The Steven M. Avella papers contain research material, rough drafts, and notes collected and created by Avella during the process of writing his books on Catholic Sacramento and Sacramento history. Avella gathered material from Diocesan records, memoirs, and correspondence from religious orders; parish histories; contemporaneous newspaper articles; material on ethnic communities; and biographical files on bishops and other Catholic notables. The series largely follow Avella's book, chapter, and subject organization.

Steven M. Avella was born in Chicago and grew up in Sacramento. He is an ordained priest, a historian, and a professor of history and former chair of the history department at Marquette University in Milwaukee. He has also lectured at California State University, Sacramento. His professional focus is on 20th century American history, American religious history, and the American West. He has written many books on those topics, including books specific to Sacramento history and the history of the Catholic Church in Sacramento.

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The collection is open for research use. All materials may be viewed, but student papers and material gathered from other institutions cannot be duplicated. Those citing and using such material for publication should obtain copies from the original institutions and cite them separately.