Letters from Jesuits in the English Province and from Provinces abroad to the Irish Fr Provincial
- IE IJA ADMN/13
- Subfonds
- 1905 - 1920
Letters from Jesuits in the English Province and from Provinces abroad to the Irish Fr Provincial
Letters from Jesuits volunteering to serve as chaplains
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial Laurence J. Kieran SJ from various Jesuits volunteering to become military chaplains following the outbreak of the Second World War. Includes letters from: Frs Michael J. Morrison SJ (See CHP2/29), Arthur Little SJ, Fr Edward J. Coyne SJ, Joseph Garland SJ, Thomas Shuley SJ, Richard Kennedy SJ (See CHP2/23), Leonard Sheil SJ, James McCann SJ and Michael Pelly SJ (See CHP2/33).
Letters from John B. McCluskey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from John B. McCluskey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
McCluskey, John B, 1870-1921, Jesuit priest
Letters from John Duff, Castletown, Isle of Man to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from John Duff, Castletown, Isle of Man to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.[Douglas, Isle of Man]. The first letter thanks Fr Gahan for officiating at his marriage. The second letter refers to a debt of money due to Fr Gahan. Remarks that he is not pleased with the tone of Fr Gahan's letter in which he requests repayment. Remarks that he is not liable for the debt and advises Fr Gahan to contact Robert Duff of the late firm owned by Robert and John Duff for repayment of the debt.
Duff, John
Letters from John Edward Pigot to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from John Edward Pigot to Dr Charles Russell. Includes letters concerning the establishment of a club '...to serve (as) a social centre to the Catholic body (4 November 1858, 4pp and 10 November 1858, 8pp).
Pigot, John Edward, 1822-1871, Young Irelander, writer, musician, and lawyer
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Two letters from John Kenny (born 1784), Ennis, County Clare to Dr Charles Russell concerning information on the Siege of Limerick and the 1798 Rebellion. Remarks 'In reply to your enquiry regarding John MacNamara, I was in his house when he died. This must have been before March 1799...I...have no further recollection of his having stated that he was at the Siege of Limerick than that I well remember his contrasting the mildness of the executions during the Rebellion of 1798 with the wholesale slaughter he himself witnessed in the same place.' (1 April 1863, 4pp). Gives names and ages of those he know whose age exceeded 100.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from John O'Hagan to Dr Charles Russell concerning a trip taken by himself and his wife Fanny to Switzerland. Describes the journey and the places they visited.
O'Hagan, John, 1822-1890, Young Irelander, writer, and judge
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from John O'Meara, SJ, Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his life and work in the Regional Seminary.
O'Meara, John Joseph, 1898-1991, Jesuit priest
Letters from Kevin and Françoise Smyth to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Kevin and Françoise Smyth to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on various topics, mostly domestic and current academic affairs.
Smyth, Kevin P, 1909-1993, former Jesuit priest
Letters from Lillian Russell, Hereford House, Park Street, London to [John]
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letters from Lillian Russell, Hereford House, Park Street, London to [John].
Letters from Longmans Group Ltd. concerning the publication of 'Medieval Religious Houses: Ireland'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Longmans Group Ltd. (formerly Longmans Green & Co. Ltd.) concerning the publication of 'Medieval Religious Houses: Ireland' by Fr Gwynn and Neville Hadcock. Includes copy of the agreement between the publishers and Fr Gwynn for the book signed on the company’s behalf (6 November 1953, 4pp).
Letters from Lord Carlingford to John O'Hagan
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Lord Carlingford to John O'Hagan concerning a '...short memorandum on the Evidence...' Includes a letter remarking that he will raise the issue with the Cabinet (21 June 1883 , 4pp).
Parkinson-Fortescue, Chichester, 1823-1898, 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford
Letters from Lord Charlemont to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Lord Charlemont to Dr Charles Russell. Includes a letter thanking Dr Russell for his contribution to the Grattan statue (4 February [ ], 3pp).
