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Rooney, Edward B. (1900-1976)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1900 - 1976

Biographical note

Edward Bernard Rooney was born in Buffalo, New York in 1900. He entered the Society of Jesus after graduating high school in 1918, and received degrees from Woodstock College (BA and MA, 1924-1925), and Gregorian University (PhD, 1932). He was president of the Jesuit Educational Association from 1937-1966. He served as educational specialist for Jesuit Missions, Inc. from 1966-1969 and overseas education consultant to the Jesuit Provincials of the American Assistancy from 1969 until about 1974. In the 1960s and 1970s Rooney also served the National Catholic Educational Association as specialist for internationl education, and represented the Catholic International Education Office (Office International de l'Enseignement Catholique, OEIC) to the United Nations.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jesuit Educational Association records

 Collection
Abstract

The records of the Jesuit Educational Association (JEA) document the organization, history, and goals of the Association and its members from its beginning in the early 1930s to its end in 1970. The records were produced and collected by the various commissions, conferences, executive offices, and institutions under or associated with JEA in the form of conference materials, correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, news releases, photographs, reports, speeches, and surveys.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1919 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1970

Edward B. Rooney, SJ papers

 Collection
Abstract These papers document the work of twentieth-century American Jesuit educational specialist Edward B. Rooney, SJ. The papers mostly contain correspondence and working documents from his work after 1966 as an overseas educational consultant for organizations such as Jesuit Missions, Inc., the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), Office International de l'Enseignement Catholic (OIEC), and the Fédération Internationale des Universités Catholiques (FIUC), including as a...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1928 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1975