ihrc92 Inventory of the Bertrand Kotnik papers, 1895-1966. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, February 02, 1988 University of Minnesota Libraries December 31, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 31, 2003 English Kotnik, Bertrand, b. 1913. Bertrand Kotnik papers, 1895-1966 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 2.5 linear ft. 92 In Slovenian, English, and Latin. Biographical/Historical Note

Father Bertrand Kotnik (1913- ) was born in Austria, of Slovenian descent. He was ordained as a priest in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 1935, and remained there through World War II. Fleeing the Yugoslav Communists in 1945, he returned to Austria where he continued his duties. He emigrated to the United States in 1947. Fr. Kotnik entered the Franciscan St. Mary's Seminary (Lemont, Ill.) in 1948. In the 1970s, he returned to Austria, where he has lived in Boelkermarkv and serves as chaplain of a private girls school.

Scope and Content

Papers of Kotnik (1913 -) consist of correspondence, parish jubilee books, programs, and sheet music.

Preliminary inventory available online.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Kotnik, Bertrand, b. 1913. Catholic Church--Clergy--Illinois--Lemont. Sheet music. Priests.Slovene Americans--Religious life.Slovene Americans--Songs and music.Slovenes--Austria.Folk songs, Slovenian.