Middleton (Thomas Cooke), O.S.A. records

The Thomas Cooke Middleton, O.S.A. papers consist of one folder pertaining to procedures for Commencement.

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Created: Villanova University Archives 1877
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Villanova University. Presidents.
Middleton, Thomas C., (Thomas Cooke), O.S.A., 1842-1943
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spelling VUA_2_10Middleton (Thomas Cooke), O.S.A. recordsGuide to Thomas Cooke Middleton, O.S.A. records VUA.2.10Finding aid prepared by Rev. Dennis J. Gallagher, OSA and Beaudry AllenVillanova University ArchivesApril 2020Falvey Library800 E Lancaster AveVillanova, PABusiness Number: 610-519-4133archives@villanova.eduURL: Instances addedThis finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-03 16:11:03 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard Villanova University Archives Thomas Cooke Middleton, O.S.A. records, 1877 VUA.2.10 /repositories/2/resources/5 0.08 Linear feet (1 folder) 1877 The Thomas Cooke Middleton, O.S.A. papers consist of one folder pertaining to procedures for Commencement. English Preferred Citation note [Item], VUA 2-10 Thomas Cooke Middleton, O.S.A. Records, 1877. Villanova University Archives, Villanova University. Conditions Governing Access note The collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use note For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Distinctive Collections staff. Biographical/Historical note Father Thomas Cooke Middleton was born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, on 30 March 1842 of a Quaker family. He was baptized at the age of 12 with his entire family, then including his mother and five sisters. He entered the Augustinian novitiate at Tolentine, Italy, in 1858, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1864. In 1865, Father Middleton returned to the United States and Villanova College, where he served and lived for the next 58 years. At Villanova College he was a teacher, Prefect of Studies of the College, Archivist, and Secretary and Socius of the Province. He also served as President of Villanova Collect from 1876 to 1878 and College Librarian from 1865 to 1923. In 1884, Father Middleton helped organize the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, of which he was the first President. He was the author of many essays on local Catholic history and the history of the Order of Saint Augustine, including the Introduction to the Oratorian translations of Life of Saint Thomas of Villanova. He also prepared an historical sketch of Villanova College (Historical Sketch of the Augustinian Monastery, College, and Mission of St. Thomas of Villanova, Delaware County, PA: During the first half century of their existence, 1842-1892 (Villanova, PA., 1893) which was published on its fiftieth anniversary in 1893. Father Middleton was 81 when he died at Villanova on 19 November 1923. He is buried here at Villanova in the Augustinian Community Cemetery. Middleton Hall, the Health Center at Villanova University, is named in his honor. Works consulted: *Necrology of the Augustinian Provinces of the United States of America (revised, May 2000) Scope and Contents note The Thomas Cooke Middleton, O.S.A. papers consist of one folder pertaining to procedures for Commencement. Education. Villanova University. Presidents. Middleton, Thomas C., (Thomas Cooke), O.S.A., 1842-1943 Commencement procedure/repositories/2/archival_objects/407187712
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Education.
Villanova University. Presidents.
Middleton, Thomas C., (Thomas Cooke), O.S.A., 1842-1943
title_short Middleton (Thomas Cooke), O.S.A. records
title_full Middleton (Thomas Cooke), O.S.A. records
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topic Education.
Villanova University. Presidents.
Middleton, Thomas C., (Thomas Cooke), O.S.A., 1842-1943
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