Caulfeild, James Molyneux, 1820-1892, 3rd Earl of Charlemont
Letters from Lord Dufferin to Dr Charles Russell concerning research that both men are pursuing
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Lord Dufferin to Dr Charles Russell concerning research that both men are pursuing. Includes a letter referring to Dr Russell's journey to the Holy Land (25 [January] 1864, 3pp). Includes a letter referring to collections of pictures. Remarks that the information is very vague (14 January 1886, 2pp).
Blackwood, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple, 1826-1902, 1st marquess of Dufferin and Ava, diplomat and writer
Letters from Lord Mayo to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Lord Mayo to Dr Charles Russell. Includes a letter asking Dr. Russell to accept the office of Governor of the National Gallery of Ireland (6 March [ ], 4pp). Includes a letter asking Dr. Russell to assist in a review of the primary education system in Ireland. Remarks 'The Government are [desirous] that all shades of opinion should be fairly represented in the commission...' (16 September 1867, 4pp).
Bourke, Richard Southwell, 1822-1872, 6th Earl of Mayo and chief secretary for Ireland
Letters from Lord Rosse to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Lord Rosse (The Castle, Parsonstown) to Dr Charles Russell. Includes a letter congratulating Dr. Russell on his election to President of Maynooth College (22 October 1857, 3pp).
Parsons, William, 1800-1867, 3rd Earl of Rosse
Letters from Lord Spencer to John O'Hagan
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Lord Spencer to John O'Hagan.
Spencer, John Poyntz, 1835-1910, 5th Earl Spencer and lord lieutenant of Ireland
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Major G.T. Noel, Hotel Julia, Pontaven, Finisterre, France and Temple Guiting House, Winchcombe, R.S.O., Gloucester, England. Describes his holiday in France after news of the Titanic disaster, request for copy of photograph of Bob and thanks for sending on a copy of The Belvederian, which contains Browne’s article on the Titanic.
Holograph letters to Frank Browne SJ from those who disembarked with Mr Browne SJ at Queenstown (Cobh), Cork and relatives of those who perished on the Titanic to Mr Frank Browne SJ. With Kodak envelope with note by Fr Browne, ‘Letters recd ap. 1912 concerning Titanic’.
Noel, G.T., Major
Letters from Mary Agnes English, Marseille, France to Frs John Bannon and Byrne
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Holograph letters from Mary Agnes English, 47 Rue Marengo, Marseille, France to Frs John Bannon and Byrne, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin requesting monies to be sent and general news from France. Includes envelopes with stamps.
English, Mary Agnes
Letters from Mary Banim, Greenfield, Dalkey, County Dublin to Fr Matthew Russell SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters from Mary Banim, Greenfield, Dalkey, County Dublin to Fr Matthew Russell SJ.
Banim, Mary, d. 1939, writer
Letters from Mary H. Allies to Fr Matthew Russell SJ informing Fr Russell of her father’s death
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file containing letters from Mary H. Allies, 3 Lodge Place, St John’s Wood, London to Fr Matthew Russell SJ informing Fr Russell of her father’s death and agreeing to supply information about him for an article.
Allies, Mary Helen Agnes, 1852-1927, Catholic historian, writer and translator
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letters from Mary Jane Bliss (wife of William H. Bliss), Oxford to Dr Charles Russell concerning the faith that her children should be brought up in. Remarks that her husband wishes all of the children to be brought up Roman Catholic '...he is about to remove Mary our eldest child altogether from my care.' Continues 'As to the boys it is another matter - I wish to be quite fair and just - and it is right that my husband should have some and it seems natural that he should have the boys - while the girls who need a mother's care so much should be left to me. Why should I have to go lonely to Church for the rest of my life?'.
Bliss, Mary Jane
Letters from Maureen Cooper, Harwich, Essex to her uncle, Fr Henry Gill SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Two handwritten letters from Maureen Cooper, Detached House, Michaelstow, Ramsey Road, Harwich, Essex to her uncle, Fr Henry Gill SJ in which she details local news, her health issues and urges Fr Henry to request more regularly correspondence from family members. Her mother was Cissie Gill, died in 1938, younger sister of Henry.
Letters from Mercy Simms to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Mercy Simms (nee Gwynn, Fr Gwynn’s first cousin) wife of Archbishop George Otto Simms, to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, concerning domestic and social affairs. Includes references to the Gwynn genealogy/pedigree and Fr Gwynn’s research on the subject.
Simms, Mercy, 1915-1998
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letters from Michael Walsh, Skibbereen, County Cork to Fr Robert Haly SJ concerning his wish to join the Society as a lay brother.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Mother Gabriel of the Divine Will, Convent of Firhouse, Tallaght, Dublin to her brother, Fr Patrick Duffy SJ concerning Fr Duffy's health and her own health. Includes a letter referring to the death of Hester Marie (31 August 1897, 8pp).
Duffy, Mary Gabriel, Carmelite sister
Letters from Mr Andrew O'Farrell SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Andrew O'Farrell SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
O'Farrell, Andrew, 1894-1961, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letters from Mr Arthur Little SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Nolan SJ, concerning musical lessons and his studies.
Little, Arthur, 1897-1949, Jesuit priest and writer
Letters from Mr Aubrey Gwynn SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Aubrey Gwynn SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Letters from Mr Basil Loughnan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his teaching work in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Mr Basil Loughnan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his teaching work in Australia.
Loughnan, Basil, 1887-1967, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Cyril Power SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Cyril Power SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Power, Cyril, 1890-1980, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file of letters from Mr Cyril Power SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin concerning his studies and results of his exams.
Power, Cyril, 1890-1980, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Edmund Power SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Edmund Power SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Power, Edmund, 1878-1953, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Fred McKiernan, c/o Post Office, Clonakilty, Cork to Fr Frank Browne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Mr Fred McKiernan, c/o Post Office, Clonakilty, Cork to Fr Frank Browne SJ requesting slides taken by Fr Browne of religious scenes.
McKiernan, Fred
Letters from Mr Henry A Johnston SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Thomas Hehir SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Johnston, Henry A, 1888-1986, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Henry Croasdaile SJ, Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, England to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Mr Henry Croasdaile SJ, Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, England to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ. Accompanied by cheques for amounts of money, which constitute his share of property left to him by his mother on her death.
Croasdaile, Henry, 1888-1966, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Jeremiah Austin Hartigan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Jeremiah Austin Hartigan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Hartigan, Jeremiah Austin, 1882-1916, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letters from Mr Leo F. Murphy SJ concerning a swimming carnival and his theological studies
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Mr Leo F. Murphy SJ, St Aloysius' College, Milson's Point, Sydney and St Ignatius' College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning a swimming carnival and his theological studies.
Murphy, Leo, 1888-1957, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Louis Loughnan SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial concerning his voyage to Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Mr Louis G. Loughnan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning his voyage to Australia and seeking permission to smoke.
Loughnan, Louis G, 1889-1951, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Mr Martin Hanley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ on board a New Zealand shipping company boat concerning the voyage from Australia to England. Describes an encounter with the American naval fleet off the east coast of America.
Hanley, Martin, 1885-1921, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Paul Healy SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning his health and how he is progressing.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Mr Paul Healy SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning his health and how he is progressing at Bodington, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, and St Aloysius, Sevenhill, South Australia.
Healy, Paul, 1894-1934, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Mr Richard Ingram SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ asking permission to smoke tobacco.
