Rev. Florence J. Donohue Papers

Collection — Container: SC047-DONO-001

Identifier: SC047-DONO

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Included in this collection are two daily planners from 1921 and 1922 containing Donohue’s appointments, daily activities, and the dates he attended Mass. Additionally, there is a National Diary from 1940 and a travel diary. Finally, there is Rev. Donohue’s Harold M.Gore award for his contribution to Parochial League basketball along with the speech given in his honor in 1948.

Dates

Creation: 1921-1948

Creator

Donohue, Florence J., S.J., Rev. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical Note

Florence J. Donohue was a native of Worcester, MA and graduated from Holy Cross in 1916. He was ordained in 1919 at Montreal and his first assignment was in Portland, Maine. In 1923, Fr. Donohue became director of St. Mary’s High School in Westfield, MA and made significant contributions to the boy’s basketball team. Fr. Donohue became pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Willimansett, MA in 1939. He died on Oct. 15, 1953.