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General Chapter       
1843-present

Physical Description
 

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
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
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
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 constituion
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
            Convocations   1988    Mystic
9          Convocations   1988    Saint Michael’s College
10        Convocations   1989    Facilitators training       
11        Convocations   1993 Convocation        Convocation Comm. Correspondence
12        Convocations   1993 Convocation        Convocation Committee Minutes
13        Convocations   1993 Convocation        General
14        Convocations   1997 Convocation  
15        Convocations   2005 Convocation  
16        Convocations   2005 Convocation  
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Audiovisual
Box 1
Peter Stanfield
AM      (6/3/82)
AM      (6/3/82)
PM      (6/3/82)
PM      (6/3/82)
4^th and 5^th Session        (6/4/82)
5^th Session                    (6/4/82)
5^th 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)
8^th Session am  (6/8/82)
Steve H. SSE/SMC      (6/8/82)
Report McLaughlin       (6/8/82)           
Fr. McLaughlin            
Ray Doherty                 (6/9/82)
10^th Session                  (6/9/82)
11^th Session-Spirituality            (6/9/82)
12^th Session-Spirituality            (6/9/82)           
13^th Session                  (6/10/82)
15^th Session                  (6/11/82)
13^th Session                  (9/10/82)
14^th Session                  (9/11/82)      
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Prepared by:     Elizabeth B. Scott
February 26, 2003, revised August 2006

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Maintained by Elizabeth Scott, last update - Thursday April 12, 2007