Rev. William Carey, S.J. Papers

Collection — Box: SC028-CARE-001

Identifier: SC028-CARE

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection holds the papers of Rev. William Carey, S.J. dating from 1910 to 1945. The majority of the collection is his correspondence and this dates from 1924 to 1944. Additionally, there is ephemera and other records including newspaper clippings, event programs and book lists.

Dates

Creation: 1910-1945

Creator

Carey, William, S.J., Rev., 1895-1945 (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

Rev. William A. Carey, S.J. was born in Boston on February 22, 1895. He studied philosophy at Woodstock College from 1916 to 1919 and taught high school at Canisius High School in Buffalo, NY from 1923 to 1927. He was ordained on June 14, 1926. Rev. Carey taught cosmology and the history of philosophy from 1928 to 1933 at Weston College. In 1933, he went to Oxford University to study English and returned to Weston College for eight years to teach natural theology and the history of philosophy. He then taught at College of the Holy Cross for five years and at the summer graduate schools of Boston College. He died on January 1, 1945 in Worcester.