Roman Sources for the History of American Catholicism, 1763–1939

“This is a fine piece of work: well written, superbly organized, and offering concrete guidance to scholars seeking to work in Roman archives. The author and the Cushwa Center, which commissioned this project, have made a signal contribution to the desire to ‘transnationalize’ the history of American Catholicism. The work is excellent; preparing a researcher to make maximum use of funds and time abroad is one of its great gifts.” —Steven M. Avella, Marquette University

"Matteo Binasco’s Roman Sources for the History of American Catholicism, 1763–1939 is the historian’s GPS for American Catholic archives in Rome. Binasco has produced a magisterial book for the historian of American Catholicism, finally giving us a comprehensive, detailed, and expert mapping of the American sources. The archives catalogued in this book, many of them containing files never reviewed by American Catholic historians, should compel new reflections, perspectives, and directions for research. As American Catholic historiography moves from national to global, this resource will be an invaluable tool for graduate students, professors, writers, and archivists." —Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., Boston College

“The author must have pounded the pavement (or cobblestones) of Rome to gather this data. This guide provides basic information in a concise manner so that researchers can plan and utilize well their time in Rome.” —Thomas M. McCoog, S.J., curator of the Avery Cardinal Dulles Papers, Fordham University

"Roman Sources for the History of American Catholicism, 1763–1939 is an invaluable addition to the reference literature on American Catholicism. As the foreword notes, no other reference work covers the subjects and collections this volume does." —Choice

"This thoughtful and thorough book emerged from a 2014 conference in Rome sponsored by the University of Notre Dame's Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism. . . . With his survey of sixty archives and libraries in Rome and the Vatican, [Matteo] Binasco has answered so many questions, and research travel budgets will never be the same." —Archivum Historicum Societatis Jesu

“This volume will be a boon to new areas of research in the fields of transatlantic studies, Catholic studies, and global history.” —Catholic Library World

"In her Introduction, Kathleen Sprows Cummings reveals that the ball for this excellent work started rolling at a 2014 conference in Italy sponsored by Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center and the Università della Tuscia. Two very useful chapters follow her Introduction—one by Luca Codignola and Matteo Sanfilippo, and the other by Binasco that provide useful historic and historiographic contexts for the project." —American Catholic Studies

"The labors of Binasco and his colleagues have produced a monumental work that serves as an effective reference tool for furthering scholarship in American Catholic history." —Reading Religion