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Catholic Interracial Council: Philadelphia., 02/26/1941-03/06/1963

 File — Box: 29, Folder: 20
Identifier: 27487

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series contains material pertaining to the Catholic Interracial Councils. (It should be noted that material relevant to the Councils can be found elsewhere in the collection.)

Dates

  • 02/26/1941-03/06/1963

Conditions Governing Access

The John LaFarge, SJ Papers are on deposit at Georgetown University and are the property of the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus. As stewards of the Archives, the Georgetown University Library’s Booth Family Center for Special Collections is responsible for managing access to the material based on policies set forth by the USA East Province. Researchers may view these materials in the Reading Room of the Booth Family Center for Special Collections. General policies for using Special Collections can be found here.

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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.

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Extent

From the Collection: 48.75 Linear Feet (70 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

Contains ALS, TLS, and TL [carbon] correspondence plus TMs on PhiladelphiaTransit Strike of 1944 and TMs [carbon] program for Philadelphia CIC.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

PHILADELPHIA CIC, CORRESP RE (1945-63): Typed Letter Signed

LAFARGE, JOHN SJ -CORRESP OF (CIC): Other Types

PHILADELPHIA TRANSIT STRIKE (1944): Typescript

CORRESPONDENCE OF JLF (CIC): Other Types

PHILADELPHIA CIC, PROGRAM FOR: Manuscript

LAFARGE, JOHN SJ -CORRESP TO (CIC): Typed Letter Signed

CORRESPONDENCE TO JLF (CIC): Typed Letter Signed

MCGARRY, ANNA M., CORRESP OF: Typescript

GESU PARISH (PHILA), CORRESP RE (1941): Typescript

ALEXANDER, RAYMOND P., CORRESP OF: Typed Letter Signed

HUNTON, GEORGE K., CORRESP TO: Typescript

DOUGHERTY, D. CARDINAL, CORRESP OF: Typed Letter Signed

CLARK, DENNIS J., CORRESP OF: Typed Letter Signed

LEVITTOWN PA, RACE TENSIONS IN: Typescript

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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