Rev. John W. Flavin, S.J., Papers

Collection — Box: SC060-FLAV-001

Identifier: SC060-FLAV

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains Fr. Flavin’s personal writings, including copies of his master’s thesis that he wrote in 1943. Additionally, the collection includes his doctoral dissertation, which he finished in 1953. There are 3 folders containing undated, written materials for retreats as well as an undated folder of his sermons. There are his medical ethics and study cases. All of his writings are type-written, with some containing handwritten corrections in the margins. Finally, the collection has color slides dating from 1977. The slides contain mostly landscape images, and a few are from Egypt.

Dates

Creation: circa 1940-1959

Creator

Flavin, John W., S.J., Rev., 1914-1985 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

Materials believed to be under copyright or other restrictions are available for limited noncommercial, educational and personal use only, or for fair use as defined by United States copyright law and with proper citation. Please note that the College of the Holy Cross may not hold the rights to all items in this collection. Users assume responsibility for identifying all copyright holders and for determining whether permission is needed to make any use of the content. For permission under rights held by the College, please contact archives@holycross.edu.

Biographical Note

John Flavin was born on July 16, 1914 in Dorchester, MA to William and Agnes (Murphy) Flavin. He graduated from Boston Latin School in 1932 with a degree in classics, and he received his B.A. from Boston College in 1936. He entered the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1936, and he spent two years studying at Weston College. Fr. Flavin received an M.S. in biology in 1943 and was ordained on June 21, 1947. He received his doctorate in biology in 1954 from Brown University. Fr. Flavin taught biology at Boston College before transferring to Holy Cross in 1958. He continued to teach biology, histology, genetics, and bio-ethics at Holy Cross until his retirement in 1984. From 1963-1976, he was chair of the science department. At his retirement, he was named a Professor Emeritus of Biology. He died on May 28, 1985.