Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The John Main papers consist of the personal papers of John Main, O.S.B. (1926-1982), a Benedictine monk who was a world-wide proponent of Christian meditation. His collection includes extensive correspondence to him, a small quantity of correspondence from him, his subject files, printed materials, a few audio cassettes by him, a number of photographs, meditation organizations' newsletters, and books by and about Fr. Main. A large portion of the material dates from his time at the...

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The Walter Shewring Papers is a small collection of letters, essays and manuscripts by Shewring. The most notable item is the full autograph manuscript of Shewring's translation of Homer's "Odyssey," published by the Oxford University Press (1980). The collection includes some correspondence and printed articles by such distinguished acquaintances as Walter de la Mare, Eric Gill, David Jones, and Arthur Waley.

Scope and Contents Jesuit obituaries: Caspar J. Saeger (1924), James Lonergan (1918), Jean Antoine le Boulenger (1944), Francis V. Puig (1620), Nicholas Trigault (1628), Henry Behrens (1895), Patrick McQuaid (1885), William F. Clarke (1890), Joseph A. Dougherty (1968), Michael O'Connor (1872), Peter Jost (1867), Isaac Jogues (1646), Firmin Vignon (1891), WIlliam Claessens (1891), Martin J. Hollohan (1906), George Bender (1925), Adrian van Hulst (1909), Frederick Brambring (1886), Alphonse Charlier (1916),...