Collection: Murray, John Courtney, S.J., Papers | Georgetown University Archival Resources

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

Dates

1927-1976
Majority of material found within 1927-1976

Language of Materials

English

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

42 Linear Feet

Subjects

Theology

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: John Courtney Murray, SJ, Papers GTM.GAMMS215
Status: completed
Author: Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
Description rules: local practice
Language of description: English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodstock Theological Center Library Archives Repository

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Murray, John Courtney, S.J., Papers

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