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Society of Saint Edmund Archives
General Chapter
1843-present
Arrangement
3 series: General, Convocation, and Audiovisual.
History
The first General Chapter of the SSE was held in 1891, although elections had been held prior to that. Chapter were held every three years until 1930. From 1930-1970 this changed to every 6 years. The 1970 General Chapter reduced the term of superiors general from six to four years and adjusted the schedule for General Chapters. Chapters were held in intervening years in extraordinary circumstances. Since 1998, the Chapters have been assembly chapters rather than delegate chapters, and all members of the Society are invited to attend.
The General Chapter of the Society of Saint Edmund is the supreme authority of the Society while in session. At the Chapter, delegates meet together to elect the Superior General and his Council and discuss and make decisions about issues affecting the Society. According the SSE Constitutions, an ordinary General Chapter has the following responsibilities: (a) to safeguard the patrimony of the Society; (b) to promote renewal and adaptation; (c) to elect the Superior General and his council; (d) to deal with matters of greater importance; and (e) to issue universally binding norms.
Scope
This record group includes records of all Chapters, including Chapters of affairs, extraordinary chapters and renewal chapters. These records are arranged into series by Chapter date, regardless of type of chapter. Each chapter sets its own agenda and its own rule governing the chapter itself. Most business of a particular chapter is concluded during the chapter, although some things are revisited at later chapters. The records of a particular chapter provide good insight into what was actually happening at a given time in the Society, as well as somewhat setting forth ideas of what was to come. The records from the earliest Chapters are usually little more than the chapter reports, but beginning with the 1946 chapter, planning and supporting documents appear. Two additional series are convocations and AV material. The Convocation series is also arranged chronologically. Although these periodic, reflective meetings are not officially a part of the chapter, they are often called to discuss issues that will be presented at the next chapter, or were brought up at the past one. They were included with the General Chapter Record Group on the recommendation of the Superior General Myhalyk. The AV series is arranged by date, and includes audiotapes of chapter proceedings.
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Folder List
Box 1
1 1843 Founding Documents
2 1892/1895/1899 General
3 1891 General
4 1901 General
5 1905 General
6 1907 General
7 1910 General
8 1913 General
9 1920 General
10 1924 General
11 1924 Proposal Liquidation
12 1930 General
13 1946 Call to Chapter
14 1946 Correspondence
15 1946 Minutes
16 1946 Report to General Chapter
17 1952 Minutes
18 1952 Report of Superior General
19 1958 Manpower report
20 1958 Minutes
21 1958 Miscellaneous
22 1958 Financial
23 1958 Report of Superior General
24 1964 Announcements
25 1964 Elections
26 1964 Minutes
27 1964 Superior Generals Report
28 1968 Elections
29 1968 Preparatory Commission
Box 2
1 1968-1969 (Renewal) By-Laws
2 1968-1969(Renewal) Chapter Report
3 1968-1969(Renewal) Committees Comm. On SMC & SSE
4 1968-1969(Renewal) Committees Comm. On SMC & SSE Statement of Fr. Dupont
5 1968-1969(Renewal) Committees Constitution
6 1968-1969 (Renewal) Committees Edmundite Service
7 1968-1969(Renewal) Committees Government
8 1968-1869(Renewal) Committees Membership in Society
9 1968-1969 (Renewal) Committees Resources
10 1968-1969 (Renewal) Committees The Witness of Edmund
11 1968-1969 (Renewal) Elections
12 1968-1969 (Renewal) Election Results
13 1968-1969 (Renewal) Elections Sample Ballots
Box 3
1 1968-1969(Renewal) General Preparatory Commission
2 1968-1969 (Renewal) Homily by Father Galligan
3 1968-1969 (Renewal) Material for Capitulants
4 1968-1969 (Renewal) Minutes
5 1968-1969 (Renewal) Newsletters
6 1968-1969 (Renewal) Newspaper Clippings
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Box 4
1 1968-1969 (Renewal) Office of Secretary
2 1968-1969 (Renewal) Pre-Chapter Convention
3 1968-1969 (Renewal) Press Releases
4 1968-1969 (Renewal) Proposals
5 1968-1969(Renewal) Statistical Surveys
6 1968-1969(Renewal) Varia
7 1968-69 Working Papers
8 1970 By-Laws
9 1970 Chapter Materials
10 1970 Chapter Newsletters
11 1970 Chapter Preparation
12 1970 Committee List
13 1970 Committees To Receive Communication
14 1970 Committees Constitution of Society
15 1970 Committees Coordinating Committee
16 1970 Committees Formation Committee
17 1970 Committees SMC& SSE Boutin-Galligan Agreement
18 1970 Conference of Major Superiors of Men
19 1970 Elections of Alternates
20 1970 Election Procedure
21 1970 Election Results
Box 5
1 1970 Financial Figures
2 1970 General Chapter Report
3 1970 General Sessions (7/7-7/9)
4 1970 General Sessions (7/10-7/13)
5 1970 General Sessions (7/14)
6 1970 General Sessions (7/15-7/16)
7 1970 General Sessions (7/20-7/22)
8 1970 General Sessions (7/23-7/28)
9 1970 General Sessions (7/29)
10 1970 General Sessions (7/30)
11 1970 Materials Submitted by Individual Capitulants
12 1970 Minutes
13 1970 Superior General Closing Homily
14 1970 Superior General’s Call-Open Homily
15 1970 Superior General’s Report-Father Galligan
16 1970 Working Materials
Box 6
1 1974 Chapter Report
2 1974 Committees Agenda
3 1974 Committees Apostolate
4 1974 Committees Coordinating
5 1974 Committees Constitution
6 1974 Committees Constitution
7 1974 Committees Constitution
8 1974 Committees Finance Committee
9 1974 Committees Formation Committee
10 1974 Committees Obligations
11 1974 Committees Retired Committee
12 1974 Committees SSE/SMC
13 1974 Committees SSE/SMC Ball: Response to Earl McGrath
14 1974 Correspondence-Miscellaneous
15 1974 Digest
16 1974 Documents
17 1974 Election Plan for 1978
18 1974 Election Procedure
19 1974 Election Results
20 1974 General Proposals
21 1974 Lists of Members of Society
22 1974 Manpower Membership Report
Box 7
1 1974 Minutes (Bound)
2 1974 Minutes
3 1974 Miscellaneous
4 1974 Newsletters
5 1974 Protocol Numbers Assignment
6 1974 Superior General Homily
7 1974 Superior General Report
8 1976 Agenda
9 1976 By-Laws
10 1976 CARA Contract
11 1976 CARA Contract (non-approved)
12 1976 CARA Correspondence
13 1976 CARA Edmundite Personal Study Phase I
14 1976 CARA Evaluation of SSE
15 1976 CARA General
16 1976 CARA Initial Responses
17 1976 CARA Miscellaneous Correspondence
18 1976 CARA Press Releases Phase I
19 1976 CARA Proposal Phase II
20 1976 CARA Questionnaires Phase I
21 1976 CARA Replies to Fr. Gokey’s Questions
22 1976 CARA Replies to Questionnaires
23 1976 CARA Report on SSE Phase I
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Box 8
1 1976 CARA Report Phase II
2 1976 CARA Replies and Requests Phase I
3 1976 CARA Research Proposal
4 1976 CARA Response to Father Gokey’s Questions
5 1976 CARA Responses Phase I
6 1976 CARA SMC Meetings Phase II
7 1976 CARA Supplementary Reports
8 1976 CARA Supplementary Reports of Southern Missions
9 1976 CARA Supplement to Report Phase II
10 1976 CARA Toronto Community Meeting
11 1976 CARA Vitas
12 1976 CARA Work Sheets Phase I
13 1976 CARA Work Sheets Phase II
14 1976 Chapter Report
9 1976 Committees Apostolate
16 1976 Committees Chapter Preparations
17 1976 Committees Chapter Preparation
18 1976 Committees Chapter Preparation
19 1976 Committees Chapter Preparation
Box 9
1 1976 Committees Chapter Preparation/Chapter Handbook
2 1976 Committees Chapter Preparation
3 1976 Committees Proposals
4 1976 Committees Delegates
5 1976 Committees Elections
6 1976 Committees Minutes
7 1976 Correspondence
8 1976 Convocation Letter
9 1976 Convocation Prayers
10 1976 Edmundite Manpower of Resource Report
11 1976 Election Procedure
12 1976 Financial Notes
13 1976 Material for Capitulants
14 1976 Material for Capitulants
15 1976 Miscellaneous Printing Material
16 1976 “Poverty”
17 1976 Results of Mini-Questionnaire
18 1976 Superior General Homily
Box 10
1 1978 Bylaws
2 1978 Chapter report
3 1978 Committees Chapter Prep Comm
4 1978 Committees Chapter Prep Comm
5 1978 Committees Chapter Prep Comm correspondence
6 1978 Committees Constitutions
7 1978 Committees retired
8 1978 Committees sse and smc
9 1978 Material for capitulants apost comm
10 1978 Material for capitulants comm life and prayer
11 1978 Material for capitulants const committee
Box 11
1 1978 Material for capitulants digest
2 1978 Material for capitulants election plan 1982
3 1978 Material for capitulants finance comm
4 1978 Material for capitulants finance review
5 1978 Material for capitulants formation comm
6 1978 Material for capitulants minutes
7 1978 Material for capitulants popular election
8 1978 Material for capitulants poverty
9 1978 Material for capitulants protocols
