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Twice ordained: typescript

 Collection — Object: BC.2001.015
Collection BC-2001-015: Twice ordained: typescript

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1994

Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography of Rev. John R. Willis, S.J.

Creator

Restrictions on access

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.

Biographical / Historical

A Jesuit, history professor and college administrator, John Willis was born in 1917. He was ordained in the Congregational Church in 1943 and earned a Ph.D. in American Church History from Yale University in 1946. Willis converted to Catholicism and entered the Society of Jesus in 1955. He was ordained in 1962. From 1964 to 1982, Willis taught history at Boston College and served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1964 to 1969. He later taught at Gonzaga University and Pope John Seminary (Weston, Massachusetts). Willis died in 2001

Extent

1 Volumes (130 leaves)

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Gift of Francis Sweeney, SJ in 2001.

Title
Twice ordained: Typescript
Subtitle
approximately 1994
Status
Marc Only
Date
2017-05-15
Description rules
Appm
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

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