John F. X. Murphy, SJ papers

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John F. X. Murphy, SJ papers

1904-1954

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1146

These papers document the life of Jesuit and scholar John F. X. Murphy, SJ. The bulk of the materials pertain to his work as a professor at Boston College from 1929 to 1954. Included are artifacts; calendars and day planners; clippings; correspondence; ephemera; manuscripts of Murphy's; notes; speeches; and photographs.

4.75 Linear Feet, 9 containers

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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Murphy, John F. X. (Francis Xavier), 1876-1954

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John F.X. Murphy was born on January 2, 1876 in Nashua, New Hampshire, to a family of Irish descent. Murphy entered the Society of Jesus, attending the Novitiate and Juniorate in Frederick, Maryland, from 1893 to 1898. Following studies at Woodstock College and John Hopkins University in Maryland, Murphy began teaching Latin, Greek, United States history, civics, and mathematics at Boston College High School in 1902. Murphy completed his theological training at Woodstock College between 1906 ...