Collection of the quadricentennial celebration of St. Francis Xavier's arrival in Japan and related photographs

Collection — Box: 1

Collection MS-2005-020: Collection of the quadricentennial celebration of St. Francis Xavier's arrival in Japan and related photographs

Dates

Creation: probably 1943-1949
Creation: Majority of material found in 1949 - 1949

Scope and Contents

Six photographs from the Quadricentennial Celebration of St. Francis Xavier's Arrival in Japan observed in Nagasaki, Japan. The collection also includes photographs of Xavier Castle (Navarre, Spain), the remains of the Jesuit Church and Rectory in Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb, the rebuilt Jesuit Rectory in Hiroshima and, the monument to St. Francis Xavier in Yamagughi, Japan.

Creator

Francis Xavier, Saint, 1506-1552 (Person)

Language of Materials

Captions are written in English.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Restrictions on use

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Extent

1 Volumes (11 photographs, 1 box)

Additional Description

Provenance

Because the current accessioning system was not used until January 1986, it is not possible to know exactly the dates of acquisition of materials received before that time.

Materials Specific Details

Many of the photographs were originally produced for the Jesuits Missions magazine.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Collection of the Quadricentennial Celebration of St. Francis Xavier's Arrival in Japan and Related Photographs
Status: Marc Only
Subtitle: probably 1943-1949
Date: 2014
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin