4.14 International Houses, 1816 - 1970

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials pertaining to international missions that either fell under the jurisdiction of the Maryland Province, or in which members of the Maryland Province were active participants. Materials consist primarily of published items (including pamphlets, newsclippings, and booklets) and photographs. International locations include Burma, Iraq, Jamaica, various European countries, and the Philippines. Please note that there is some discussion of international missions in other parts of the collection (within the Series 1 - Provincial, Series 2 - Procurator, and Series 7 - Individual Priests).

In 1893, Jesuit Superior General Luis Martin transferred the Mission of Jamaica from the English Province to the Maryland-New York Province. Maryland-New York members then assumed stewardship of Saint George’s College of Kingston and 24 missions consisting of chapels, parochial schools, and orphanages. In 1928, Superior General Wlodimir Ledóchowski transferred the Mission of Jamaica from the Maryland-New York Province to the New England Province. Two other international missions were then added to the Maryland-New York Province: the Philippines mission (1927-1943) and the Jamshedurensis, India, Mission (1948-1956). Members also participated in missions within other provinces, including the Baghdad, Iraq mission (established in 1932 as part of the New England Province).

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Conditions Governing Access

Most materials dated 1900 and later have not been digitized. Materials dating 1900-1939 are available for research use at the Booth Family Center for Special Collections. All materials dated 1940 and later are restricted.

Provenance and Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject. Materials in this subseries are from the original MPA placed on deposit at Georgetown in the 1970s and the MPA Addenda.

Dates

1816 - 1970

Conditions Governing Access

The Maryland Province Archives is on deposit at Georgetown University and is 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.

Access to the Archives is governed by the USA East Province and is subject to all Library and Special Collections policies and procedures in addition to the specific guidelines below. These guidelines are a summary of access policies; the Archives may include materials that fall outside the scope of these general guidelines. For information on access to specific materials, please contact the Special Collections staff.

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.

4. Researchers may take their own photographs of the material for scholarly and research purposes. Allowing photographs is not an authorization to publish or to deposit the material in another library or archive.

5. Written permission from the USA East Province is required for the publication of substantive portions of any material or publication-quality reproductions of any material.

6. Material not yet processed is not available to researchers; permission will not be granted to access any unprocessed material.

7. Audiovisual, microfilm and other material in the Archives, the original of which is held in another archive, may be consulted and transcribed only. Written permission from the archive holding the original material is required for any duplication, reproduction, or publication of that material.

8. Use the Permission Request Form to request permission (i) to access any restricted processed material or (ii) to publish reproductions or quote substantive portions of the material. Send the completed form by email to the Booth Family Center for Special Collections (speccoll@georgetown.edu).

Extent

From the Collection: 308 boxes (212 regular boxes, 25 oversized boxes, 58 restricted regular boxes, 13 restricted oversized boxes, plus 14 card catalog drawers )