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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Allison, Iowa)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Father Bernard W. Coyle of Waverly is reputed to have celebrated the first Mass in the Allison community in the 1880s. He continued to care for the Catholics there on his many journeys. The further accounts of the parish’s beginning are confusing. One account claims the church was built in 1800 and dedicated on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 1890, while Father Coyle was still serving the community. Another account gives the date as 1895 and Father James Ryan directing the building during his pastorate. The date of the transfer of title to Archbishop John Hennessy on December 10, 1890, would tend to favor the earlier date."<br /><br /> - Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, "Parish Profile #195," <em>The Witness</em>, October 14, 1990.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (2 documents)<br />
PARISH HISTORY (6 documents)<br />
<br />
“Catholic Church Calendar and Souvenir: Immaculate Conception Church.” 1902.  <br />
<br />
St. Mary’s Church. Cheque for $19.71. Received by J. Morley. 15 August, 1874.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque. <br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Loras College<br />
 Kucera Center for Catholic Thought <br />
 Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;<br />
]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1890-<br />
The history of the parish over the span of 128 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Blessing, Iowa)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Father Scallan directed the building of a church, probably in 1880. Patrick and Bridget Farrell deeded four acres of their farm to the Diocese of Dubuque on May 25, 1880, a year after they had purchased it. The Centennial History of the Archdiocese states that Father Kelly celebrated Mass in Anthony and Martin Cummings’ homes, but no further reference to Father Kelly can be found in the Archives. Before it was called the Blessing Church, it was known as the Hudson or Lincoln Church, according to old directories. Blessing appears to have been named for James Blessington Dunn, a storekeeper and postmaster. The church was dedicated from its beginning to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary."<br /><br /> - Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, "Parish Profile #119,"<em> The Witness</em>, April 9, 1989.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[ART EXHIBIT (5 documents)<br />
CLOSING (4 documents)<br />
HISTORY (16 documents)<br />
LISTS OF PRIESTS (3 documents)<br />
PARISH LIFE (10 documents)<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS (1 document) <br />
<br />
Beenken, David. Weber, Lonny. “Results of meeting of September 2, 1998 at immaculate Conception Blessing.” Letter to Msr. Walz. 3 September, 1998.<br />
<br />
Kelley, Sister Elvira. Letter to Lawrence J. Guter. 25 June, 1985. <br />
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Kurt, Edgar. “Priests From the Archdiocese: Frank A. Geinitz: Priest of the Leavenworth Diocese, Kansas; later of the Kansas City, Kansas, Diocese.” 3 April, 1989.<br />
<br />
Reuter, Lloyd. “Pastoral Associate/Minister Contract (Model.” 18 May, 1996. <br />
<br />
Unknown author(s). “The Blessing Parish 1937 to 1961.” A.C.C.W Parish History Project. Unknown date.<br />
<br />
Unknown author(s.) “Blessing Parish History-- 1962-63.” A.C.C.W Parish History Project. Unknown date.<br />
<br />
Unknown author. “Blessing Cemetery Directory.” 5 August, 2000. <br />
<br />
Unknown author(s). “Immaculate Conception Parish: Blessing, Iowa (Hudson): Rectory 1435 E. Eagle Road, Waterloo, Iowa.” 1982.<br />
<br />
Unknown author(s). Immaculate Conception Parish: Blessing, Iowa (Hudson): Rectory 1435 E. Eagle Road, Waterloo, Iowa.” 1985.<br />
<br />
Unknown author(s). Immaculate Conception Parish: Blessing, Iowa (Hudson): Rectory 1435 E. Eagle Road, Waterloo, Iowa.” 1983. <br />
<br />
Unknown author(s). “Immaculate Conception Rectory: Buckingham, Iowa: Blessing.” A.C.C.W Parish History Project. Unknown date.<br />
<br />
Unknown author. “To Do Today: Put in DataBase.” 12 March, 1996.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque. <br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought <br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmier, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1880-2006<br />
