LAE 

Chiefly black-and-white prints of Laetare Medal recipients, with a few photographs of medals and associated paperwork. Also a scrapbook, primarily of newspaper and Notre Dame Alumnus clippings, concerning Laetare Medal recipients, 1898-1951.

'Established at Notre Dame in 1883, the Laetare Medal was conceived as an American counterpart of the Golden Rose, a papal honor that antedates the 11th century. The medal has been awarded annually at Notre Dame to a Catholic "whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the Church and enriched the heritage of humanity."' (Source: Laetare Medal web page).

Notre Dame: Laetare Medalists Collection ; Notre Dame: Laetare Medalists: Photographs; Notre Dame: Laetare Medalists: Printed Material