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ABSI - Jesuits in Britain Archives
SJ - Members of the Society (Cataloguing in progress)
160 - Fr Francis Vavasour SJ (1900-1981)
Repository
Jesuits in Britain Archives
Ref No
ABSI/SJ/160/2
Title
Correspondence with Provincials
Date
1975-1981
Level
File
Description
Correspondence with the Fr Provincial, including Fr William Maher SJ and Fr George 'Jock' Earle SJ. Later letters mostly concern Fr Vavasour's health and life in New Zealand. The file includes:
- a letter from the Fr Earle (as Provincial) to Fr Vavasour's brother regarding requiem masses and prayers following his brother's death
- correspondence between the Fr Maher (as Provincial) and Fr Vavasour's doctor regarding his health
- correspondence on the sale of shares from Missions' Awaroa. Fr Edward Ennis SJ is included in this correspondence
- correspondence on the financing of Heythrop College
- correspondence regarding the Vavasour Charitable Fund
- correspondence regarding sending Fr Vavasour to NZ to see his brother and collaborate in the development of property in which the English Province had an investment interest, letters from Fr O'Sullivan are included in this
- a letter from the Fr Maher (as Provincial) dated 9 August 1978 setting out Fr Vavasour's future.
Format
Manuscript
Typescript
AccessConditions
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to archive material in the Jesuits in Britain Archives.
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/53
Maher; William (1916-2005); Jesuit Priest
1916-2005
DS/UK/395
Ennis; Edward (1919-1992); Jesuit Priest
1919-1992
DS/UK/1339
Earle; George (1925-2003); Jesuit Priest
1925-2003
Hours of Marie de Rieux, The
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