Dr. Frank Shaw Guy was
a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Little Rock College
in Little Rock, Arkansas, then earned his Master of Arts degree from Catholic
University of America in 1932. He taught history, political science and sociology
at Little Rock College from 1934 to 1941, before joining the faculty at Admiral
Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey. He also lectured in United States
history at the Rutgers University Off-Campus Center in Atlantic City, and took
additional graduate work in education at the University of Pennsylvania. In
1951 he became the Director of Admissions at Admiral Farrgut Academy. Although
his given name was Francis Joseph Guy, he chose to call himself Frank Shaw Guy.
He died on December 31, 1965, at the age of 59, and was survived by his wife,
Catherine H. Guy.
This collection contains newsclippings,
brochures, books, file cards, magazine pages, a scrapbook, and Francis Joseph
Guy's thesis regarding the history of Catholicism in Arkansas.
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1.
1966 January 19: Frank S. Guy obituary, "The Capstan," Admiral
Farragut Academy (Box 1)
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2.
1940 November 12: Letter, J. Olson Anders, Work Projects Administration of
Arkansas, to Frank Shaw Guy, Saint John's Seminary, Little Rock
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History
of Catholicity in Arkansas
o 3. Undated: Chapter 1 draft, "The
Planting of the Cross in Arkansas"
o 4. Undated: Chapters 1 and 2 drafts,
"Planting of the Cross in Arkansas," "The Era of the Pioneer
Missionaries"
o 5. Undated: Chapter 3 draft, "During the
Interim"
o 6. Undated: Chapter 3 and 4
drafts,"During the Interim," "The Arkansas Missions in the
Diocese of St. Louis"
o 7. Undated: Chapter 4 draft, "The
Arkansas Missions in the Diocese of St. Louis"
o 8. Undated: Chapter 5 draft, "The Bishop
Byrne Era"
o 9. Undated: Chapter 5 and partial chapter 6
drafts, "The Bishop Byrne Era," "The Bishop Fitzgerald Era"
o 10. Undated: Chapter 6 draft, "The Bishop
Fitzgerald Era"
o 11. Undated: Chapter 8 draft, "Central
Deanery"
o 12. Undated: Holy Ghost Fathers, chapter 8
information
o 13. Undated: Sacred Heart, Morrilton, chapter
8 information
o 14. Undated: Saint Joseph's, Conway, chapter 8
information
o 15. Undated: Saint Andrew's, Little Rock,
chapter 8 information
o 16. Undated: Chapter 10 introduction,
"West-Central Deanery"
o 17. Undated: Saint Scholastica's, New Blaine,
chapter 10 information
o 18. Undated: Saints Peter and Paul, Morrison
Bluff, chapter 10 information
o 19. Undated: Sacred Heart, Hartman, chapter 10
information
o 20. Undated: Chapter 12 draft,
"North-eastern Deanery"
o 21. Undated: Saint John the Baptist,
Engelberg, chapter 12 information
o 22. Undated: South-central deanery, unknown
chapter
o 23. Undated: South-western deanery, unknown
chapter
o 24. Undated: Saint John's Home Missions
Seminary history
o 25. Undated: Notes for chapters 24-47 (Box 2)
o 26. Miscellaneous notes (Box 1)
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27.
1934, 1947: Mississippi Valley Historical Review brochure, Bishops Byrne and
Fitzgerald images, "The Guardian Silver Jubilee Edition" articles,
Catholic Universty of America, Arkansas parish histories (Box 2)
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28.
1869 August 19: Indenture, William W. Morrison to Mary E. Behus, signed Patrick
May (attorney), George W. Clark (notary public), George W. McDiarmid (county
clerk)
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29.
Bibliography cards
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30.
1925: "The History of Catholicity in Arkansas"
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31.
1932: The Catholic Church in Arkansas 1541-1843, dissertation by Frank Shaw Guy
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32.
1934: Souvenir book, St. Edward's Church, Little Rock, golden jubilee
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33.
1892 February 4: Arkansas Gazette, Bishop Fitzgerald's consecration (Box 3)
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34.
1938 December 23: Pages from the Guardian, history of Morris Institute, Searcy
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35.
1892: Articles, Bishop Fitzgerald's silver jubilee
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36.
Miscellaneous newsclippings
