Douglas C. McMurtrie., 1937 - 1940.

The Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S.J. Papers: Part 2 consist primarily of letters sent to Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S.J., an editor for "America" Magazine, from Annie Christitch. More than 100 letters from Christitch to Fr. Parsons are retained in this collection. Christitch's letters to Fr. Parsons document in detail the role of Catholicism in Yugoslavia during the 1920s and 1930s. Her letters also touch on the subject of Catholicism in Czechoslovakia during that same period. In her correspondence, Christitch discusses many significant individuals, including King Alexander of Yugoslavia, Antun Bauer, John LaFarge, Tomas G. Masaryk, Benito Mussolini, Stjepan Raditch, and Eamon de Valera. Furthermore, Christitch describes her work for various international women's organizations.

Part 2 of Fr. Parsons' Papers supplement the extensive Wilfrid Parsons Papers: Part 1 already preserved in the Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections. Georgetown University Special Collections also holds the America Magazine Archives. Fr. Parsons was an editor and contributor to that periodical. Some of Annie Christitch's correspondence is also found in the Rev. John LaFarge, S.J. Papers, which are located in the Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections. The Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S.J. Parsons Papers: Part 2 are stored in one archival box (0.5 linear feet).

The John J. Burns Library at Boston College owns part of Annie Christitch's personal papers, and her efforts for women's rights are described in the following article: Elaine Clark, "Catholic Men in Support of the Women's Suffrage Movement in England," "Catholic Historical Review," 94.1 (2008) 22-44.

SERIES SYNOPSIS:

Series 1 - Correspondence from Annie Christitch to Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S.J. Arranged chronologically from 1925 through 1936.

Series 2 - Correspondence with Others. Arranged chronologically from 1920 through 1965.