Correspondence and Other Materials
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Bernard A. Maguire, S.J. Papers include correspondence (mainly letters to Father Maguire) during both of his tenures as President of Georgetown College, although not all of the content pertains to College affairs. Also present are: notes from a diary he kept between 1839 and 1870 which references events in his life and happenings on campus, including the impact of the Civil War; clippings relating to his death and funeral; and handwritten notes relating to theology lectures he attended in the late 1840s and early 1850s. Although Father Maguire was known as a gifted public speaker, unfortunately only one text of a speech he wrote survives in these papers, for an undated commencement speech he gave at his alma mater, St. John's Literary Institution in Frederick, Maryland.
Dates
- From the Collection: 1848 - 1886
- From the Collection: Majority of material found within 1848 - 1867
Collection-level Access Restrictions
All published documents housed in the University Archives are open for use. Unpublished documents are governed by the following use restrictions: unpublished material dating from 1971 and later may only be consulted with the permission of the office which created it; unpublished material dating from 1970 or before may be used with the permission of the Archivist or the creating office, unless otherwise restricted.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Archives Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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