Holaind, Rene I., 1854 - 1906

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Scope and Contents

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Rene I. Holaind (1836-1906) was born in Moulin, France, and entered the Society of Jesus in 1851. He received orders to go to the US in 1861 where he was initially in New Orleans before completing theological coursework at Boston College and being ordained in 1871. He was the superior of the Selma mission (1880-1883), chair of ethics at Woodstock College (1885-1899), chaplain in the Spanish-American War (1897), and stationed at Georgetown (1899-1905).

This folder includes:

a) ALS Camille, Rene's sister, to her brother (undated)
b) ALS J. A. Fishback to James A. Becker at Georgetown re: the former’s membership in the Washington Economic Society (2-27-1906)
c) A certificate and two letters related to Fr. Hoiland's golden jubilee (1901)
d) Various certificates and legal documents, including an oath of allegiance (10-25-1862); a French passport (10-14-1861); a certificate for minor orders (10-15-1854); a letter of obedience (8-8-1868); a memorandum of agreement re: Holaind's text on natural law (12-17-1897); a certificate of citizenship (11-7-1878); and a certificate for sub-deaconship (10-4-1861)
e) Stray notes by Francis Barnum including an old inventory of the above (no longer accurate)

Dates

Creation: 1854 - 1906

Creator

From the Collection: Jesuits. Maryland Province (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

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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.

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