29 of 29: Oversized., 01/01/1904-12/31/1967
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and a wide variety of supplemental items, which document Murray's career as author, editor, lecturer, professor, and theologian. Murray is perhaps best known for his books We Hold These Truths (1960) and The Problem of God (1964), as well as for his longstanding editorship of Theological Studies. Among Murray's correspondents are Rev. John Tracy Ellis, Henry and Clare Boothe Luce, and Samuel Cardinal Stritch, together with fellow Jesuits Walter Burghardt, Bernard Lonergan, Vincent McCormick, and Leo Ward. 1927-1976 42.00 linear feet
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Dates
- 01/01/1904-12/31/1967
Language of Materials
English
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Guidelines:
1. All Archives materials dated or bearing solely on events occurring before January 1, 1940, shall be open for review unless otherwise restricted, subject to Library policies and procedures.
2. All unpublished Archives materials dated or bearing solely on events occurring on or after January 1, 1940, shall be open for review upon request subject to a decision by the Provincial or someone designated by the Provincial.
3. Researchers may quote from the materials.
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Extent
From the Collection: 42 Linear Feet
Physical Location
08/01/1
Physical Description
S.T.S. diploma from Gregorian University Honorary Doctor of Laws diploma from the University of Notre Dame, 1951 Honorary Doctor of Letters diploma from Harvard, 1954 Photograph of Harvard honorary degree recipients, 1954 Clipping re Harvard honorary degree, 1954 Large portrait photos of sisters of JCM, by Bachrach Large photo of president Johnson's Advisory Commission on Non-Military Instruction (Bendetsen Committee) 1 portrait painting of Fr. Murray by Gene Brunini, Jr., 1965 1 copy of l'Osservatore della domenica, featuring the Second Vatican Council Pax Christi Award from St. John's University
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY -DIPLOMA: Printed Item
DIPLOMA -GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY: Printed Item
HONORARY DEGREES: Printed Item
DIPLOMAS -HONORARY DEGREES: Printed Item
NOTRE DAME -HONORARY DEGREE: Printed Item
HARVARD -HONORARY DEGREE: Printed Item
HARVARD -HONORARY DEGREE: Photograph
PHOTOGRAPH -HARVARD: Photograph
PHOTOGRAPH -HONORARY DEGREE -HARVARD: Photograph
PHOTOGRAPH -MURRAY FAMILY: Photograph
MURRAY FAMILY -PHOTOGRAPH: Photograph
BACHRACH -MURRAY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH: Photograph
PHOTOGRAPH -BENDETSEN COMMITTEE: Photograph
BENDETSEN COMMITTEE: Photograph
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON NON-MILITARY INSTRUCTION: Photograph
BRUNINI, GENE, JR.: Photograph
JCM -PORTRAIT PAINTING: Photograph
L'OSSERVATORE DELLA DOMENICA: Printed Item
VATICAN II: Printed Item
SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL: Printed Item
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY -PAX CHRISTI AWARD: Printed Item
PAX CHRISTI AWARD -ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY: Printed Item
Repository Details
Part of the Woodstock Theological Center Library Archives Repository
Adrian Vaagenes
Lauinger Library
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
av762@georgetown.edu