Rev. Jerome E. Town, S.J. Papers

Collection — Box: SC146-TOWN-001

Identifier: SC146-TOWN

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains the personal papers of Rev. Town. There are two diaries which contain the details of the day-to-day life of Jerome Town, S.J. in the collection. The diary from 1909 details his study and travels in and around Belgium while he was a student in the country. The diary from 1912 details his daily activities as a teacher at Holy Cross. The Correspondence includes postcards, most sent from Belgium and written in French. Also contained are two retreat resolutions written and signed by Rev. Town from his retreats in 1911 and 1912. There is an account of his death written in the Holy Cross Purple along with a biography that has been written in Latin. There are three photographs, two of them are dated, 1904 and 1911, and one undated.

Dates

Creation: 1904-1912

Creator

Town, Jerome E., S.J., Rev., 1885-1912 (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. Jerome E. Town, S.J. was born in Philadelphia, PA on June 10, 1885. He graduated from St. Joseph’s College in June 1904 and entered the Society of Jesus at Saint Andrews on Hudson on August 13 of the same year. He stayed in the novitiate until 1907, when he was sent to Louvain, Belgium where he completed his philosophical studies. He returned to America in 1910 and was sent to teach at The College of the Holy Cross. At Holy Cross, he was a professor of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and French and was the youngest member of the faculty. Rev. Town became ill on August 2, 1912 while at a conference at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. He died in Washington on August 6, 1912, after surgery, due to an intestinal ailment.