Rev. Francis B. Sarjeant, S.J. Papers

Collection — Box: SC137-SARJ-001

Identifier: SC137-SARJ

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains personal writings of Rev. Sarjeant including correspondence with the editor of The New York Times as well as writings on Baghdad and the U.S. Senate. Personal items include Fr. Sarjeant’s passports along with his personal notes and speeches.

Dates

Creation: 1942-1957

Creator

Sarjeant, Francis B., S.J., Rev., 1900-1968 (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. Francis B. Sarjeant (1900-1968) was born in Boston, MA on July 21, 1900. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1919 at St. Andrew-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY and was ordained to the priesthood in 1932. He received his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Boston College, his Theology degree from Weston College and his doctorate in theology from Gregorian University. From 1935 to 1938, Fr. Sarjeant served as Prefect of Studies and Discipline at Baghdad College in Iraq and as Rector of the college from 1938 to 1945. After working in the Dominican Republic in 1948-49, Rev. Sarjeant became a professor of Ethics at Fairfield University. In 1954, he was transferred to Holy Cross to teach Ethics. He died at Holy Cross in 1968.