Wilfrid Parsons Correspondence "I" (1914-1935)., 07/20/1914-11/30/1935

File — Box: 2, Folder: 8

Identifier: 21000

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series consists of the papers [e.g., correspondence] of Wilfrid Parsons, S.J., Editor of America Magazine (1925-1936).

Dates

07/20/1914-11/30/1935

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Extent

From the Collection: 65.5 Cubic Feet (68 boxes (processed))

From the Collection: 69.65 Cubic Feet (81 boxes (unprocessed))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

This folder consists essentially of the "I" Correspondence (1914-1935) of Wilfrid Parsons, S.J., Editor of America Magazine (1925-1936), although some items pre-date his tenure. Items of interest include: letter (Sept. 5, 1928) pertains to Mexican affairs and alleges YMCA and the Methodists role in Mexican persecution; typescript (Sept. 18, 1933) announces the advent of "The Irish Players," an ethnic theatre group dedicated to performing Irish plays depicting Irish Catholic culture; letter (Nov. 9, 1934) from a New Orleans photographer who describes activities of Negroes and whites outside the Cathedral during the funeral of an archbishop; letter (Dec. 24, 1934) announcing a newly published pamphlet on Catholic Mexico produced by the ICTS (International Catholic Truth Society) in an attempt to inform the American public regarding events in Mexico; letter (Nov. 30, 1935) lists several America articles on Communism published between Sept.-Dec., 1935.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

COMMUNISM-CORRESP. RE: ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN AMERICA-1935: Typescript

PARSONS, REV. WILFRID, S.J.-CORRESP.-I-(1914-1935): Typescript

MEXICO-PERSECUTION-ROLE OF PROTESTANTS/ORGANIZATIONS: Typescript

PROTESTANTS-MEXICO-ROLE OF METHODISTS/YMCA: Typescript

THE IRISH PLAYERS-ETHNIC THEATRE GROUP-1933: Typescript

NEGROES-NEW ORLEANS-ACTIVITIES AT ARCHBISHOP'S FUNERAL-1934: Typescript

ICTS-(INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC TRUTH SOCIETY)-MEXICO-1935: Typescript

MEXICO-ICTS-(INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC TRUTH SOCIETY)-1935: Typescript