10 1978 Material for capitulants retirement comm
11 1978 Material for capitulants smc planning
12 1978 Convocation prayer and homily
13 1978 Delegates
14 1978 Election procedures
15 1978 Report of French community
16 1978 Report on Southern missions
17 1978 Report of Superior General
18 1978 Report of Superior General Edmundite manpower
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Box 12
1 1982 Agenda
2 1982 Digest
3 1982 Chapter proceedings by laws
4 1982 Chapter proceedings committee reports
5 1982 Chapter proceedings minutes
6 1982 Chapter proceedings protocols
7 1982 Chapter proceedings other
8 1982 Chapter proceedings schedule
9 1982 Chapter proceedings Superior General report
10 1982 Chapter report
11 1982 Committees chapter prep corr
12 1982 Committees chapter prep minutes
13 1982 Committees finance and retirement
14 1982 Committees sse smc
15 1982 Convocation letter
16 1982 Elections
17 1982 General items
18 1982 material for capitulants (sent 7 may 1982)
19 1982 misc financial memos
20 1982 press releases
21 1982 spirituality report
22 1982 Superior General report
Box 13
1 1984 Chapter Preparation
2 1984 Chapter Report
3 1984 Constitutions
4 1984 Election of delegates
5 1984 material for capitulants (1)
6 1984 material for capitulants (2)
7 1984 Minutes
8 1984 Proceedings/Ballots
9 1986 Ad Hoc Committee on the apostolate
10 1986 Agenda/schedule
11 1986 By-Laws
12 1986 Chapter preparatory Committee minutes
13 1986 Chapter Report
14 1986 Constitution and Directory of SSE
15 1986 Coordinating Committee
16 1986 Correspondence (chapter Secretary)
Box 14
1 1986 Digest of Discussions
2 1986 Draft constitution
3 1986 Election of delegates
4 1986 Formation dir report
5 1986 Manpower report
6 1986 Minutes
7 1986 President Reiss’ Talk
8 1986 Proposed resolutions
9 1986 Questions to superior general
10 1986 Superior General’s Report
11 1986 Retirement needs
12 1986 Treasurer general reports and questions
13 1986 Voting
14 1990 Chapter Report
15 1990 Committee chapter prep
16 1990 Documents
17 1990 Edmundite formation handbook
18 1990 Elections
19 1990 Minutes/ Constitution
20 19990 Protocols
21 1990 Questions to Superior General
22 1990 Superior General’s report
Box 15
1 1994 Agenda and Protocols
2 1994 Announcement of New Leadership
3 1994 Ballots
4 1994 Chapter Delegates
5 1994 Chapter Election Plan
6 1994 Chapter Prayers
7 1994 Chapter Preparations Committee
8 1994 Chapter Preparations Committee
9 1994 Chapter Report
10 1994 Election of Delegates
11 1994 Facilities
12 1994 Minutes (5/30-6/2)
13 1994 Protocols
14 1994 Report of Superior General
15 1994 Song “In a Common Life”
16 1994 Topics Recommendedby voting centers
17 1994 Treasurer’s General Report
18 1998 Chapter Report
19 2002 Agendas and schedule
20 2002 Chapter Preparation
21 2002 Chapter Report
22 2002 Protocols
23 2002 Superior General Report
24 2002 Treasurer General Report
25 2006 Chapter Report
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Convocations
1 Convocations 1987 Enders correspondence
2 Convocations 1987 Enders General
3 Convocations 1987 Enders Evaluations
4 Convocations 1987 Enders Report
5 Convocations 1987 Interpretation of Constitution 24…
6 Convocations 1988 Correspondence/H. Sherrill
7 Convocations 1988 General Council Retreat
8 Convocations 1988 Mobile
9 Convocations 1988 Mystic
10 Convocations 1988 Saint Michael’s College
11 Convocations 1989 Facilitators training
12 Convocations 1993 Convocation Convocation Comm. Correspondence
13 Convocations 1993 Convocation Convocation Committee Minutes
14 Convocations 1993 Convocation General
15 Convocations 1997 Convocation
16 Convocations 2002
17 Convocations 2003
15 Convocations 2005 Convocation
16 Convocations 2005 Convocation
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Audiovisual
Peter Stanfield
AM (6/3/82)
AM (6/3/82)
PM (6/3/82)
PM (6/3/82)
4th and 5th Session (6/4/82)
5th Session (6/4/82)
5th Session PM (6/4/82)
Questions to Superior General PM (6/7/82)
Questions from Capitulants (6/7/82)
Sr. Ann Gannon (6/7/82)
8th Session am (6/8/82)
Steve H. SSE/SMC (6/8/82)
Report McLaughlin (6/8/82)
Fr. McLaughlin
Ray Doherty (6/9/82)
10th Session (6/9/82)
11th Session-Spirituality (6/9/82)
12th Session-Spirituality (6/9/82)
13th Session (6/10/82)
15th Session (6/11/82)
13th Session (9/10/82)
14th Session (9/11/82)
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Prepared by: Elizabeth B. Scott
February 26, 2003, revised August 2006
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