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Scope and Contents John J. Coniff (1902-1983) was born in Baltimore and entered the Society of Jesus in 1923, being ordained in 1934. He later taught philosophy at St. Joseph's University and served as dean at St. Peter's College in Jersey City. In 1942 he was stationed at the University of Scranton, where he founded its Institute of Industrial Relations, and in 1953 he returned to St. Joseph's where he stayed through his retirement in 1971.This folder includes certificates related to an oath...

Scope and Contents Thomas J. Campbell (1848-1925) was born in New York City and completed his noviceship at Sault-au-Récollet (Montreal, 1867-1870). He was President of Fordham (1885-1888, 1896-1899); Provincial of the Maryland-New York Province (1888-1893); Vice-Rector of St. Francis Xavier (1893); and Editor of America (1910-1914). Fr. Campbell was one of the first to publish on the Kentucky mission and wrote extensively on the history of the Catholic church in Canada and the...

Scope and Contents John Ashton (1742-1815) was born in Ireland and entered the Society of Jesus in 1759. He arrived in Maryland in 1767, serving at White Marsh for 39 years. After the formation of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen (CRCC) he was named procurator general in 1783. He died at St. Thomas Manor in 1815. This folder includes:a) Typed transcript by J. Havens Richards in 1896 of letter from Notley Young regarding John Ashton's will and the land at "Arabia Petrea" in...

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Felix Barbelin (1808-1869) was born in Luneville, Alsace and entered the Society of Jesus at White Marsh (1831). After being a teacher at Georgetown College and assistant pastor of Holy Trinity he was assigned to Old St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia (1837-1869). He was also founder of St. Joseph's Hospital and first president of St. Joseph's College (1852). This folder includes five letters from Fr. Barbelin to an unknown Jesuit regarding mass intentions.

Scope and Contents Francis Beeston (1751-1809) was born in Lincolnshire, England, and entered the Society of Jesus at Ghent in 1771. After the Suppression, he was at the seminary in Liege before emigrating to the US in 1786. He was at Bohemia Manor beginning in 1790 and eventually assigned to Old St. Joseph's (Philadelphia) and made rector of the cathedral in Baltimore, where he remained until his death in 1809. This folder contains two leaves from a Georgetown College account journal indicating his credits...

Scope and Contents John Beschter (1763-1842) was born in Luxembourg and ordained a diocesan priest before entering the Society of Jesus in Maryland (1807). His positions were: overseer, Lancaster, 1808-1811; Master of Novices, St. Inigoes, 1813; Master of Novices, Frederick, 1814-1815; overseer, Conewago, 1816-1818; overseer, St. Thomas, 1820; overseer, St. John, Baltimore, 1821-1828; and Provincial Consultor, 1826-1830. Fr. Beschter was next in residence at Georgetown College, 1828-1830; president, Georgetown...

Scope and Contents Hermann Blumensaat (1845-1901) was born in Lippstadt, Westphalia and immigrated to the US in 1866. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1874 at Sault-au-Recollect, was ordained in 1882, and became assistant pastor at St. Joseph's (German) Church in New York City (1882-1886). Later he was stationed at the almshouse/workhouse on Blackwell's Island (1887-1901). His work there was interrupted by a cholera epidemic in 1892, during which time he stayed at Swinburne Island and ministered quarantined...

Scope and Contents Edward Boone (1833-1901) was born in Washington DC and entered the Society of Jesus in 1852. After being ordained in 1866, some of his positions included: parish priest at Leonardtown (1868, 1875-1877), vice-president and prefect of studies at Loyola College (1869-1870, 1890-1916), president of the College of the Holy Cross (1879-1883), and chaplain at the jail and house of corrections in Baltimore (1890-1904).This folder includes a typed manuscript entitled "Genealogical Sketch...

Scope and Contents Simon William Gabriel Bruté (1779-1839) was born in Rennes, France. He began studying medicine in 1796 and graduated in 1803, although he never practiced as a doctor; instead, he entered the seminary of Saint Sulpice in Paris (1803) and was ordained as a diocesan priest in 1808. Fr. Bruté joined the Sulpicians and taught theology at the Rennes seminary (1808-1810). In 1810 he traveled to Baltimore with Fr. Benedict J. Flaget and worked at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg between 1810...

Scope and Contents Anthony F. Ciampi (1816-1893) was born in Rome and entered the Society of Jesus in 1832. He was ordained in 1847 and was president of Loyola College (1863-1866) and College of the Holy Cross (1851-1854, 1857-1861, 1869-1873). Fr. Ciampi died at St. Aloysius Church in Washington, DC. This folder includes:a) ALS J. A. McGuigan, SJ to Ciampi (7-5-1852) b) ALS Ciampi to unknown recipient (3-5-1854) c) ALS Ciampi to unknown recipient (3-10-1854) d) ALS Charles Piccirillo,...

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Edward Connolly (1843-1911) entered the Society in 1876, was ordained in 1882, and was later stationed at Georgetown College (1885-1887, 1891), Gonzaga College (1888-1889, 1892), and the College of St. Francis Xavier (New York, 1890). He eventually left the Society in 1892. This folder includes correspondence from various Jesuits concerning a new review proposed by Fr. Connolly (1889-1890) and a publisher agreement for Au Rhetorica Du Cygne (1890).

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James I. Conway (1876-?) entered the Society of Jesus in 1896 and was stationed at St. Joseph's College (Philadelphia) before leaving the order in 1904. This folder includes bound philosophy notes from coursework at Frederick and Woodstock (1900-1901).

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William R. Cowardin (1849-1925) entered Georgetown College in 1860 before joining the Confederate Army near the close of the Civil War. He later entered the Society of Jesus in 1870, was ordained in 1880, and became a prefect at Georgetown College (1881-1888) and the last Jesuit superior of Conewago (1899-1901). This folder includes a notebook containing spiritual and scientific notes (1879-1883) and a letter from Fr. Patrick Healy to Cowardin (12-7-1892).

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Paschal De Mattei/DeMattei (1705-1779) was Jesuit provincial of Naples in the middle of the eighteenth century. This folder contains an undated translation of his "devout considerations and exercises for 6 Sundays in honor of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga."

Scope and Contents Pierre Jean De Smet (1801-1873) was born in Termonde (Belgium) and, after arriving in the US, was sent to White Marsh in 1821. In 1838 he began missionary work with American Indians in the midwestern and northwestern United States and western Canada. This folder includes:a) ALS from De Smet to an unknown recipient describing his work predominantly with the Salish (2-4-1841) b) ALS from De Smet to Mr. M. F. Vallette re: location a copy of "the Oregon missions"...