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By Elizabeth B. Scott
Collection Overview
Title: SSE Manuscripts. Rev. Joseph Couture, SSE Collection, 1937-1987
ID: SSE 15/SSE 15.1/
Primary Creator: Couture, Joseph (1906-1993)
Extent: 9.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement: The material is arranged into series: Vermont Clergy; SSE history; Personal; Photographs.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection includes a number of the histories written by Fr. Couture, as well as research materials for the works. Diaries, correspondence, sermons, and other writings are also included. The material is arranged into series.
Collection Historical Note
Father Joseph Couture was born in Burlington, VT on June 15, 1906. He attended high school at Saint Anne’s Academy in Swanton, VT and entered the SSE novitiate in 1927. He attended Saint Michael’s College, graduating in 1930. After his ordination to the priesthood in 1934, he became an instructor at St. Edmund’s Juniorate in Swanton. He went to Pontigny, France in 1936, where he served as novice master until 1941. He also worked in a number of parishes during his years in France. At the outbreak of World War II, he returned to the US and began teaching at the new SSE seminary in Randolph. He also worked for a time at Saint Michael’s. From 1947-1956 Fr. Couture served in the Edmundite Southern Missions. Between 1956-66, he worked at Saint Michael’s College, where he had briefly worked in 1946-47. He returned to the Southern Missions in 1966 and he remained there until his death in 1993.
Fr. Couture was an avid amateur historian. He spent a great deal of time working on histories of both the Edmundites (In Vermont and other locations) He also wrote biographies of Catholic Clergy in Vermont and produced a number of parish histories for SSE parishes. His body of work is extensive and includes much information not found elsewhere.
Biographical Note
Father Joseph Couture was born in Burlington, VT on June 15, 1906. He attended high school at Saint Anne’s Academy in Swanton, VT and entered the SSE novitiate in 1927. He attended Saint Michael’s College, graduating in 1930. After his ordination to the priesthood in 1934, he became an instructor at St. Edmund’s Juniorate in Swanton. He went to Pontigny, France in 1936, where he served as novice master until 1941. He also worked in a number of parishes during his years in France. At the outbreak of World War II, he returned to the US and began teaching at the new SSE seminary in Randolph. He also worked for a time at Saint Michael’s. From 1947-1956 Fr. Couture served in the Edmundite Southern Missions. Between 1956-66, he worked at Saint Michael’s College, where he had briefly worked in 1946-47. He returned to the Southern Missions in 1966 and he remained there until his death in 1993.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections
Related Materials:
SSE 6.8 Local Administration. Southern Missions
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: 15.1.1 Vermont Clergy],
[
Series 2: 15.1.2 SSE History],
[
Series 3: 15.1.3 Personal],
[
Series 4: 15.1.4 Photographs],
[All]
- Series 1: 15.1.1 Vermont Clergy
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt pp. 1-135
- Folder 2: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt pp. 136-277
- Folder 3: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt pp. 278-418
- Folder 4: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt pp. 419-553
- Folder 5: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt Contemporary A-F
- Folder 6: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt Contemporary G-Mc
- Folder 7: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt Contemporary Mc-Y
- Folder 8: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt The Vol Necrology 2nd Ed. 1977 pp. 1-188
- Folder 9: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt Vol 1 Necrology 2nd Ed. 1977 pp. 189-362
- Folder 10: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt Supplement
- Folder 11: Vermont Clergy Catholic Clergy of Vt Supplement II
- Folder 12: Vermont Clergy pp. 294-493
- Folder 13: Vermont Clergy pp. 494-682
- Folder 14: Vermont Clergy Alphabetical Index pp. 767-791
- Folder 15: Vermont Clergy Diocesan Administration Board
- Folder 16: Vermont Clergy Institution Notebooks 1-3
- Folder 17: Vermont Clergy Institution Notebooks 4-6
- Folder 18: Vermont Clergy Institution Notebooks 7-11
- Folder 19: Vermont Clergy Native Vermonters and Rel. in Vermont
- Folder 20: Vermont Clergy Necrology List of Deceased SSE
- Folder 21: Vermont Clergy Newspaper Clippings
- Folder 22: Vermont Clergy Odds and Ends
- Folder 23: Vermont Clergy Religious having served in Vermont
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Vermont Clergy Research Nuns
- Folder 2: Vermont Clergy Research Island Pond
- Folder 3: Vermont Clergy Research Putney
- Folder 4: Vermont Clergy Research Randolph
- Folder 5: Vermont Clergy Research Rel. History of Lake Champlain
- Folder 6: Vermont Clergy Research St. Joseph's Burlington
- Folder 7: Vermont Clergy Research Swanton
- Folder 8: Vermont Clergy Section 4 Bishop Brady's Episcopate Priests Ordained or Admitted into the Dicese between 1938-1945 pp. 683-766
- Folder 9: Vermont Clergy Section 5 Priests Ordained or Admitted into the Diocese since 1957 pp. 1-97 Notes pp. 98-115
- Folder 10: Vermont Clergy Statistics
- Series 2: 15.1.2 SSE History
- Box 3
- Folder 1: SSE History General Coutumier
- Folder 2: SSE History General Biography Miscellaneous
- Folder 3: SSE History General Biographies of Members of the SSE n.d.