The history of the parish over the span of 126 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Castle Grove, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["The first European settlers in the Castle Grove area of Jones County were of Irish origin, arriving about 1846. They were visited regularly by Father Jeremiah Trecy from Garryowen on his missionary circuit. Then they were visited by Father Patrick McGuinnes. In 1853 he directed the building of the first church, dedicated to Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. Years later the parish was named for the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the incitement of the Know Nothing animosity toward Catholics and immigrants, the small church was burned to the ground soon after its completion. “Upon the ashes and ruins of it the holy sacrifice was offered the day following, and the new stone church is now nearly completed,” the Catholic Almanac for 1856 reported. No real town grew up around the church, but Castle Grove is listed as a post office from the ‘60’s through the ‘80’s. Under the direction of Father Matthew Murphy, the school was moved to a new location and opened as a parochial school with the Clinton Franciscan Sisters in charge. Father Murphy served a long pastorate of thirty-one years. Later Father John J. Hennessy, nephew of Archbishop Hennessy, served a still longer time, from 1922 to 1966." <br /><br />- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, "Parish Profile #21,"<em> The Witness</em>, n.d.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[CENSUS AND MAP MATERIALS (4 documents)<br /> CLOSING ARTICLES (3 documents) <br />FINANCIAL REPORTS (3 documents)<br /> FIRE ARTICLES (2 documents)<br /> JUBILEE DOCUMENTS (1 document)<br />KEHOE FAMILY DOCUMENTS (8 documents)<br /> NEWSPAPER ARTICLES (3 documents)<br /> PARISH HISTORY (11 documents)<br /><br /> Unknown author/artist. “Immaculate Conception Church: Castle Grove. 1877-1977.” <em>Preston-Hopkinson Co</em>., c. 1977.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque. <br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought <br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmier, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1853-<br />
The history of the parish over the span of 165 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[““In 1853-54 I offered Mass in Cedar Rapids,” wrote Father Mathias Hannon of Iowa City. “I was the first priest to say Mass there.” The Mass Father Hannon celebrated in the Dubuque House, a small hotel, was the beginning of Immaculate Conception Parish. Father Mathias Michels often made the same journey from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids during the next three years. Then in 1858 Father William Emmonds found the Catholic population sufficient to organize a parish. That year they built a small church at the corner of 3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue and 7<sup>th</sup> Street, where the telephone building now stands.”<br /><br />-Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, “Parish Profile #27,” <i>The Witness</i>, June 7, 1987.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Anniversary (15<sup>th</sup>) of Dedication (2 documents)</p>
<p>Anniversary (150<sup>th</sup>) (1 document)</p>
<p>Booklets:</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Centenary" (1 document)</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Heritage of a Century" (1 document)</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Golden Jubilee: Our Lady's Co-workers"</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Stories and Symbols"</p>
<p>Building Paperwork and Correspondences (1912- Rectory/High Altar/Baldichino) (4 documents)</p>
<p>Centennial (2 documents)</p>
<p>Community Newsletter (1 document)</p>
<p>Contribution List (1 document)<br /><br />History (1 document)</p>
<p>Holy Mission Pamphlet and Souvenir Card (2 documents) &nbsp;</p>
<p>Jubilee (4 collections)<br /><br />Pastor cards (1 document)</p>
<p>Pastor List (1 document)</p>
<p>People’s Saving Bank Form (1 document)</p>
<p>News Articles (2 documents)</p>
<p>Sesquicentennial (1 document)</p>
<p>“CE041 Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church,” from “Buildings of Iowa,” 1993.</p>
<p>“Guides and Directives For the Priests at Immaculate Conception Church,” Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1955.</p>
<p>Wicke, Eva O’Neill, “A Glimpse into the Second Century, 1958-1960,” <i>A.C.C.W. Parish History </i></p>
<p><i>Project</i>. The Immaculate Conception Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English.]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1858-<br />
