Michael Allen Shine, 1868-1927 [RG3626.AM]

NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID

RG3626.AM:  Michael Allen Shine, 1868-1927

Papers:  1857-1926, n.d.
Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska:  Priest; historian
Size:  4.5 cu.ft.; 9 boxes

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Michael Allen Shine was born May 19, 1868, in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. He was brought to America by his parents when but three months old, and was reared in Springfield, Massachusetts. He received his early education in the public grammar and high schools of Springfield, graduating from the latter in 1887. He entered St. Charles College, Ellicott, Maryland, from which he graduated in 1889. He then entered St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland. He was appointed professor of Latin, Greek and History in Epiphany Apostolic College, Baltimore, Maryland, remaining there for two years. He was ordained a priest on December 19, 1896, by His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, in the cathedral at Baltimore. His first charge was at Red Cloud, Nebraska, with the missions of Riverton, Guide Rock, and Superior, from January 1897 to May 1897. He was then transferred to Harvard, Nebraska, having Aurora and Nelson as missions.

The church at Aurora was about to be sold under a foreclosed mortgage and the congregation was discouraged and in very poor financial condition, owing to the hard, dry years immediately preceding. However, by an extraordinary effort, over $1,400 were collected in one week and the church building was saved. On January 1, 1899, he was made pastor at Sutton and again saved the church financially. In July of 1903, Father Shine was made rector of St. Theresa’s procathedral in Lincoln. In 1908 he went to Plattsmouth where he served until his death April 2, 1927. Monsignor Shine was invested with the rank of Monsignor in January 1926 at Plattsmouth. Father Shine was noted as an authority on early Nebraska history and was frequently an attendant at the meetings of the Nebraska State Historical Society. In 1918 he was elected a member of the board of the Nebraska State Historical Society, a position he held until his death.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection consists of nine boxes of manuscript material arranged in eight series: (1) Fur Traders and Trappers; (2) North American Indians; (3) Explorers; (4) Catholicism; (5) Nebraska History; (6) Forts; (7) Correspondence, 1857, 1905-1926 and undated; (8) Miscellaneous.

This collection relates to Father Shine’s efforts compiling research material on various frontier themes. Most of the material has been compiled from various sources. The bulk of the collection consist of biographies of fur traders, data about Indians of North American, and explorers and exploration of the Trans-Mississippi West.

