Correspondence about Richards, 1923-09-30 - 1957-08-19
Scope and Contents
Includes a letter from Minister at Weston, MA, James B. Mahoney, S.J., to Father Fallon, including an account of Father Richards' last moments, September 20, 1923; Two letters from Joseph H. Rockwell, S.J., to Georgetown President John B. Creeden, S.J., requesting information about Father Richards' Presidency for an obituary in the Woodstock Letters, December 1923-January 1924; a letter from Mary Richards, sister of Father Richards, to Georgetown President John B. Creeden, S.J., re a photo of Father Richards for the College, October 26, 1923; a copy of a letter, and a further letter from Mother M. Loretta Griffin, O.S.U, to St. Joseph's Ursuline Academy, re dust from the grave of Father Richards as a cure for the sick, April-May 1946; a letter from Patrick J. Ryan, S.J., to Georgetown President J. Hunter Guthrie, S.J., re Father Richards' records at Weston College, August 3, 1951; and a memo from T. Byron Collins S.J. to Georgetown President Edward B. Bunn, S.J., requesting the naming of campus buildings after Father Richards, August 19, 1957.
Dates
- 1923-09-30 - 1957-08-19
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
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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