Letters from Mr Richard O'Mara SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Richard O'Mara SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
O'Mara, Richard Francis, 1884-1977, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr T. Cain and from Michael Harteny
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Mr T. Cain, Headmaster, Coleridge Street School, Hove, England (26 October 1945) and from Michael Harteny (Sergeant), Kilnagrange, Kilmacthomas, County Waterford (12 November 1945) and on behalf of Christopher Flynn, Delgany, County Wicklow (21 March 1946) to Fr Charles Doyle SJ and Professor Alfred O'Rahilly concerning their recollections of the date of death of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Cain, T
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letters from Mr Thomas F. Ryan SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the obtaining of a piano for the Juniors and remarking that his brother has just taken up practising as a dentist in Dublin. Asks Fr Provincial to send patients to him.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Thomas Hehir SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Thomas Hehir SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Hehir, Thomas J, 1892-1955, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Thomas Montague SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Thomas Montague SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Montague, Thomas, 1888-1972, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Thomas P Kelly SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Thomas P Kelly SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Kelly, Thomas Patrick, 1890-1977, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr William Cullen SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr William Cullen SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Cullen, William, 1881-1919, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr William Keane SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Mr William Keane SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his theology course.
Keane, William, 1885-1960, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Willie Doyle SJ, 1897-1906
Part of Irish Jesuits
Holograph letters and typewritten letters by Mr Willie Doyle SJ while: at Clongowes Wood College to his mother and father, and sister Lena (6 April 1897 - 1898); undertaking philosophy at Enghien, Belgium to his mother and father (2 October 1898 - 3 June 1899); at St. Mary’s Hall, Stonyhurst College, England to his mother and father (14 October 1900 - 31 March 1901); at Clongowes Wood College to his mother and father, and sister Mai (18 December 1901 - 5 August 1903); undertaking theology at Milltown Park (23 December 1904 - Easter 1906).
Letters from Mrs Van Wijk, Durban, South Africa to Miss Freda Morris and Fr Patrick Morris SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Mrs Van Wijk, 17 Chelsea, The Esplande, Durban, South Africa to Miss Freda Morris, Shirley Cottages, 6 West Walk, Dorchester, Dorset, England and Fr Patrick Morris SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, County Kildare.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Neville Hadcock asking Fr Gwynn to participate in the proposed volume, 'Medieval Religious Houses: Ireland'… ‘that is, if I do the sort of donkey work and prepare lists, by counties in the first place, with ref(erence)s of all recorded monasteries marking those in doubt, as I complete a county I could pass it on to you to weed.’ (24 September 1953, 4pp).
Hadcock, Neville, -1980, historian
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
A file of letters 17 March [ ]; [5 April [ ] ];18 May [ ] from nuns in the Sacred Heart Convent, Dundrum, County Dublin (Sr. M. Kelly and Sr. H. Roche) concerning their Order and spiritual issues. One of the letters is addressed to Fr Murphy SJ.
Letters from Patrick (cousin) to Fr William White SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of letters from Patrick (cousin), Conacody, Ardfinnan, Tipperary and Upholland College, Wigan, England to Fr William White SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Peter Wait of Methuen & Co. Ltd., concerning their acceptance of his proposal to write a book on the history of the medieval Irish Church. Includes amended copy plan of chapters of the proposed book, sent to Methuen by Fr Gwynn entitled 'The Reform of the Medieval Irish Church' (n.d., 7pp). There is some disagreement about the type of book it should be. Fr Gwynn expressed his wish to gather his essays from the 'Irish Ecclesiastical Record' and rewrite them to make a single connected story, however Mr. Wait wants a similar book but ‘on a good deal less detailed scale’ (13 January 1953, 2pp). Includes letters from Françoise Henry, U.C.D., to Fr Gwynn, offering to speak to the publishers on Fr Gwynn’s behalf (5, 23 February 1962, 2 items, 2pp each) and the publisher’s letter to Fr Gwynn following (Prof.) Henry’s conversation with them, “I would like a book, and I don’t insist on a ‘text book.’ I would like something that the educated person without specialised knowledge of the subject can read and which would be useful to students as well.” (19 February 1962, 1p.)
Wait, Peter, publisher
Letters from Prof. Geoffrey Hand to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Prof. Geoffrey Hand to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ. Includes news of his appointment to the Fiesole Institute, Florence; his work, colleagues in U.C.D. (where he Lectured in Legal and Constitutional History); family and health.
