Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Rev. Horace B. McKenna, S.J., Papers 2 consist mostly of incoming correspondence received by this important Jesuit during his ministry in Ridge, Maryland. Along with numerous research letters for two articles published by McKenna in "The Jesuit Seminary News" about Jesuit work with African-Americans, the collection includes several letters between him and Rev. John LaFarge, S.J. on that same topic. The bulk of the papers, which comprise 4 boxes (6.0 linear feet), date between 1923 and...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Consists of 130 folders containing a vast archive of correspondence to Rev. Horace B. McKenna, S.J. from various members of his family. Includes a large number of letters from Thomas E. Ambrose, S.J.; Anne W. McKenna; Helen McKenna; Julia McKenna; Laura McKenna; and Mary McKenna. The letters date from 1923 to 1953. Arranged into folders alphabetically by last name of correspondent and then arranged chronologically within each folder.

Scope and Contents John Early (1853); (Missing: Wm. J. Ennis 1899, A.J. Emerich 1906); Michael Farrell (1860); Daniel Fortescue (1860); Charles H. Fulmer (1866); (Missing: John J. Fleming 1901, Philip M. Finegan 1903); Thomas J.A. Freeman (1905); Patrick Forhan (1905); (Missing: Edward X. Fink 1905); George A. Fargis (1905); (Missing: John W. Fox 1905); Samuel Frisbee (1906); Bp Charles Gordon (1895); Wm. F. Gannon (1897); Thomas J. Gannon (1898); Joseph A. Gorman (1898); John J. Greene (1898); John M. Girard...