Currie, Charles L.
Biographical Note
Charles L. Currie, SJ,was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 9, 1930. He studied at St. Joseph's Prep, Fordham University, Weston College, Catholic University of America, and Woodstock College. He entered the Society of Jesus at the Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues in 1950 and was ordained in 1963. He served as president of Wheeling Jesuit University, Xavier University, and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. He died on January 4, 2019 at the age of 88.
Source:
Jesuit East Province press release, accessed December 18, 2025. Province website
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Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities records
Records documenting the activities of American Jesuit higher education professional association Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) through its correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, reports, and surveys, from its creation in 1970 through the 2010s.
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Charles L. Currie, SJ, 1967 - 2017
Charles L. Currie, SJ served as AJCU president from 1997-2011. His files also include some materials created by two interim presidents, James Carter, SJ (1995-1996) and Donald Monan, SJ (1996-1997), as well as those of president James Sauve, SJ, who began service in 1995 but died that same year.
Collection is open for research. Selected materials of other organizations found within the records are closed.
The video recordings in this collection are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not yet been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled