Philip Cardella, SJ Papers

Collection

Identifier: GTM-GAMMS44

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Scope and Contents

The papers in this collection cover a wide variety of places and events--not all clear in their relationship to Cardella. Most are in Spanish (letters to and from Central America as well as sermons for his New York community). There are seven folders of correpondence, received and sent, with some undated drafts of letters; four folders of material for and about the Spanish community in NYC; and small amounts of teaching material, legal documents and opinions, and inscription drafts.

Dates

Creation: 1872 - 1920
Creation: Majority of material found within 1887 - 1901

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

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

Philip Cardella (1846-1901) was an Italian sent from the Province of Rome to New York in 1882. He spent much of his life and activity with the Spanish community in New York City. He attempted to build a Spanish Church for them, went to Mexico to raise money for it, but did not get the task accomplished. Upon Cardella's death in New York in 1901 his papers were wantonly destroyed, only the small number in this collection remaining, which Father Barnum brought to Georgetown.