Memorial books from the funeral of Horace McKenna, S.J.

File — Box: 1, Folder: 20

Scope and Contents

From the File:

The Horace B. McKenna, S.J. Papers 3 document the life of a Roman Catholic priest who served in Southern Maryland and Washington, D.C. in the twentieth century. Included is correspondence with Jesuit Fathers Provincial, St. Aloysuis Church, and the Archdiocese of Wasington. Material about Dorothy Day (two notes) and John LaFarge, S.J. is also preseved in this collection. Some printed materials and photographs are retained, too.

Dates

From the File: 1930 - 1974

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is on deposit at Georgetown University and is the property of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus. Access to the Archives is governed by the Maryland Province. 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 Maryland Province.

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 All unpublished Archives materials dated or bearing solely on events occurring on or after January 1, 1940, shall be open for review upon request subject to a decision by the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.

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