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 (1801-1857) was born in Georgetown, Washington, DC, and received his education at Georgetown College before entering the Society of Jesus in 1815. The youngest of four brothers–three of whom went on to become priests–Fenwick was one of the scholastics sent to Rome by Peter Kenney in 1820 alongside Thomas Mulledy, James Ryder, William McSherry, John Smith, and Charles Constantine Pise. While in Europe he was ordained (1826) and, upon returning to the US in 1829, was stationed at Georgetown College (1829-1845) as Prefect of Studies (1840-1841), Socius to Provincial James Ryder (1843-1845), and Consultor of the Province (1843-1845). Next he was at the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, 1845-1852), the Frederick Novitiate (1852-1855), and once again at Georgetown College where he died in 1857. While at Georgetown and Frederick he had close connections with the Sisters of the Visitation.
0.4 Cubic Feet
Multiple languages
Materials are arranged chronologically by material type.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository