Box 1

Scope and Contents Offprints of articles written by Fr. Repetti for the Woodstock Letters: "Catholic Schools in Colonial Maryland" (1952); "Letters of Father James Pye Neale" (1953); "Georgetown University and McLean Gardens" and "How Electricity Came to Woodstock" (1955); and "Georgetown and the Presidents" (1956). Includes drafts and correspondence on select articles as well as a seemingly unpublished piece for the ...

Scope and Contents Copies of pieces written by Fr. Repetti: "St. Francis Xavier in Maluco" (1936); Pictorial Records and Traces of the Society of Jesus in the Philippine Islands and Guam Prior to 1768 (1938); The Oldest Jesuit Book in the Philippines (1940); The Beginning of Jesuit Education in the Philippines: the College of Manila (1940); Jesuit Education in the Philippines:...

Scope and Contents Pieces by Fr. Repetti on scientific topics: "A Fast Surface Wave in the South Pacific Earthquake of June 26, 1924" (1928); "New Values for Some of the Discontinuities in the Earth" (dissertation, 1930); "Philippine Earthquake Epicenters (1920-1929), North of Latitude 14° 30'" (1931); "Philippine Earthquake Epicenters (1920-1929), South of Manila" (1932); "Preliminary Investigation of Microseisms in Manila" (1933); "A Very Deep Earthquake...

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A partial timeline of the Manila Observatory/Philippine Weather Bureau covering 1916-1941 (1941) and a piece by Fr. Repetti called "The End of the First Manila Observatory" (1945). Also includes two versions of a piece on the history of the observatory (1948) and an article by John N. Schumacher that discusses Fr. Repetti entitled "One Hundred Years of Jesuit Scientists: The Manila Observatory 1865-1965" (1965).

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An unpublished manuscript by Fr. Repetti covering the history of the Jesuits in the Philippines 1610-1615. Although this was written before the seven volumes of "The Society of Jesus in the Philippines," it is possible that Fr. Repetti saw this as a preliminary version of a future volume eight.

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Chapters XIII-XXII of the seventh volume of an unpublished series on the Jesuits in the Philippines covering 1607-1610. These were not retyped and were not bound with the remainder of the seventh manuscript (see box 2 folder 7).

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Inventories and draft tables of contents predominantly for the unpublished "The Society of Jesus in the Philippines" series. Also notes on the status of volumes after World War II.

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An unpublished manuscript on the Philippine Mission covering 1859-1938. Although not present in this collection, Fr. Repetti did publish a two-volume series entitled "History of the Society of Jesus in the Philippine Islands: The Philippine Mission" (1938), which covered the Philippine Mission 1581-1595 and the Philippine Vice-Province 1595-1605.

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Two unpublished autobiographies, one covering 1884-1928 and the other 1907-1945.

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A "five-year diary," intended for one line per day over the course of five years, used consistently by Fr. Repetti through 1960 (including during internment). Although the diary was received in 1930 (see correspondence in folder 1), there are retroactive entries to 1908.

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Typewritten accounts of World War II events by Fr. Higinio Berganza of the Caroline Islands (covering 1939-1946) and by Fr. Miguel Selga of the Philippine Weather Bureau (covering 1941-1943).

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Typescript of an article in the Woodstock Letters on his experiences between 1941 and 1945 at Ateneo de Manila and later at Los Baños Internment Camp. Also contains correspondence from readers.

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Presumably unpublished manuscripts on his internment in Los Baños as well as research on US Army liberation efforts.

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Typescript of letters sent while traveling from Manila to Java (and returning from Java to Manila) in 1929.

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Journal containing accounts of travel from Saint Louis to California (1926); Saint Louis to Ottawa to Washington, DC (1928); Washington, DC to Manila (1928); Manila to Java, Indonesia (1929); Manila to Butuan, Philippines (1930); and Manila to Guam (1932). Also two souvenir passenger lists and a passport (1928).

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Includes biographical information predominantly compiled after Fr. Repetti's death as well as letters of sympathy and obituaries. Also contains one photograph of the priest (1959).

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Genealogical research notes, clippings, and ephemera related to members of the Repetti family.

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Certificates, ecclesiastical authorizations, and awards as well as "cedula" and residence cards from the Philippines.

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Predominantly correspondence regarding the existence and return of manuscripts left in the Philippines after World War II (1945-1946) as well as a few letters to his sister, Rita (1930-1945). The remainder of the letters discuss possible publication of manuscripts and miscellaneous topics.