Church of St. Francis Xavier Autograph Album
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-20240405
A bound album entitled "Century of Autographs" compiled by Patrick F. Dealy, SJ as a memorial of a fair held in the Church of St. Francis Xavier at W 16th St., New York City, in 1880. A list of contributors is provided in the front of the volume.
The Patrick F. Dealy, SJ Autograph Album is 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.
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The Church of St. Francis Xavier (Manhattan, New York) was founded in 1851 and, after the original building was torn down in 1878, a new church was built between 1878 and 1882. Patrick F. Dealy, SJ (1827-1891), pastor from 1880-1882, helped finance the construction of this second structure in part through a fair held in the winter of 1880. In order to memorialize the occasion and simultaneously fundraise for the parish, Fr. Dealy facilitated the collection of autographs “from the most distinguished citizens of this country,” bound them in an album entitled “Century of Autographs,” and sold the resulting work “with the proceeds to be given for the benefit of the Church.”
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
English
Latin
The collection was previously part of the University Archives (prior to 1970).
This collection was rehoused into acid-free boxes and folders in April 2024.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository