Rev. Richard McIntyre Papers

Collection — Box: SC106-MCIN-001

Identifier: SC106-MCIN

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Scope and Contents

This collection documents Rev. McIntyre’s time when he studied at the Canadian College in Rome. The first letters are written on board the ship and continue through his stay and subsequent travels in Florence and Vienna. The letters are filled with his impressions of the city, his duties and studies, college life, and affairs at the Vatican. There is much news of the College of Cardinals, ceremonial inductions, and the comings and goings of Pope Pius XI, with whom McIntyre and his fellow students have an audience. World political affairs are mentioned in passing. All the letters are written to his parents, Richard J. and Jennie (Atolle) McIntyre of Clinton, MA

Dates

Creation: 1935 - 1936

Creator

McIntyre, Richard John, Rev., 1906-1987 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical Note

Richard McIntyre was born in 1906 in Clinton, MA. He graduated from Holy Cross in 1926 and attended the Grand Seminary in Montreal and the St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, MD. He was ordained in 1930 and was assigned to parishes in Holden and Worcester. In 1935 and 1936, he studied at the Canadian Seminary in Rome. On his return he served in various parishes in western MA. He retired in 1986 and died the following year.