History of the parish over the span of about 160 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Charles City, Iowa)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["A basement for the future church was completed in 1870 and was used for Mass and other services until 1885, when the Gothic style brick church was completed on that early foundation. This building was damaged twice by fires. In 1968 a tornado almost destroyed the church. Construction of a new church began in July 1971. It was dedicated by Archbishop James J. Byrne on December 7, 1972, the eve of the patronal feast of the Immaculate Conception."<br /><br />-Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, “Parish Profile #40,” <i>The Witness</i>, September 13, 1987.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[Annual Report (1 document) <br />
Dedication Service Booklets (2 documents) <br />
History (1 documents) <br />
Inter-parish Correspondences (1 collection) <br />
Open House Booklet (1 document) <br />
Witness News Articles (4 documents)<br />
<br />
“A Year in the Life of Immaculate Conception Parish: Charles City, Iowa August 1986-July 1987.” Compiled by Margaret Holland. Typed by Lola Curl. ca. 1987. <br />
]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English.]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1854-<br />
History of the parish over the span of about 165 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/5714">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Clutier, Iowa)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["From 1900 to 1903 Father Vincent Opava resided in a house near Saint Wenceslaus Church in Carroll Township, about a mile and a half west of Clutier. He cared for both Holy Trinity in Otter Creek and Saint Wenceslaus. In 1905, during the four-year pastorate of Father Aloysius Kolar (1903-1907), a rectory was built in Clutier. The next pastor, Father Joseph Gregor, served from 1907 to 1912. During his pastorate the Methodist church in Clutier was purchased and converted to Catholic use. When Father Gregor began celebrating Mass in Clutier every Sunday, Mass was said on alternate Sundays at Saint Wenceslaus and Holy Trinity. This continued until 1919, when Holy Trinity church was given into the care of the pastor of Saint Mary Church in Vining." <br /><br />-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, "Profile #230," <em>The Witness,</em> n.d.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[CLOSING (5 documents) <br />CONSTITUTION (1 document)<br /> DIRECTORY (1 document)<br /> FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (3 booklets) (1930, 1947, 1954) <br />HISTORY (22 collections)(A.C.C.W Parish History Project 1910-1990)<br /> Office of Pastoral Planning (1 collection) <br />PASTOR LIST (3 documents) <br />PHOTOGRAPHS (3 documents)<br /> VOCATION PROFILES (2 documents) <br /><br />Hanus, Jerome. “Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. By the Grace of God and the Favor of the Apostolic See Archbishop of Dubuque DECREE Regarding Immaculate Conception Parish Clutier, Iowa.” <em>The Witness</em>. 16 July 2006.<br /><br />Kurt, Rev. Edgar. "Parish Profile #230: Immaculate Conception Parish, Clutier.”<em> The Witness</em>. 23 June, 1991.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque. <br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought <br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmier, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1910-2006<br />
The history of the parish over the span of 96 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/5848">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Elma, Iowa) <br />
]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Early pioneers of Elma in Howard County had been attracted by employment in the Great Western railroad roundhouse. They attended Saint Patrick Church at St. Cecilia’s, west of Elma, where Father Francis Gunn was pastor. In 1892 the foundation for a church was laid on Elma property donated by Lemuel Potter. Later purchases gave the parish a total of six acres. Construction was not continual, but the church was finally ready for dedication to the Immaculate Conception in the summer of 1902. With 600 seat structure was of brick with white stone trim and slate roof. The interior was frescoed by George Satory, a prominent church decorator of that era."<br /><br />
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #81, <i>The Witness</i>, July 3, 1988</p>
<p>Immaculate Conception Parish, Elma</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Anniversary 125<sup>th</sup> (1 document)</p>
<p>Centennial Booklet (4 documents)</p>
<p>Elma in the Hands of Time Booklet (1 booklet)</p>
<p>Envelope (1 document)</p>
<p>History (18 packets)</p>
<p>Parish Directory (1 document)</p>
<p>Photograph Kitchen, Gymnasium, Dining Room (1 document)</p>
