Mary Perkins Ryan Papers

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Mary Perkins Ryan Papers

1932-1951

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1114

The papers include manuscripts, correspondence, articles, and other publications of twentieth-century author and editor Mary Perkins Ryan. Much of the correspondence deals with Ryan's book.

0.75 Linear Feet, 2 containers

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11677028

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Ryan, Mary Perkins, 1912-1993

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Mary Perkins Ryan was born on April 10, 1912 in Boston to Charles and Elizabeth Ward Perkins. One of four children in a devout Catholic family, Ryan was particularly influenced by her older sister Anna. She attended Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart in New York City, graduating in 1933 with a B.A. degree. In 1940, Ryan met Father Michael Ducey at St. Mary Abbey in Newark, New Jersey. Following their meeting, she took on a public position in the first Liturgical Week Conference in Chi...