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Charles F. King, SJ Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS43

Scope and Contents

The Charles F. King, SJ Papers contain course notes, a journal, and poetry written while at Georgetown University.

Dates

  • 1837 - 1854

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Charles F. King, 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.

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 All unpublished Archives materials dated or bearing solely on events occurring on or after January 1, 1940, shall be open for review upon request subject to a decision by the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

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Biographical Note

Charles F. King, SJ (1818-1870) was born in Washington, DC, to George W. and Susanna Maria Ford King. He was educated at Georgetown University beginning in 1828 and entered the Society of Jesus at Frederick in 1834. Between 1834 and 1855 he was stationed at Frederick (1834-1836, 1841-1844, 1849, 1852) and Georgetown (1837-1840, 1845-1848, 1850-1851, 1853-1855), where he was predominantly a teacher of classics, poetry, and rhetoric. While at Georgetown he was ordained (1848) and also took his final vows (1853). Later he went to Loyola (1856-1869) where he continued to teach before briefly returning to Frederick in 1870. He died that year in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, while recuperating at the pastoral residence of his friend Rev. G. Sorrentini.

Extent

0.20 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Latin

Metadata Rights Declarations

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was previously part of the University Archives (prior to 1970).

Related Materials

Materials pertaining to Charles F. King, SJ can also be found in the Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus (box 98 folder 3)

Processing Information

This collection was rehoused into acid-free boxes and folders in April 2024.

Title
Charles F. King, SJ Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Aleksandra Kinlen
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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