INVENTORY

Series 1 – Fur Traders and Trappers
Box 1
Folder

1. Abadie, S.L., Sr.
   Aird
   Archambeau
   Ashley
   Auge, Augustine
   Auge, R. Gaston do st.
   Baptist, Jean
   Bechworth
   Beckworth, J.O.
   Benoit
   Bent Family
   Berthold
   Bijou
   Bird
   Boyer Family
   Boyer, Mike
   Brasseau
   Bridger
   Brown
   Cabanne, J.F.
   Caldwell, Billy
   Campbell, Colin and Robert
   Cannon, William
   Cardonelet, Baron de
   Carson, Kit
   Cerre, Jean Gabriel, Pacal Leon, and Michael Sylv.
   Charbonneau Family
   Chardon, Francois
   Chauvin
   Chenier, Antoine
   Choteau, Col. Augustus, Sr. and Family
   Clamorgan, James
   Colter, John
   Cosmes, Vay. St.
   Crozatte, Pierre
   Culbertson, Alexander
   D’Eglise, Jacques
   De la Tonty
   Deroin Family
   Dorion, Pierre Sr. and Jr.
   Dickson, William
2. Dougherty, John and Joseph
   Dripps, Andrew
   Ducharme, Jeane Marie
   Evans, John – Fr. Graves voyage
   Ferguson, Daniel
   Gant, John
   Gardner, Johnson and Phil
   Gass, Patrick
   Glass, Hugh
   Godin, Anton
   St. Cyr Family – George Gay
   Guitard, Mary
   Hamilton
   Harnois, Peter
   Harris, Moses
   Haite, John
   Harvey, Alex
   Henry, Andrew
   Iglis, Santiago
   Immel, Michael
   Jones, Robert
   Kancelaus, William
   Kipp, James
   La Fleur
   La Lande, Baptiste
   La Leivix, Paul de
   Labadie, Syl.
   Laidlow, William
   Lajorie, Madam
   Lambert, Clem
   Laramier Family
   Laroque, G., James, Francis
   Le Contes, Louis
   Le Raye, Charles
   Lecayer, Jean B.
   Lee
   Loisel
   Lisa, Manuel
   McClasky, James
   McClellan, Robert
   McLaughlin, Dr. J.
   Marin, James and Claude
   Marin, Pierre Paul Sieur de
   Matthieu, F.K.
   Meek, Joseph L. and Stephen
   Minard, Pierre
   Mitchell, David
   Monier, Jean Baptiste
   Montardy, Pierre
   Monterevier, Jean B.
   Morgan, Alex. L.
   Morrision, William
   Nash, Ira
   Newell, Robert
   Nolan, Philip
3. O’Brien, Allen and Larkin
   O’Fallon, Benjamin
   Ogden, Peter
   O’Heyne Family
   Papin Family
   Penachon
   Perkins, Joseph
   Petit, Sol.
   Picotte, Honore
   Pilcher, Joshua
   Porneuf, Baron
   Pouree, Eugene
   Pratte Family, Pierre, Paul
   Prorot, Staphen
   Purcell, James
   Queres
   Quesnel
   Recontre, Xavier
   Richard
   Robidoux Family
   Rose, Ed
   Sandoval, Isidore
   Sanford, Major John F.H.
   Sanguenette, Charles, Sr.
   Sansouci, Louis
   Saint Vrain
   Sarpy Family
   Smith, Jedidiah Strong
   Smith, Thomas
   Spanish Co. Ex. Missouri River
   Stevens
   Sublette, Andrew, Milton, William, Solomon Perry
   Trecy, Rev. Jere
   Trudeau, John Baptiste
   Turner, John
   Valle, John Baptiste and Francois
   Vanderburgh, William
   Vasquitz, Benito, Sr., Anton, Francis, Pierre and Louis
   Velder, John de
   Vial, Petro
   Waldo, Dr. David
   Walker, James Redford
   Williams, Bill and Ezechiel
   Young, Ewing
4. American Fur Co. Posts in or near Nebraska
5. Missouri Fur Company
6. Trading Posts in Nebraska
7. Manuel Lisa’s employees
8. Miamis Post
9. English or British Trading Posts on the Frontier of the U.S. or Fr. Sp. Louisiana
10. Northwest Fur Trading Co.
11. Campbell and Sublette Fur Co.
12. Indian Traders, 1776-1777
13. Indian Traders, 1769
14. British Trading Posts
15. California Pioneers and former trappers
16. Jean L’Archiveque or Juan de Archibec
17. Taos, New Mexico
18. Thomas Fitzpatrick and William Gordon
19. Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
20. The Columbia Fur Co., 1822-1827
21. Colonel Boone
22. Early Fur Traders in Nebraska

1. Illinois, Osage and Otoptata Chiefs in Paris, 1725
2. The Flathead Embassy – Whitman – DeSmet
3. Native Nebraskans Before 1854
4. Pawnee Chiefs, 1817-1906
5. Pawnee Vocabulary – with English Pronunciation
6. Pawnee Annals, 1650-1874
7. Additional Pawnee Annals
8. General History of Pawnee Indians
9. Frank North’s Pawnee Scouts – Names – Indian and English
10. Pawnee Sacrifices
11. Elisha Dorian on Early Indian History, 1875
12. Notes on the Mandan
13. The Coming of the Siouan Tribes into Eastern Nebraska
14. The Ground House Indians and Stone Cist Graves of Kansas & Nebr.
15. Clippings regarding Indians
16. Indian finger rings
17. Omaha Indians
18. Omaha Indian Annals, 1541-1884; Biographical Material, General History vocabulary
19. Oglala Annals, 1640-1904
20. Ouyatanon Annals, 1694-1780
21. Jemes (He’ mish or Haemish) Indian Annals, 1598-1782
22. Cahokia Annals, 1786-1799
23. The Nebraska Aborigines as they appeared in the 18th Century
24. Nebraska Indian Tribes and Treaties
25. Long’s Indian Vocabulary
26. Omaha Notes from the “Middle Five” and Opata vocabulary
27. Zuni Annals, 1539-1713
28. Yankton Annals, 1640-1909

