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Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Walter J. Ciszek, SJ Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS191
Scope and Contents Consisting of audio taped interviews with Walter J. Ciszek, SJ, this collection documents the American-born Jesuit's life, ca. 1938-1963. Discussed are: his mission work in Poland and Russia, 1938-1941; arrest by Soviet secret police in 1941; imprisonment in Moscow and Siberia; and eventual release and return to the United States in 1963. The interviews are contained on 9 tapes (duplicates of tapes 1-8 included). The tapes give no indication, either on their face or by their content, of...
Dates: 1964

Walter J. Ciszek, SJ Retreat Recordings

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-0092
Scope and Contents

Contains audio cassette recordings of a brothers' retreat led by Walter J. Ciszek, SJ, as well as a paper index of the schedule and topics covered.

Dates: 1976-08