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Catalogue entry for Fr David Gallery SJ

Letter from Fr John Curtis SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Aloysius Sturzo SJ. Refers to Mr Gallery's papers, and encloses some remarks on them (not included). Suggests that it might not be appropriate to include in the catalogue ‘those whose works are immoral or irreligious’ for fear ‘the young may be tempted to seek them’.

Letter from Fr John J O'Carroll SJ to Fr Curtis SJ. Asks for money for an altar for the Sacred Heart in Galway. Also writes in relation to a work by Mr Gallery, intended to be published by the Jesuits, and advises against its publication.

Letter from Victor G SJ, Constantine, 55 rue Serigny, Algeria to Fr David Gallery SJ thanking him for his letter but cautions him against using the address and putting SJ after his name. Remarks 'You put my Superior in boiling water..now in several of our domiciles any letter bearing the name of Reverend Pere etc.is returned unopened to the sender...Just as present we are hunted by the detectives of the sectarian government to be taken as delinquent or rebelious [sic] to the law in reconstituting a community'. Continues 'We don't pass for Jesuit anymore, we are diocesan missionaries'. Remarks that the Bishop ordered him to Biskra to help out the priest who had fallen ill. Remarks that the heat was unbearable and he was relived to return to Constantine.

Letters from Fr David Gallery SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning an invitation by the Loreto nuns in Rathfarnham and other community matters.

A file of letters from Fr David Gallery SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Includes a letter asking to be recalled to Ireland. Remarks 'My standard is different from the standard adopted here and I do not feel justified on "levelling down". Neither have I much hope of being able to raise the body to mine.' (18 November 1902, 12pp).

File of letters to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Includes an index/précis to the letters.

Lists of writers (arranged alphabetically) of the Restored Society and their publications (1832-1925, 38pp, ). Compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ of Gardiner Street, (Custodian of the Irish Province Archives, 1924-1930). Typed list of Irish Jesuit authors and title, 20th century (1900-1939, 6pp).

Short obituaries of various members of the Society of Jesus by Fr David Gallery SJ. A covering note by Fr James Rabbitte SJ reads ‘These were prepared for publ(ication). The writer of them Fr Gallery. My opinion is that they are not suitable i.e. as a whole JPR’. Obituaries are provided in the following order:

Name Year of Death
Brady, Fr Philip 1917
Maher, Fr Thomas 1917
Mahon, Br Thomas 1917
Kenny, Fr Timothy 1917
Doyle, Fr William 1917
Hogan, Fr Edmund 1917
Verdon, Fr John 1918
Fottrell, Fr James 1918
Daly, Fr Hubert 1918