Box 3
Folder

1. Osage Annals, 1673-1873
2. Ogalala Annals, 1806-1852
3. Miami Annals, 1806-1852
4. Kansas Annals, 1800-1872
5. Peoria and Kansas Annals, 1541-1800
6. Kiowa Annals, 1732
7. Cahokia Annals, 1698-1826
8. Arikara Annals, 1541-1871
9. Arapaho Annals, 1688-1724; 1742-1892
10. Aijaos or Osage Annals, 1601-1777
11. Sac and Fox Annals, 1688-1842
12. Otoe Annals, 1634-1885; vocabulary
13. Omaha Tribes and Treaties: Blackbird Chief
14. Missouri Annals, 1634-1908 (vocab.)

Box 4
Folder

1. Mandan Annals, 1673-1851 (with creation myth and vocabulary)
2. Comanche Annals, 1530-1880
3. Cheyenne Annals, 1680-1892 (vocab.)
4. Iowa Annals, 1650-1872
5. Joseph La Flesche
6. Jumanos Indians, 1582-1789
7. Kaskaskias Annals, 1673-1799
8. Ponca Indian Annals, 1777-1880
9. Omaha Dictionary – 4 notebooks
10. Indian Wars
11. History of Indian Tribes – Omaha, Otoe and Pawnee, Pawnee and Paducas, Mochas, Otoe, Siouan, Winnebago
12. Indians Cessions – Kansas, Pawnee, Omahas, Otoe, Pawnee, Iowas
13. Notes on various tribes, expeditions, etc.: Algonquinn – Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Pawnee, Alysworth, Pawnee, Dunbar

Series 3 – Explorers and Exploration

1. DeSoto’s March
2. The Boundary of Louisiana on the upper Missouri
3. French and Nebraska Geographical Names
4. Copala Province or Lake
5. James Mackay’s Journal of a Voyage up the Missouri toward South Sea, 1794
6. The Platte River
7. Dr. George Bird Grinnell’s points
8. The Spanish Commercial Company
9. Taking Possession of Louisiana by M. Cavelier de La Salle, 1682

Box 5
Folder

1. Narrative of DeSoto’s Expedition by Luis Hernandez de Biedma
2. Hercule Brassac
3. La Verendrye
4. James O. Pattie’s Journey, 1824
5. Cabeza de Vaca
6. Notes from Theodore Irving’s “The Conquest of Florida, by Hernando DeSoto”
7. Etienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont
8. Villasur Massacre
9. Voyages of the brothers Pierre Antoine and Paul Mallet
10. Perine Pivers de La Renaudiere’s Memorial on Mines
11. Alexander Majors’ “Seventy Years on the Frontier”
12. Lewis and Clark, 1804
    Aylsworth Report on Hunt Expedition
    Johnson – History of Nebraska
    Nathaniel Wyeth’s Journal
    George Catlin Expedition
    Report by Hart-Warren Exploration and Long Exploration
    Sheldon on John T. Irving’s “Indian Sketches”
    Howard Sainsbury Trip to Utah
    Expeditions of American Government (Dale, Personnel, Place, Purpose, Falt (sic), Authority)
13. Sheldon – Discovery of Rocky Mountains
    Barrett on Fremont
    Aylsworth – Brownville
    Persinger – Exploration and French Exploration
    Explorers – American
    Coronado Bibliography
    Indian – Bibliography
    Spanish Expeditions
    American Expeditions

Series 4 – Catholicism

1. Lists and biographies of the clergy from the beginning to 1700
2. Lists of Priests, 1700-1832
3. Lists of Priests in the U.S., 1700-1900
4. Priests in the U.S. in 1800
   Lists of Priests in U.S., 1800-1833
   Catalogue of Jesuits, 1807-1811
   The Jesuit in the Mississippi Valley
   Catalogue Maryland Mission, 1818-1819
5. Lists and biographies of priests

