Rev. Paul W. Facey, S.J. Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC053-FACE

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials related to Fr. Facey’s work on the Legion of Decency, an organization dedicated to identifying and combating objectionable content in motion pictures. Included in the collection are Fr. Facey’s dissertation notes, notecards, manuscripts and a copy of the dissertation itself.

Dates

1935-1957

Creator

Facey, Paul William, S.J., Rev., 1909-1994 (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

Paul William Facey was born on June 8, 1909 in Cambridge, Masschusetts. He graduated of Boston College High School in 1925 and entered the Society of Jesus on July 30, 1925. Fr. Facey was ordained on June 23, 1935. He received his doctorate degree in Sociology from Fordham University in 1945. He taught Sociology for almost thirty years at the College of the Holy Cross and also held the position of department chair. Fr. Facey died on October 10, 1994.