Collection: Patrick J. Carroll Papers

Scope and Content

Correspondence concerning work for The Ave Maria, including letters to editor, Eugene P. Burke, CSC, letters from his readers expressing admiration for his writings, and correspondence from his first years as editor; with copies of some of his poems, two manuscript notebooks of poetry, a book of sermons, and an essay on priests and literary sensibility.

ms 67-88

Dates

Creation: 1901-1938

Creator

Carroll, Patrick Joseph, 1876-1959 (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Conditions Governing Access

Contractual restrictions may apply.

Background

President of Sacred Heart College, Wisconsin, 1904-1907; President of St. Edward's University, Austin, TX, 1907-1910; professor of English at University of Notre Dame 1910-1913 and 1922-1941; editor of the Catholic weekly magazine The Ave Maria, 1934-1952.