Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary

CTL-E-4701 · School · high-school · 1900s-present

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Chicago archdiocesan seminary; George Clements was its first African American graduate (1945).

The record

Also known as: Quigley Seminary

Notes

RELP108 supporting entity.

Relationships

Rev. George Clements — has alumnus
Clements was the first African American graduate of Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary (1945).

Sources

National Catholic Reporter - George Clements obituary

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