Box 6
Folder

1. Baptismal Records, 1840-1868
2. Biographies of Clergy
3. Biographies of Priests
4. Notes for Sermons
5. Notes for Sermons
6. Research on Priests
7. Residence of the clergy from 1875
   List of Deaths, 1867-1902
   Biographies of Rev. W. Kelley, Fr. O’Connor
   Baptismal Records, St. Benedicts, Atchison, Kansas
8. Clippings on religion, spiritualism, etc.
9. Baptism Register of Nebraska of Fr. Francis Shalek
10. Reminiscences of St. Joseph’s Parish, Leavenworth, Kansas, by Rev. Fr. Kuhls, 1908
11. Friar Juan de Padilla First Martyr of Nebraska
12. St. Joseph’s Baptism Register, Council Bluffs, Iowa, June-December, 1838
13. History of Council Bluffs Indian Mission

Box 7
Folder

1. Miscellaneous information on the history of missions in Nebraska 
2. Meeting of Priests of the Diocese of Lincoln, 1919
3. Subscriptions for the building of a dwelling for the Pastor of Omaha, 1858
4. Pope St. Agatha, 678-681
5. History of St. Peter’s Church, New York City          
6. Pioneer Missionary work of Fr. DeSmet by Rev. Fr. William Dalton, 1914
7. Annals of Vincennes, 1727-1798
8. Annals of Santa Fe with clergy list, 1609-1846
9. The First Catholic Bishop in Nebraska
10. A History of the Catholic Church in Nemaha County by Rev. D.G. Fitzgerald
11. History of St. Mary’s Church and Missions
12. History of the Lincoln Diocese
13. Historical Sketch of the Catholic Church in Clay County, Nebraska
14. Notes on religious history and schools – Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic
15. Bishops of the U.S.
16. Miscellaneous notes on Catholicism

Series 5 – Nebraska History

1. Fontenelle History
2. Annals of Bellevue
3. Bellevue, Nebraska
4. Nebraska City notes
5. New light on Early Nebraska History
6. History of Sutton and Clay County by J.R. Maltby, August 14, 1879
7. Fr. DeSmet in Nebraska
8. Rev. Samuel Allis; Joseph Lutz
9. Plattsmouth items
10. Petition for S.W. Chambers for Postmaster of Blair
11. Notes on the History of Omaha and Douglas County by Wakely
12. Rev. Moses Merrill
13. Shinns Ferry
14. Fort Atkinson
15. Historical Sketches – Fairfield Mission; Pottawatumie Mission; Brownville; Fairmont

Box 8
Folder

1. The Irish in Nebraska
2. Early events relating to Nebraska
3. Nebraska books and authors
4. Dr. Marcus Whitman in Nebraska
5. Notes on Nebraska Territorial population
6. Notes on the Kansas-Nebraska Bill
7. Notes on surveys and lands in Nebraska
8. Notes on legislation and government agencies
9. Notes on statehood and politics
10. Notes on routes, industries, location of the capital, etc.
11. Misc. notes relating to Nebraska
12. Newspaper clippings regarding Nebraska history

Series 6 – Forts

1. Fort Kansas
2. Fort Dearborn massacre
3. Forts or posts at or near Council Bluffs, Iowa
4. Forts

Series 7 – Correspondence

1. Correspondence, 1857, 1895
2. Correspondence, 1902-1912
3. Correspondence, 1913-1916

Box 9
Folder

1. Correspondence, 1917-1920
2. Correspondence, 1921-1925
3. Correspondence, 1926, n.d.

Series 8 – Miscellaneous

1. Notes on the prehistory of Michigan
2. Notes on the history of Wyoming
3. The Emigrant Convention in Buffalo, 1856
4. Calendar of Little Office
5. “The Reform of the Present Calendar Begun” by William F. Rigge
6. Svoboda family
7. The Manchester Martyrs
8. Oregon migration, 1841-1842
9. Oregon notes
10. Miscellaneous notes
11. Miscellaneous notes
12. Miscellaneous

Subject headings:

Bassett, Samuel Clay, 1844-1926
Catholicism. U.S.
Explorers
Fur trade
Indians of North America — Annals
Nebraska — History
Paine, Clarence Sunner, 1868-1916
Sheldon, Addison Erwin, 1861-1943
Shine, Michael Allen, 1868-1927

AIP/lm   12-08-1980
Revised 04-23-2008   TMM