Fr. John Foley Presidential Records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence regarding the accreditation of the College of St. Thomas.
Dates
- created: 1927-1928
Creator
- Foley, John P. (John Patrick) (Person)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). President's Office (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
Father John P. Foley was born in Kildare, Prince Edward Island, Canada on August 8, 1877. He graduated from St. Dunstan's University and taught in public schools for three years before entering the Saint Paul Seminary in 1902. He was ordained on June 11, 1908 and was immediately placed on the College of St. Thomas faculty. He served in almost every administrative position on campus over the next twenty years before being appointed President of the College in October 1927. He occupied the position until September 1928 when the Holy Cross Fathers were contracted to run the College. Fr. Foley was then assigned to the rectorship at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Faribault. He served as pastor there until his death in 1964.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Unknown
Processing Information
The collection was processed in May 1979.
Subject
- Foley, John P. (John Patrick), 1877-1964 (Person)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). President's Office (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Presidents (Organization)
- Saint Paul Seminary (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Alumni and alumnae (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- Clergy (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Accreditation (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections Repository
Department of Special Collections, LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul MN 55105-1096 US
651-962-5467
uarchives@stthomas.edu