"Jesuit History in Stamps" Collection

Collection

Identifier: GTM-000017

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Scope and Contents

Correspondence, article drafts, research notes, and newspaper clippings for a National Jesuit News series entitled "Jesuit History in Stamps," written predominantly by Fr. Paul J. Gibbons.

Dates

Creation: 1976 - 1982

Creator

Gibbons, Paul J., 1908-1978 (Person)

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.

Historical Note

The "Jesuit History in Stamps" series, published in the National Jesuit News beginning in 1976, was created in part by Fr. Paul J. Gibbons (1908-1978) and was based primarily on stamps held in a collection established by Fr. George T. Zorn. This collection was kept in the Maryland Province Archives under the care of Frs. Hugh A. Kennedy and Richard J. Colgan before being transferred to Fr. C. Frederick Koehler at St. Joseph's College in 1975.

Fr. Gibbons wrote 13 of the articles that were published between 1976 and 1979, after which Fr. James J. Gormley took over the effort and produced ten further pieces. The articles within this collection end in 1982, but it is unclear when the series ceased to be published in the NJ News.