Hand, Geoffrey Joseph Philip, 1931-2016, Professor and former Chairman of Irish Manuscripts Commission
Letters from Prof. Ross Hoffman of Fordham University, New York
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Prof. Ross Hoffman of Fordham University, New York, to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ and Denis Gwynn on personal matters, mainly his work, health and family and discussions on various American Presidents, the Pope and the Church. Includes:
– letter describing his work on arriving at the Manuscript Room in Sheffield Central Library to unpack and sort ‘three boxes (each about 2' by 2' by 8”) of unsorted (Edmund) Burke papers…they are largely the originals of the published letters, but there is also a rich collection of unpublished letters of Earl Fitzwilliam to Burke in the 1790’s and a few other fairly important letters that never have been printed…I am, it seems the first person to examine them since their delivery here…you can imagine how exciting is the experience of turning up, for example, original letters from George III to Rockingham…It is but one of scores, probably hundreds, of museum pieces that are usually kept under lock, key, and glass…collectors would pay fabulous things for these things…There is no one else in the room and I am in a constant state of exaltation, surely this is an experience that comes once in a life-time to one historian in a thousand.’ Also refers to the bomb damage in Sheffield, following the War (1 May 1949, 2pp);
– letter describing his work transcribing the Burke letters – ‘The whole body of documents runs to about 230 letters between 1759 and 1776…they throw a great deal of new light on Anglo-Irish relations, or rather upon Mr. Burke’s idea of those relations’ and his ‘projected book on Burke and the New York Agency, which really is becoming a large work on Burke and the Origins of the American Revolution’ (30 June 1950, 1p.);
– letter to Denis Gwynn concerning a book on Burke and Barry correspondence and his book on Edmund Burke and Charles O’Hara (28 March 1952, 2pp);
– letters on the publication of his books on Edmund Burke and Charles O’Hara and Burke, New York Agent (1956);
– lengthy commentaries on: the American (both internal and external policy, including the Korean and Vietnam Wars and race relations) and British political situations; the awarding of an honorary degree from the National University on him; his book on Lord Charles Rockingham, The Marquis (1973) and
– references to a portrait of Edmund Burke by James Barry in the National Gallery (24 March – September 1973, 4 items).
Also includes letters written by James White, Director of the National Gallery to Fr Gwynn, concerning the portrait which was presented to Trinity College Dublin and ‘is in the Andrew’s Room in the Provost’s House’ (23 August, 4 September 1973, 2 items);
Includes letter to Fr Gwynn from Prof. Hoffman’s daughter, Mary Ellen Flinn, following her father’s death on 16 December 1979. Encloses a memorial card (3 January 1980, 2pp).
Hoffman, Ross John Swartz, 1902-79, American historian, author and educator
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from various editors and publishers mostly regarding the purchase and publication of religious books and periodicals, including Fr Stephen Brown’s 'Ireland in Fiction', 'Our Boys' published by the Christian Brothers and 'The Universe'.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from publishers Browne Nolan Ltd. to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, agreeing to publish his book 'The Reform of the Medieval Irish Church', ‘which, if it will not be a best seller, should certainly enjoy a reasonable sale on publication and a continuing, if limited, demand for many years.’ They are also interested in ‘your short History of the Irish Medieval Church but since Methuens have invited you to write it you may possibly feel some obligation towards them, even though, as you say, you have not yet made a contract.’ Includes summary of book ‘Offered to Browne and Nolan: c.300 pages: to be ready for press in autumn of 1950; to be published in autumn of 1951’ (14 February 1949, 1p.).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from publishers the Clarendon Press, Oxford, to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on a proposal by publishers W. Heffer & Sons, Ltd. to reprint Fr Gwynn’s 1920 book 'Roman Education from Cicero to Quintilian'. Includes letters to Fr Gwynn from Heffers (30 June 1956 – 15 July 1960, 3 items), royalty statements from Clarendon Press (1969, 1971, 2 items) and copy of 'Roman Education from Cicero to Quintilian'.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from publishers, the Clarendon Press, Oxford, to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, concerning the possibility of a reprint of his 1940 book 'The English Austin Friars in the Time of Wyclif'. Includes Fr Gwynn’s copy of book.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from publishers, the Clarendon Press, Oxford to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning his latest book which their Delegates say needs complete revision – ‘the book is not strictly a unified history but a series of disconnected and overlapping studies, which have been published separately already except for chapters XIII and XIV. They have much interest for specialists in the subjects concerned, though not for the general reader or for undergraduates.’
Letters from Rev. Henry Young to his brother Fr Charles Young SJ on litanies and station pictures
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letters from Rev. Henry Young, St Joseph's to his brother Fr Charles Young SJ on litanies and station pictures. Envelopes indicates material sent onto Fr Edmund O'Reilly SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin, post 1861.
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Rev. John Moyersoen SJ, 32 Park Street, Calcutta to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning the Irish Jesuits who took up positions in the Indian mission following their temporary departure from Hong Kong during the war.
Moyersoen, John B, 1900-1969, Jesuit priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Richard Lyons [second Baron and first Earl Lyons], Arundel Castle, Arundel to Dr Charles Russell concerning information Dr Russell requires from the library in Paris. Includes biographical details on Richard Lyons written by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist).
Lyons, Richard Bickerton Pemell, 1817-1887, 1st Earl Lyons and diplomat
Letters from Richard Thompson, Vicar General to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Richard Thompson, Vicar General to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ concerning Fr Aylmer's offer to give temporary assistance to the Catholic community on the Isle of Man due to Fr Gahan's illness. Includes a postscript remarking that the Bishop has appointed Dr Yovens to visit the Isle of Man on his behalf.
Thompson, Richard, priest
Letters from Robert Tennant to Lord Thomas O'Hagan
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Robert Tennant to Lord Thomas O'Hagan. Includes a letter discussing Charles Gavan Duffy's libel suit (he was defended by Lord O'Hagan) (25 June 1842, 7pp). Includes a letter referring to Daniel O'Connell. Remarks 'In every way therefore it would give me high gratification to go up with the address to O'Connell. That he should think it worth his while to wish it is an additional motive.' (17 June 1844, 3pp). Includes a letter referring to recent proceedings. Remarks 'I think I see through your generalities that you are disheartened and - may I say - disgruntled?...So am I. Upon the education question - in the cause of mixed and free education I can stand no compromise or hesitation. It is the hope of our country - the only thing...to make us a country in place of a den of wild sects. Repeal is but a triviality compared to this...I pray God to see the time when she will be a nation...either with or without repeal. (31 May 1945, 4pp).
Tennent, Robert James, 1803-1880, Irish Whig politician
Letters from Rose Gayner to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Rose (Gayner, nee Gwynn) (Fr Gwynn’s cousin) following the illness and death of Fr Gwynn’s sister, Sheila Moorehead, in December 1981. Includes references to a portrait of their ‘Aunt May’ and a family story about Walter Osborne (Fr Gwynn’s godfather): ‘He was apparently rather dominated by a powerful mother but there was an understanding that he would marry Aunt Lucy. However before the understanding could become an engagement he caught a bad cold, and died of pneumonia’ (8 February 1982, 4pp).
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, Lord Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong and The Home Farm, Lewknor, Oxford to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning grant in aid schools and the possibility of obtaining an advance of the grants in order to get schools started. Includes a copy of a reply from Fr MacMahon SJ.
Hall, Ronald, 1895-1975, Anglican Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong
Letters from R.W. May, 1 Gresham Road, Brixton, S.W., London
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from R.W. May, 1 Gresham Road, Brixton, S.W., London, (Mrs Lily Odell is his sister) enquiring after fellow passengers, requesting copies and promising to share photographs, and thanks for sending on a copy of The Belvederian, which contains Browne’s article on the Titanic.
May, R. W.
Letters from S. P. Redington, solicitors concerning the estate of Fr John Errington SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters from S. P. Redington, solicitors concerning the estate of Fr John Errington SJ. Refers to the will of George A. Nicolls (Fr Errington was named, amongst others, as one of the beneficiaries of this will and ultimately came to inherit the estates in Kildare and Westmeath. George A. Nicolls died without issue and his estate passed to his brother Archibald Dowdell Nicolls. The latter also died without issue and the estate was inherited by Fr John Errington SJ).
Redington, Samuel, solicitor
Letters from Sir Robert Peel to to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file relating to Sir Robert Peel (eldest son of Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister), Chief Secretary for Ireland 1861 - 1865. Includes a letter from Robert Peel to Dr. Charles Russell offering him a position on the Board of National Education (16 January 1864, 4pp). Includes a draft reply from Dr. Charles Russell accepting the position (n.d., 2pp). Includes a letter from Robert Peel to Dr. Charles Russell remarking that he has resigned the position of Chief Secretary for Ireland. Remarks that he is greatly disappointed not to have been able to obtain '...the government sanction...of the House of Commons for the erection of the Chapel so much needed for the use of your students...' (17 November 1865, 5pp).
Peel, Sir Robert, 1822-1895, 3rd Baronet and Chief Secretary for Ireland
Letters from Sir William Cope to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Cope, Sir William Henry, 1811-1892, Clergyman
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letters from Sr. M. Elizabeth, Sisters of Charity, Donnybrook to Fr [ ] concerning his health and spiritual matters.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Sr Mary Baptist Russell, St Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, California to her family in Ireland including her brothers Fr Matthew Russell SJ and Lord Russell of Killowen. Describes her life and work in California and discusses news from Ireland. Includes a letter to Arthur [ ] concerning Lord Russell of Killowen and his re-election but with a lower majority. Remarks 'Folks here do not seem quite so confident of Home Rule as they were a few weeks ago but all seem to say it must come in time.' Refers to Lord Russell's speech in the House of Commons. (7 July 1886, 8pp).
Russell, Mary Baptist, 1829-1898, Sister of Mercy
Letters from Sr Mary Frances (Frances O'Hagan), to her sister
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Sr Mary Frances (Frances O'Hagan), Franciscan Convent of the Perpetual Adoration, Drumshambo, County Leitrim to her sister (also a nun) concerning her life in the convent and her joy at joining the community in Drumshambo.
O'Hagan, Frances, d.1910
Letters from Superior of the Mission, Australia to Fr Daniel Jones SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the Australian Mission Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Fr Daniel Jones SJ (Socius) concerning the Australian Mission and the work being carried out.
Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Consultors of the Chikuni Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from the Consultors of the Chikuni Mission including Frs John Counihan, Arthur Clarke and Bernard Collins.
Counihan, John, 1916-2001, Jesuit priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters (one is original, 5 May 1869, 4pp, the other nine are copies) from the Duke of Norfolk to Dr Charles Russell concerning his family and the various events in their lives. Includes a letter concerning his son's new residence (Dervent Hall, Sheffield). Remarks '...the Catholic element is sadly wanting and gives a desolate feeling. We have a priest and portable altar with us and I hope the first masses which can have been offered here since the reformation will bring a blessing on my son's taking possession.' (20 August 1868, 1p).
Fitzalan-Howard, Henry, 1847-1917, 15th Duke of Norfolk
Letters from the Income Tax Office, Athlone, to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, in relation to the salaries of various members of the College.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of copy letters from Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Nolan SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to the Presiding Officer, Passport Department, Ministry of National Service, Victoria Street, London SW seeking passports for Frs Thomas J Moore, John Nerney and Albert Power to travel to Australia.
Nolan, Thomas V, 1867-1941, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr George Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr George Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Byrne, George, 1879-1962, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Herbert Dargan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Herbert Dargan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Dargan, Herbert J, 1918-1993, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Richard Harris SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Richard Harris SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Harris, Richard, 1903-1998, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Byrne, Thomas, 1904-1978, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file of letters from the Superiors, Frs John T Kelly SJ and Redmond Roche SJ, of the Apostolic School, Mungret College, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the administration of the Apostolic School, its finances and students.