- Folder 4: SSE History General Biographies of Members of the SSE July 1984
- Folder 5: SSE History General Biographies N-Z and Deceased Frs. (Drafts)
- Folder 6: SSE History General General Chapters
- Folder 7: SSE History General Historical and Biographical Accounts of the Fathers of St. Edmund 1964
- Folder 8: SSE History General Histories of John J. Maloney and Tyndall Families
- Folder 9: SSE History General Lists of Priests
- Folder 10: SSE History General Miscellaneous Info on Community (Notebook)
- Folder 11: SSE History General Status Domus Notes
- Box 4
- Folder 1: SSE History Enders
- Folder 2: SSE History Hitchin England
- Folder 3: SSE History Mont St. Michel
- Folder 4: SSE History Pontigny
- Folder 5: SSE History Pontigny Clippings
- Folder 6: SSE History Pontigny Fundraising for new roof
- Folder 7: SSE History Pierre Qui Vire
- Folder 8: SSE History St. Michael
- Folder 9: SSE History SMC Alumni Priests and Religious 1966
- Folder 10: SSE History SMC Materials Collected for Jaime Cardinal Sin 1987 Commencement Speaker
- Folder 11: St. Michael's College Honor Roll of Donors 1983-84 and 1984-85
- Folder 12: French 104 Texts (in French) of Lab Tapes
- Folder 13: SSE History SMC Clippings
- Folder 14: SSE History Southern Missions Apalachicola
- Folder 15: SSE History Southern Missions Belle Fontaine
- Folder 16: SSE History Southern Missions Dauphin 1 Collected Brochures
- Folder 17: SSE History Southern Missions Dauphin 1 History by J. Couture
- Box 5
- Folder 1: SSE History Southern Missions Dauphin 1 History by Victor Glazner
- Folder 2: SSE History Southern Missions Dauphin 1 Teachers
- Folder 3: SSE History Southern Missions Dauphin and Mon Luis "The Cross in the Bay and A Hars on the Island" 1 of 2
- Folder 4: SSE History Southern Missions Dauphin and Mon Luis "The Cross in the Bay & A Hars on the Island" 2 of 2
- Folder 5: SSE History Southern Missions Dell City, Texas
- Folder 6: SSE History Southern Missions Fowl R.
- Folder 7: SSE History Southern Missions General Appeal Letters 1937-1940
- Folder 8: SSE History Southern Missions General Appeal Letters 1941-48, 1949, 1952, 1955
- Folder 9: SSE History Southern Missions General Clippings
- Folder 10: SSE History Southern Missions General Reports and Corr. 1978-1985
- Box 6
- Folder 1: SSE History Southern Missions Heron Bay
- Folder 2: SSE History Southern Missions History Part II History by Topics Book 1
- Folder 3: SSE History Southern Missions History Chapters VIII to XI Book 2
- Folder 4: SSE History Southern Missions History Chapters XI to XVII Book 3
- Folder 5: SSE History Southern Missions History 12 Years in Southern Missions
- Folder 6: SSE History Southern Missions History 12 Years in Southern Missions Anniston to.....
- Box 7
- Folder 1: SSE History Southern Missions Mobile Parish Directories
- Folder 2: SSE History Southern Missions Mobile Parish History
- Folder 3: SSE History Southern Missions Mobile Our Lady of Lourdes School
- Folder 4: SSE History Southern Missions Mon Luis I Clippings
- Folder 5: SSE History Southern Missions Mon Luis History Appendices
- Folder 6: SSE History Southern Missions Mon Luis History 1971
- Folder 7: SSE History Southern Missions Mon Luis History 1979
- Folder 8: SSE History Southern Missions North Carolina
- Folder 9: SSE History Southern Missions Selma
- Box 8
- Folder 1: SSE History Society of St. Edmund Part I-History Oct. 1965
- Folder 2: SSE History Society of St. Edmund (Oct. 1965) Part II-Members Sect. A: Deceased Members
- Folder 3: SSE History The Society of St. Edmund (Oct. 1965) Part II-Members Sect. B: Former Members with Perpetual Vows Section C: Former Members with Temporary Vows
- Folder 4: SSE History The Society of St. Edmund (Oct. 1965) Part II-Members Section D: Present Members Section E: Former Novices
- Folder 5: SSE History The Society of St. Edmund (Oct. 1965) Part III-Miscellany Section A: Officers, Superior Generals, General Curia, Provincial Superiors, Provincial Council Section B: Foundations Section C: Firsts Section D: Retreat masters Section E: Statistics Part IV-Bibliography Part V- Alphabetical Index
- Folder 6: SSE History Society of St. Edmund Supplement I (1981) Part I-Members Section 1: Deceased Priests pp. 1-47
- Folder 7: SSE History Society of St. Edmund Part I-Members Section 1: Deceased Priests pp. 48-92
- Folder 8: SSE History Society of St. Edmund Part I: Members Section 2: Former Priests Section 3: Former Scholastics and Brothers in Perpetual Vows Section 4: Former Members in Temporary Vows
- Folder 9: SSE History Society of St. Edmund Part II-Officers Part III-Committees Part IV-Miscellany Part V-Statistics
- Series 3: 15.1.3 Personal
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Personal Correspondence 1980-1986
- Folder 2: Personal Correspondence 1970-1979
- Folder 3: Personal Correspondence 1960-1968
- Folder 4: Personal Correspondence Re: Clergy Biography
- Folder 5: Personal Correspondence 1930
- Folder 6: Personal Diaries 1941
- Folder 7: Personal Diaries 1946
- Folder 8: Personal Diaries 9/46-47
- Folder 9: Personal Diaries 3/47-8/47
- Folder 10: Personal Diaries 9/47-12/47
- Folder 11: Personal Diaries 12/47-3/48
- Folder 12: Personal Diaries 3/48-8/48
- Folder 13: Personal Diaries 8/48-1/49
- Folder 14: Personal Diaries 1/49 to 6/49
- Folder 15: Personal Diaries 6/49 to 11/49
- Folder 16: Personal Diaries 11/49-4/50
- Folder 17: Personal Diaries 9/50-4/51
- Folder 18: Personal Diaries 4/51-9/51
- Folder 19: Personal Diaries 4/51-1/52
- Folder 20: Personal Diaries 1/52-6/52
- Box 10
- Folder 1: Personal Financial Reports 1980's
- Folder 2: Personal Genealogy Research Material (correspondence included)
- Folder 3: Personal Sermons and Homilies Advent, Christmas Season 1989-1992
- Folder 4: Personal Miscellaneous Documents found with correspondence
- Folder 5: Personal Miscellaneous writings Alex....
- Folder 6: Personal Miscellaneous writings Catholic Action
- Folder 7: Personal Miscellaneous writings Experiences in France
- Folder 8: Personal Miscellaneous writings Separate schools....
- Folder 9: Personal Miscellaneous writings Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Folder 10: Personal Miscellaneous notes
- Folder 11: Personal Notebooks Liure VI
- Folder 12: Personal Notebook 1
- Folder 13: Personal Notebeook 2
- Folder 14: Personal Notebook 3
- Folder 15: Personal Notebook 4
- Folder 16: Personal Notebook 5
- Box 11
- Folder 1: Personal Notebook 6
- Folder 2: Personal Novitiate Conferences I
- Folder 3: Personal Novitate Conferences II
- Folder 4: Personal Papers, Cards
- Folder 5: Personal Sermons and Homilies Commencement Address
- Folder 6: Personal Sermons, Homilies Book 13
- Folder 7: Personal Sermons, Homilies Book 14
- Folder 8: Personal Sermons and Homilies Miscellaneous Homily Helps
- Folder 9: Personal Sermons and Homilies Ordinary Time 1990-1992
- Box 12
- Folder 1: Personal Sermons and Homilies Christmas Novena
- Folder 2: Personal Sermons and Homilies Feast Days
- Folder 3: Personal Sermons and Homilies Lent and Easter Season 1990-1992
- Box 13
- Folder 1: Personal Scrapbooks
- Series 4: 15.1.4 Photographs
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Selma Our Lady of Lourdes
- Folder 2: Dauphin Island
- Folder 3: Southern Missions Miscellaneous
- Folder 4: France: Pontigny, Lizieux, St. Florentin, Chablis, Sens and Miscellaneous Portugal, Canada 1930's and 1940's
- Folder 5: Selma 1930's, 1940's, 1950's
- Folder 6: Hitchin, England St. Michaels Group Photo
- Folder 7: Pictures taken by Fr. Sheehey Found in Fr. Couture's Material
- Folder 8: Washington D.C. 19th Institute of Modern Archives Administration 1965
- Folder 9: Miscellaneous
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Burlington Miscellaneous
- Folder 2: Vermont Miscellaneous
- Folder 3: Randolph, VT
- Folder 4: Family Pictures From 1930's on
- Folder 5: 25th Anniversary
- Folder 6: St. Michael's Fairholt
- Folder 7: Swanton Students 1920's
- Folder 8: Swanton Priests and Students 1920's
- Folder 9: Swanton 1920's Church and School
- Folder 10: Swanton Panoramic View
- Folder 11: Photocopies from Swanton Gallery Church and Priests
- Folder 12: Old Picture of House, Mother and Child
- Folder 13: Pontigny 2 packages of small postcards
- Folder 14: Pontigny Franco-American College Postcards
- Folder 15: Pontigny Interior postcards
- Folder 16: Pontigny Exterior Postcards
- Folder 17: Pontigny Abbey Old pictures
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: 15.1.1 Vermont Clergy],
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Series 2: 15.1.2 SSE History],
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Series 3: 15.1.3 Personal],
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Series 4: 15.1.4 Photographs],
[All]
SSE Manuscripts 
