World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American

Scope and Contents Transcriptions of letters received by Fr. Richard C. Law, SJ, Prefect of Discipline 1940-1946, and other faculty and staff at Georgetown University during World War II from alumni and other former students on active duty within the armed services. The letters discuss other alumni and provide glimpses of training, combat, or cultural experiences in North Africa, Europe, and China. Most of the information in these letters is found in digest form in the Discipline Office Newsletter (nos. 1-19),...

Scope and Contents Consisting of audio taped interviews with Walter J. Ciszek, SJ, this collection documents the American-born Jesuit's life, ca. 1938-1963. Discussed are: his mission work in Poland and Russia, 1938-1941; arrest by Soviet secret police in 1941; imprisonment in Moscow and Siberia; and eventual release and return to the United States in 1963. The interviews are contained on 9 tapes (duplicates of tapes 1-8 included). The tapes give no indication, either on their face or by their content, of...

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This collection contains a typescript of Fr. John F. Hurley's experiences during the occupation of the Philippines (1941-1945) in which he was held at Santo Tomas Internment Camp. The account was written at the request of Fr. William C. Repetti, then Georgetown University Archivist, in 1964.

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The William C. Repetti, SJ Papers contain published and unpublished manuscripts, predominantly on the history of the Jesuits in the Philippines, as well as personal materials. Of special note are his accounts of internment in the Philippines during World War II (box 1 folders 5-7, 9).