Kelly, John T, former Jesuit priest
Letters from Thomas Downing (T. D.) Kendrick
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Thomas Downing (T. D.) Kendrick, Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities, British Museum, London, England to Fr Frank Browne SJ thanking him for helping with Celtic and Anglo-Saxon carvings and supplying photographs, and enclosing list of Norfolk sites.
Kendrick, Sir, Thomas Downing, 1895-1979, archaeologist and art historian
Letters from [Thomas] McNamara, Irish College, Paris, France concerning Fr James Murphy
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from [Thomas] McNamara, Irish College, Paris, France concerning Fr James Murphy and the arrangement for him to stay at the monastery at Solesmes, France.
Letters from Thomas W. Allies to Fr Matthew Russell SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters from Thomas W. Allies, 82 Gloucester Place, Portman Square, London, England, Inishbofin, County Galway, Ireland and 3 Lodge Place, St Hohn's Wood, London, England to Fr Matthew Russell SJ.
Allies, Thomas William, 1813-1903, English historical writer
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from various individuals living and working in Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial concerning their work in the Hong Kong mission.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Wilfred Ward to Fr Matthew Russell SJ concerning the letters of Dr Charles William Russell required by Fr Matthew Russell SJ for a biography of his uncle. Remarks that the early letters which he (Ward) has date to ca. 1802 - 1839 and refer to the Dublin Review. Asks Fr Russell if he has any papers relating to Cardinal Newman.
Letters from William E. Gladstone to Dr Charles Russell concerning research on British history
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from William E. Gladstone to Dr Charles Russell concerning research on British history that both men are involved in. Includes a letter referring to correspondence held in the Vatican Archives that would be of interest (20 August 1864, 3pp). Includes a letter referring to Maynooth College and repairs that need to be carried out (16 November 1864, 4pp).
Gladstone, William Ewart, 1809-1898, prime minister and author
Letters from William George Ward to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from William George Ward to Dr Charles Russell concerning his writing and Dr Russell's criticism of same. Refers to Dr Newman's Apologia and to the Dublin Review (7 January 1865, 8pp, 10 January 1865, 3pp and 21 January 1865, 8pp).
Ward, William George, 1812-1882, theologian and mathematician
Letters from William H Gladstone to Dr Charles Russell thanking Dr Russell for a pamphlet
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from William H. Gladstone to Dr Charles Russell. Includes a letter thanking Dr Russell for a pamphlet. Refers to the death of Lord and Lady Kildare's daughter (2 January 1867, 4pp). Includes a letter assuring Dr Russell that he will make an appeal to his father (W.E. Gladstone) on behalf of '...Mr. Du Noyer's family...' (the artist George Victor Du Noyer). (13 May 1871, 2pp).
Gladstone, William Henry, 1840-1891, British Liberal Party Member of Parliament
Letters from William Henry Bliss to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file relating to William Henry Bliss. Includes letters from William Bliss to Dr Charles Russell and copies of Dr. Russell's letters to William Bliss. Includes 4 letters from William Bliss to Fr Matthew Russell SJ concerning the publication of the correspondence in the Irish Monthly (22 March 1880 - 24 September 1893, 4 items).
Bliss, William Henry, 1835-1909, scholar
Letters from William White's father to his son
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Papie (White) Kickham Street, Carrick on Suir, to his son, William White.
Letters from Willie Doyle, 1886-1896
Part of Irish Jesuits
Holograph letters and one typewritten letter by Willie Doyle: as a schoolboy in Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, England to his brother Bob and mother (30 May 1886 - 9 April 1887); as a Jesuit novice at St Stanislaus, Tullabeg, County Offaly to his mother and father, and sisters Mai and Lena (8 August 1891 - 9 July 1892); as a scholastic at Milltown Park, Dublin to his father and brother Bob (31 May - Christmas 1893) and to Brother Cahill on finishing his noviceship (8 June 1893) and at Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare to his mother and father, and brothers Bob and Charles (3 September 1894 - 23 August 1896).