Jesuit Missions in the Philippines Photograph Albums
Collection
Identifier: GTM-211220
Silver prints of Jesuit missionary activity, Moro culture, and landscapes in Manila and Mindanao, Philippines, at the turn of the twentieth century. Likely taken by Aragonese Jesuits between 1901 and 1907, when the mission was still under their purview.
Please be aware that this collection contains materials that use outdated and potentially offensive terminology.
This collection contains references to slaveholding. Relevant materials have been noted on the folder level.
The Jesuit Missions in the Philippines Photograph Albums are 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 mission in the Philippines was approved by the Jesuit Superior General Fr. Peter Jan Beckx on June 5, 1858, with some priests arriving in the islands by the beginning of 1860. In 1863 the Philippine mission was placed under the purview of the Aragon Province, which had recently been formed through the split of the Spanish Province on August 7, 1863. Missionary work took place throughout the islands, with a majority taking place in Manila and on Mindanao (the second largest island of the country). The mission was transferred to the Maryland-New York Province on February 2, 1927, and then to the New York Province on March 12, 1945. On December 25, 1951, the mission was declared a Vice Province under the control of the New York Province before eventually becoming the full-fledged Philippine Province on December 25, 1957.
See the Woodstock Letters for Fr. Thomas B. Cannon's "History of the Jesuits in P.I." (v. 65-67, 1936-1938) and "Jesuits in Philippines, 1899-1934" (v. 77, 1948) for a more complete treatment of the history of Jesuits in the area.
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
English
The collection was previously part of the University Archives (prior to 1970) and was likely discovered in Manila by former Georgetown University Archivist Fr. William C. Repetti, who was stationed in the Philippines beginning in 1928.
This collection was rehoused into acid-free boxes and folders in May 2024.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository