Box 23

Scope and Contents

Contains ALS correspondence from Martin to Pardow spanning 1/8/1896-2/28/1897; from Martin to Edward Purbrick, SJ spanning 3/2/1897 to 3/28/1897. Topics include Difficulties of Province Colleges 2/24/1896; designation of new Provincial 2/28/1897; general rules for the governing of the Province 2/16/1897.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_120.1_22; XII**

Scope and Contents Contains correspondence from Martin to Purbrick. Topics include: beginning of Purbrick's tenure as Provincial 5/11/1897; Rectorship and general situation of Georgetown College 5/19/1897; teaching of philosophy to women 6/9/1897; proposed or immanent transfer of Province properties with their values 10/3/1897; teaching and curriculum at Woodstock 10/12/1897; new building at Woodstock 12/20/1897, 1/25/1898; Rector of Georgetown College criticized 3/27/1898, request that he be replaced...

Scope and Contents Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: health of novices at Frederick 1/31/1899; graduate studies program at Georgetown College 2/10/1899; "worldly spirit" and general spiritual discipline in Province plus lax discipline at Georgetown College 3/20/1899; proposed move of Frederick Novitiate to New York 4/14/1899; use of bicycles by Province clergy 7/17/1899 and 11/7/1899; general worldliness at Georgetown, with emphasis on sports, laxity of Rector John D. Whitney,...

Scope and Contents Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: general religious discipline in Province, remarks of President Eliot of Harvard re Jesuit education, complaints against Rector Whitney and general laxity at Georgetown 5/9/1900; new building at Georgetown College 10/18/1900; appointment of Thomas Gannon, SJ as Provincial 12/14/1900; change of Rectorship at Georgetown 2/11/1901; consumption of whiskey in Province 2/21/1901; laxity at Holy Cross College 3/21/1901; inadequacies...

Scope and Contents Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: appointment of Jerome Dougherty, SJ, as Rector of Georgetown College 5/27/1901; Rectorship of Woodstock College 5/28/1901; new building and private rooms at Georgetown College 6/12/1901; appointment of Joseph Hanselman, SJ as Rector of Holy Cross College 8/8/1901; post-graduate courses at Georgetown College 8/30/1901; worldliness and general laxity of spiritual discipline at Holy Cross College (note: this last item occurs in...

Scope and Contents Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: laxity of spiritual discipline among Scholastics and in general at Boston College; post-graduate courses, discipline, and large debts at Georgetown College 3/4/1902; appointment of William P. Brett as Rector of Woodstock College 4/21/1902; forms of dismissal from Society 6/20/1902 and 7/9/1902; effects of popular literature on members of Society 4/25/1902 and 9/11/1902. **Former finding aid locations: 119_123_5;...

Scope and Contents

Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: new building at Fordham College 3/6/1903 and 4/17/1903; women contributors and the magazines "Messenger" and "The Catholic Mind" 3/26/1903; new courses of study at Georgetown College 4/2/1903; private rooms at Fordham College 6/15/1903; new courses of study in Province colleges in general 4/26/1903.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_123_6; XVI**

Scope and Contents Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: structure and organization of Society in North America 1/3/1904; appointment of John Collins, SJ as Rector of Fordham College 2/16/1904; Jamaica Mission 2/27/1904; laxity of spiritual discipline at Georgetown College 4/16/1904; relations between Society and Bishop Gordon of Jamaica 4/23/1904, 4/25/1904, and 6/11/1904; financial condition of Gonzaga College 6/11/1904; relations of American Provinces with Philippine Mission...

Scope and Contents Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: proposed division of Province 11/4/1904; financial state of Gonzaga College 10/18/1904; proposal for Prepartory School attached to St. Peter's College in Jersey City 12/25/1904; Bishop Gordon of Jamaica and relations between Jesuits and Salesian Fathers 12/15/1904 and 8/12/1905; Father General's continuing illness 3/30/1905, 4/5/1905; Jamaica Mission 5/1/1905; course of study in Province schools, spiritual laxity at Georgetown...

Scope and Contents Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: stipend masses and donation of Ida M. Ryan 3/12/1906; dangers of mundane spirit and "progress" 3/29/1906; de-emphasis of sports at Georgetown College, discipline among faculty at Woodstock College 4/5/1906; death of Martin 4/21/1906; rectorship of Woodstock College 6/16/1906; new courses of study and spirit of "Americanism", liberties allowed students of Georgetown Prep 10/30/1906; relations between Jesuits and Salesians in...

Scope and Contents Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: general lenience in Province discipline, including frequent travelling and entertaining of visitors 1/23/1907; "Bushy Park" in Jamaica mission 2/27/1907; student liberties at Georgetown College 3/15/1907; Rectorship of Loyola College, generally unsatisfactory state of Fordham College, improvements in faculty discipline at Georgetown College 3/21/1907; proposed transfer of Boston College 5/5/1907; proposed move of Woodstock...

Scope and Contents

Contains communications from Father General. Includes letters re: general discipline and level of study in Province 8/28/1907; rules regarding living quarters 9/18/1907; proposed move of Woodstock College and Cardinal Gibbons' agreement 9/30/1907; drawbacks of proposed location for Woodstock 11/12/1907 and 11/21/1907.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_123_11; XX**