedar Rapids: The

Gazette. 28 January 2001, p. 1-5. (2 copies)

“Dvorak festival showcases Spillville.” The Cedar Rapids Gazette. 6 August 2003.

Gazette Staff Reporter, “There is plenty to see and do in Spillville.” The Cedar Rapids Gazette. 9

December 1995.

Gottschalk, Keith E., “Archdiocese closing 5 churches in Eastern Iowa.” The Gazette. 12 January 2005.

Hamblin, Dora Jane. “Spillville Reveres an Adopted Son’s Name: It was There that Dvorak Set America to Music.” Unknown publisher, n.d.

Karnik, Rev. George. “Spillville recalling Dvorak.” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXXIII No. 27. 22 August

1993.

Klimesh, Cy, “St. Clement Church,” p. 1-2.

Klimesh, Steven A. “St. Wenceslaus Church – […]: The Oldest Czech Catholic Church in America.” p. 1-8.

Leith, Scott. “Details sketchy about life of creator of ornate grave markers.” Waterloo/Cedar Falls: 

Courier. 19 June 1995.

Nemmers, Rev. Mark R., “Recall Summer Dvorak Spent in Archdiocese.” Dubuque: The Witness. 14

August 1975, p. 3.

Nemmers, Rev. Mark R. “The Dvorak Organ.” The Tracker. Summer 1976, p. 16-17.

“NO282 Saint Wenceslaus Roman Catholic Church.” Buildings of Iowa, 1993. p. 435.

Owens, Kristophere. “Church may save Spillville structure.” The Gazette. 2 June 2001.

“Saints statues.” The Gazette. 7 March 2009.

Shane, George. “Iowa Churches Tell Stories of Native Origins, Cultures.” Des Moines Sunday Register. 27

July 1958, p. 8.

“Spillville parish celebrates 125th anniversary in August.” Dubuque: The Witness. Vol. LXV No. 23. 4

August 1985.

“Spillville native marks 50 years in N.D. congregation.” Dubuque: The Witness. 19 June 2011.

“St. Clement’s Church, Spillville.” The Centennial of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, p. 103.

Uher, Louise. “East Iowa Churches --- St. Clement’s: Only Winneshiek Mission in Constant Use, It’s 101 Years Old.” The Cedar Rapids Gazette, ca. 1961. (1 copy, 1 original print)]]> 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 93 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]>