George Fenwick, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS45
The George Fenwick, SJ Papers cover the period 1796-1887; the bulk of the materials date from 1815-1855. The collection contains materials written by, for, and to George Fenwick, a Jesuit priest who also served as professor and prefect of schools at Georgetown College. The George Fenwick, SJ Papers consist of poetry, sermons, correspondence, educational reports, and some printed materials. In addition to materials authored by Fenwick himself, there are letters and poems written to and for him.
Additional materials pertaining to George Fenwick, S.J. and the Fenwick family may be found in the Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus (Series 7.2 and Series 8.5).
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George Fenwick was born in Georgetown in 1801 to a prominent Catholic family. He attended Georgetown College and entered the Society of Jesus in 1815. Fenwick was among a group of Jesuit scholastics from the Maryland Province who studied in Rome between 1820 and 1829, where they were preparing for leadership positions within the Province. Following his return to the United States, Fenwick taught at Georgetown College and at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. Fenwick died at Georgetown in 1857.
0.4 Cubic Feet
Multiple languages
Materials are arranged chronologically by material type.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository