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Father of the fatherless : the authorized biography of Father Nelson Baker

Title
Father of the fatherless : the authorized biography of Father Nelson Baker / Richard Gribble.
Author
Gribble, Richard.
Publication
New York : Paulist Press, c2011.

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Description
xxv, 406 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Alternative Title
Authorized biography of Father Nelson Baker
Subject
  • Baker, Nelson H. 1841-1936
  • Catholic Church > New York (State) > Clergy > Biography
  • Orphanages > New York (State) > Lackawanna
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 384-396) and index.
Contents
Early days in Buffalo (1842-1869) -- Seminary of Our Lady of Angels (1869-1876) -- First assignments (1876-1882) -- Ministry in the gilded age (1882-1900) -- The infant home (1908-1936) -- Vicar General of Buffalo (1903-1936) -- Father Baker's boys (1900-1936) -- Struggles with the State Office of New York (1921-1936) -- The Basilica of Our Lady of Victory (1921-1926) -- Ministry during the Depression (1930-1936) -- Final years and death (1926-1936) -- Epilogue : Father Nelson Baker : portrait and legacy.
Call Number
JFE 11-3459
ISBN
  • 9780809105960 (alk. paper)
  • 0809105969 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2010054119
OCLC
YBP 2010054119
Author
Gribble, Richard.
Title
Father of the fatherless : the authorized biography of Father Nelson Baker / Richard Gribble.
Imprint
New York : Paulist Press, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 384-396) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 11-3459
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