Joseph A. Mulry, SJ Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-851101
The Joseph A. Mulry, S.J. Collection consists of eight of Mulry's cards and letters to his nephew John S. Monagan, copies of four of Mulry's writings, and some postcards of Philippine scenes collected by Fr. Mulry. Memorial letters and articles written after Mulry's death are also included.
A typed manuscript and Master's thesis, both by Victor B. Ibabao, S.J., concerning Fr. Mulry's role in Catholic social action in the Philippines before World War II are preserved. Some correspondence (xeroxes) from Fr. Mulry to his family, correspondence of John S. Monagan, and biographical information about Fr. Mulry round out the collection.
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Joseph A. Mulry, S.J. (1889-1945) was a Jesuit priest. For 20 years, he served as a missionary to the Philippines. He also worked as a professor of poetry and rhetoric at the Ateneo, the Jesuit University in Manila. During World War II, Fr. Mulry was a prisoner of war in a Japanese internment camp where he died of a stomach ulcer brought on by malnutrition.
0.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
English
Gift of John S. Monagan, 1985 November. It appears that a subsequent portion of the collection was given in 1986.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository