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St. Louis 1919-1959., 9/4/1891-11/22/1959

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 11

Dates

  • 9/4/1891-11/22/1959

Extent

From the Collection: 14 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Container Summary

Correspondence and other material re Saint Louis University. Includes correspondence with Edward B. Bunn, S.J., Brian A. McGrath, S.J., John M. Daley, Hunter Guthrie, S.J., Lawrence C. Gorman, S.J., Arthur A. O'Leary, S.J., W. Coleman Nevils, S.J., Joseph J. Himmel, S.J., John D. Whitney, S.J., and J. Havens Richards, S.J., material re the dedication of The Pius XII Memorial Library in 1959, a program for Founders’ Day activities at Saint Louis University in 1958, correspondence re Thomas S. Bowdern. S.J’s claim that Saint Louis University was the first Catholic university in the English-speaking world since the Reformation, a copy of a pamphlet entitled "Academic Freedom and Tenure: Saint Louis University" from 1956, a copy of the minutes from a meeting of the Regents and Deans of Jesuit Medical Schools from December 10, 1948, a special bulletin from the Jesuit Educational Association discussing the dismissal of Moyer S. Fleisher by Saint Louis University in 1938, various newspaper clippings, a document on the Advisory Board of Saint Louis University, images of Joseph E. Keller SJ, and material re the Church of St. Francis Xavier in Saint Louis. Also includes stray notes from Francis Barnum, S.J. re the Saint Louis University Library.

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Archives Repository

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