Sr. Loretta Petit, OP, Friar in the Wilderness: Edward Dominic Fenwick Collection

The Friar in the Wilderness Collection contains research materials compiled by Sr. Loretta Petit while writing the book. Most of the materials are her handwritten notes and research on Fr. Edward Fenwick and the time period in which he lived and worked. There are also pictures and prints of locations and buildings relevant to the story of Fr. Fenwick. With the exception of two folders, all materials are in letter-sized archival boxes. The oversized materials from Series II and VI were relocated to a legal-sized box for storage and preservation purposes.

The materials in this collection are organized into eight series. The collection came to the McGreal Center in file folders and the items were kept in the original files; however, the files were reordered and relabeled to assist the researcher with his or her work. Where appropriate, items were organized chronologically within the folders. If no chronological or alphabetical order was appropriate, the original order of the items was retained.