Church of the Gesu Golden Jubilee, 1888-1938
**Former finding aid locations: 119_102_3; 549B-547D**
ALS corresp re building of Catholic church in La Plata 1900; ALS rescript to Fr. John B. Kelleher to enter SJ 1900; ALS corresp re death bed vows of Jeremiah O'Mahoney 1910
**Former finding aid locations: 119_94_4; 501:16-501:32**
Letter from John Londey (or Londy) to Superior of the Maryland Mission Fr. Michael Foster regarding missed connections. Londey would later leave property to the Church at the mouth of the Wye River. This folder also contains later notes from archivists on the origin of the letter, which had been discovered in the walls of the chapel of Georgetown Convent in 1915.
Correspondence and other papers:
Letter (Mar. 14, 1913) from E. Devitt, S.J., to Joseph Zwinge, S.J., tells of Civil War claims; Card (Nov. 16, 1914) from C.F. Bridges, S.J., to Fr. Zwinge; Pamphlet entitled "St. Ignatius' Church and St. Thomas Manor" provides a historical sketch; Newsclippings (1910) concern southern Maryland.
**Former finding aid locations: 119_28_5; 101bA**
Annual Reports, 1924-1939 for Georgetown Prep, Gonzaga, Holy Trinity Church, Woodstock College, Manresa on Severn, Loyola College, Loyola High School, Chaptico & Missions, churches, Georgetown University. These reports all have statement forms. It appears that someone transcribed the copies of the reports onto these forms.
**Former finding aid location: 119.1_18**
This series is comprised of the correspondence relating to Charles Quest's career.
Diary of St. Peter Claver's Sunday School, an African American sodality for youth and adults connected with St. Alphonsus Church. The diary records the events of the sodality, attendence records, and contains play programs. Contains a "List of pupils attending the colored school at Granite."
This series contains notebook manuscripts of poems by EJ.
This series contains notebook manuscripts of poems by EJ.
A journal written by Fr. Duncan that includes topics such as house visitors, the weather, his travels, and generally ministering to the parishioners of St. Mary's. He writes in detail of the construction of the new St. Mary's church in 1877 as well as contemporary politics, such as the 1876 US presidential election, the Serbian-Ottoman Wars, the Russo-Turkish War, and the railroad strike of 1877.
A journal written by Fr. Duncan that contains discussion of varied topics such as house visitors, the weather, his travels, and generally ministering to the parishioners of St. Mary's. He includes details on church debt payments but also continues to mention contemporary events, such as the death of General Sherman, the silver jubilee of Archbishop Williams, and the 400-year anniversary of the "discovery" of America in 1892.
A journal written by Fr. Duncan that includes discussion of varied topics such as house visitors, the weather, his travels, and generally ministering to the parishioners of St. Mary's. While he writes in detail of paying off debt surrounding the construction of the new church in 1877, he also continues to include contemporary politics such as the death of Louis-Napoléon in 1879, the assassination of President Garfield in 1881, and the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.
This series contains material originating from JLF's involvement with the Catholic Association for International Peace.
Sermons for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, including "Various Natural Dispositions" (1850), "On the Passions" (1850), and "In What Consists Devotion to Mary" (1858). Also contains a sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost entitled "Infallibility of the Church or Perpetual Duration" (1843).
Sermons not intended for a specific liturgical date: on John 11:10 and Matthew 22:13 (1830), "Afflictions of the Righteous, & Prosperity of the Wicked" (1831), "Love of Enemies" (1831), "Domestic Peace" (1832), "The Day of the Consecration of the Church of St. Peter" (Richmond, Va., 1833), and "St. Ignatius" (1833).
