James J. Mertz, S.J., papers, 1900-1979.

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James J. Mertz, S.J., papers, 1900-1979.

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The Mertz papers span the years 1900 to 1979 and contain course notes, lectures, correspondence, diaries, fundraising items, architectural drawings, retreat notes, sermons, and photographs. Subjects include Madonna della Strada chapel, Loyola University Chicago, Latin poetry, Jesuit poetry, and Mertz's Golden and Diamond Jubilee's.

15.0 linear feet.

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Loyola University of Chicago. Archives.

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Loyola University of Chicago. Madonna della Strada Chapel.

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Mertz, James J.

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Born May 24, 1882 in Toledo, OH; died January 29, 1979, Chicago, IL. Classicist. James Joseph Mertz entered the Society of Jesus in 1900 and was ordained in 1915. He received an A.B. from St. Louis University in 1916, and an M.A. in Theology in 1918. From 1918 to 1922 Mertz taught at St. Ignatius High School in Chicago, IL. In 1922 he became one of the first faculty members assigned to the new College of Arts and Sciences of Loyola University Chicago in Rogers Park. He became the chairman of the...