<p>Sketches (2 documents)</p>]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1887-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 132 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/5850">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Fairbank, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Historical documents pertaining to the history of Immaculate Conception parish in Fairbank, Iowa. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>135<sup>th</sup> Anniversary (1 artifact)</p>
<p>150<sup>th</sup> Anniversary (1 document)</p>
<p>Archive File List (1 document)</p>
<p>Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque Excerpts (6 documents)</p>
<p>Financial Statement (6 documents)</p>
<p>Green Foundry and Furnace Works (2 documents)</p>
<p>History (1 document)</p>
<p>Inventory List (1 document)</p>
<p>Letters 1927, 1937, (2 documents)</p>
<p>Pastor Cards (1 set)</p>
<p>Photographs (6 documents)</p>
<p>Priest List (2 documents)</p>
<p>Reunion Booklets (2 documents)</p>
<p>The Month’s Mind by Fr. Tobin (1 collection)</p>]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1858-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 161 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/5860">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Gilbertville, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Immaculate Conception Parish began with the town of Gilbertville, which was then called Knox. Several young men, pleased with the banks of the Red Cedar River in Black Hawk County south of Waterloo, laid out the town site in 1854. The Catholic settlers built a small church, put together from the cast-off slabs of a local sawmill. It was probably there when Bishop Mathias Loras visited the town and was prompted to purchase forty areas for $50 in 1855, as a receipt in the Archdiocesan Archives shows." <br /><br />- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #23, <i>The Witness</i>, May 10, 1987
<p>Immaculate Conception Parish, Gilbertville</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Annual History (7 documents)</p>
<p>Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque Warranty Deeds (3 documents)</p>
<p>Census 1914 (1 document)</p>
<p>Centennial (1 document)<br /><br />Correspondence Rev. Ziegler (1 document)</p>
<p>Cremmer Letter and History (2 documents)</p>
<p>Golden Jubilee 1925 Booklet (3 documents)</p>
<p>Harvesting Our Potential: A Northeast Iowa Rural Women’s Conference with Public Hearings (1 document)</p>
<p>History (1 collection, 6 documents)</p>
<p>Letter 1914, 1912, 1913, 1928 Nemmers and Sullivan (3 documents)<br /><br />Pastor Cards (1 set)</p>
<p>Witness Publishing Letter (1 document)</p>
<p>Morris, Adam. “Gilbertville parishioners take pride in renovation,” <i>Waterloo Courier/The Witness</i>, 16 January 2005.</p>
<p>“Personal growth program voted in by Dubuque priests,” Dubuque<i>: The Witness</i>, Vol. LXIV NO. 44, 6 January 1985.</p>]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1857-<br />
History of the parish over the span of 162 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/5715">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Immaculate Conception (Haverhill, Iowa)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Under Father Murphy’s guidance 21 families collected $1,285 in 1877 for a parish church. They put up a small frame building about a mile west of the present town, on two acres donated by Ben Welp. On December 8, 1879, Father Murphy celebrated the first mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. About the same time J. B. Determan, Killian Kunkel, and Henry Lemker started a one-room parochial school for 25 children. Miss Mary Foley was the first teacher. Miss Mary Tasshaller and Miss Gertrude Eich were later teachers, using the same course of studies in secular subjects as the public schools. They later joined the Dubuque Franciscan Sisters."<br /><br /> - Rev. Edgar Kurt, "Profile #144,"<em> The Witness,</em> 8 October 1989.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[ANNUAL REPORT (2 documents)<br /> CENTENNIAL (1 booklet) <br />CONSTITUTION (3 collections) <br />DECREE (1 document) <br />FINANCIAL REPORT (3 documents)<br /> HISTORY (3 documents) <br />JOINT AGREEMENT/CLUSTER (1 document)<br /> LETTERS (6 documents) <br />NEWS ARTICLES (1 document)<br /> PASTOR LISTS (4 documents) <br />SCHOOL/PARISH HISTORY (1 collection) <br /><br />“Haverhill Centennial.” <em>The Witness</em>. 2 September 1984.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought <br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:relation>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
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