NPkMC Brother Gerard Matthew Weiss Papers Rita Popot John Ansley, MA, MSLS Marist College Archives and Special Collections

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August 6, 2004 Monish M. Singh Finding aid written in English. 1879 – 1964 1 linear foot Marist College Archives and Special Collections Brother Gerard Matthew Weiss The Weiss Papers is documentation by Brother Gerard Weiss of his family from 1879-1964. The collection includes correspondence, mortgage deeds, insurance policies, newspaper clippings, diaries and photographs pertaining to the Weiss family. English Collection Overview

The Weiss Papers consists of various sermons written by Edson E. Weiss, various photographs, letters of correspondence from Edson Weiss to Orin and Andrew Weiss, and newspaper articles on Marist and local historical sites.

The Weiss Papers was donated to Marist College Library in memory of Brother Gerard Matthew Weiss.

Historical Note

Brother Gerard Matthew Weiss was a long-time Spanish language professor at Marist College. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Marian College (now Marist College) in 1949 and his Masters Degree from St. John’s University. From 1957-1975 Brother Gerard was Professor of Spanish at Marist College and during that period of time he founded the Department of Modern Languages. In 1973, he left the Marist Order, but continued on at Marist. Because of Brother Gerard’s dedication to the teaching of modern languages, a Modern Language Lab in the James A. Cannavino Library was dedicated in his memory. The Weiss Papers includes photographs of members of the Weiss family, sermons written by Edson E. Weiss, diaries of Jennie Henderson Weiss (the wife of Andrew J. Weiss), pictures, and various letters of correspondence and documents originating from Edson Weiss to his sons Orin (also knows as Orion) and Andrew Weiss.

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1 1. Family History as catalogued by Brother Gerard Matthew Weiss (see appendix for a transcription of the Weiss inventory) 0.66 linear feet 1 - 2 1 - 16

A collection of letters, legal papers, mortgage papers, insurance policies, photographs and newspaper clippings preserved and catalogued by Brother Gerard Weiss. Materials are arranged in original order as described in Brother Weiss’s inventory that can be found in Folder 1.1.1. Please note that not all items that are listed in the catalogue appear in the collection.

Numerically by catalogue number

2 2. Additional Materials not identified in the inventory by Brother Weiss 0.33 linear foot 3 17 - 26

Letters, contracts, and photographs not numbered for the inventory by Brother Weiss.

By Subject

3 3. Appendix