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Peter Hebblethwaite Papers 1955-1994 MS.1996.008 http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1025 Archives and Manuscripts Department John J. Burns Library Boston College 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill 02467 library.bc.edu/burns/contact URL: http://www.bc.edu/burns Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 Biographical note ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Arrangement ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 7 I: Correspondence ........................................................................................................................................ 7 II: Books .................................................................................................................................................... 10 III: Lectures and Talks .............................................................................................................................. 13 IV: Photographs ......................................................................................................................................... 13 V: Notes ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 VI: Publications Saved by Hebblethwaite ................................................................................................ 14 VII: Teaching Materials ............................................................................................................................ 20 VIII: Audio Recordings ............................................................................................................................. 20 IX: Publications by Hebblethwaite ........................................................................................................... 20 X: Articles and Reviews ........................................................................................................................... 20 Peter Hebblethwaite Papers MS.1996.008 - Page 2 - Summary Information Creator: Hebblethwaite, Peter Title: Peter Hebblethwaite papers ID: MS.1996.008 Date [inclusive]: 1955-1994 Physical Description 52 Linear feet (99 boxes) Language of the English, Arabic, French, German, Latin, and Polish. Material: Abstract: The Peter Hebblethwaite Papers contain correspondence pertaining to the research and publication of Hebblethwaite's books, published and unpublished writings, teaching materials, personal papers, and photographs, as well as an array of printed materials, sound recordings, and publications. Preferred Citation Identification of item, Box number, Folder number,Peter Hebblethwaite Papers, MS.1996.008, John J. Burns Library, Boston College. Peter Hebblethwaite Papers MS.1996.008 - Page 3 - Administrative Information Publication Information Processed by David Tennant, Michael Pesce, and Philip Kiley, S.J., 2009; and Rachael Young in 2019. This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace. Restrictions on access Collection is open for research. Restrictions on use These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials. Provenance Purchased from Peter Hebbletwaite in 1996. Processing Information Most of the correspondence was extracted from the folders containing Hebblethwaite's articles and notes. Peter Hebblethwaite Papers MS.1996.008 - Page 4 - Biographical note Peter Hebblethwaite was born on 30 September 1930 in Lancashire, England. He was the eldest of two sons born to Charles Hebblethwaite and Elsie MacDonald. He was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church at St. Anne's and attended primary school attached to that parish. Hebblethwaite began his college studies at Xavierian College in Manchester and, in 1948, became a novice in the Society of Jesus at Manresa, Roehampton. In 1951, Hebblethwatie was sent by his superiors to study philosophy at the French Jesuit house at Chantilly, where he became fluent in French and competent in German. Upon his return to Roehampton, Hebblethwaite spent a year studying pedagogy, before transferring to Campion Hall at Oxford University to continue his language studies. Graduating from Oxford in 1958, Hebblethwaite then taught for two years at Mount St. Mary's, Spinkhill, and studied theology for four years at Heythrop College. He was ordained a priest in the Jesuit order in 1963. Following the writing of Hebblethwaite's first book Bernanos: An Introduction (1965), he failed his final examinations at Heythrop, and this precluded him from a career in lecturing. He was sent for a final year of Jesuit formation in Paray-le Monial in France and from there to use his literary skills on the Jesuit magazine The Month. The editor, Ronald Moffatt SJ, sent Hebblethwaite to Rome to cover the final session of the second Vatican Council in 1965. In 1973, Hebblethwaite left the Society of Jesus. He married Margaret Isabella Mary Speaight, a theologian and a journalist, in 1974. They had three children, two sons and a daughter. Hebblethwaite continued to write for a number of journals and newspapers (e.g., the Tablet and the National Catholic Reporter) on Vatican affairs and the Catholic Church for the rest of his life. Hebblethwaite was also the author of numerous books, including two well-received biographies: John XXIII: Pope of the Council (1984) and Pope Paul VI: the First Modern Pope (1992). He died in 1994. Source: Michael J. Walsh, "Hebblethwaite, Peter (1930-1994)," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. http:www.oxforddnb.com/articles/55/55016- article.html?back= (accessed 9 April 2008). Scope and Contents The Peter Hebblethwaite Papers contain correspondence, published and unpublished writings, teaching materials, personal papers, and photographs, as well as an array of printed materials, sound recordings, and publications. The correspondence consists of both personal and professional letters and postcards, dating mostly between 1974 and 1994, the year of Hebblethwaite's death. The bulk of the collection consists of drafts, notes, and background materials for articles and reviews written by Hebblethwaite, a career journalist and long-time Vatican reporter. Also contained in this collection are typescript and proof materials for a number of Hebblethwaite's books including John XXIII: Pope of the Council (1984) and Pope Paul VI: the First Modern Pope (1992). In addition to published and unpublished writings Peter Hebblethwaite Papers MS.1996.008 - Page 5 - by Hebblethwaite, the collection also contains books, papers, articles, and reviews by other authors and journalists collected by Hebblethwaite. Of special note in this collection are many Vatican materials which include encyclical letters, Papal Mass booklets, as well as Bolletinos and other printed materials that correspond largely to the international travels of Pope John Paul II. Arrangement The collection is arranged in ten series. I. Correspondence, II. Books, III. Lectures and Talks, IV. Photographs, V. Notes, VI. Publications Saved by Hebblethwaite, VII. Teaching Material, VIII. Audio Recordings, IX. Publications by Hebblethwaite. Series X. Articles and Reviews. Peter Hebblethwaite Papers MS.1996.008 - Page 6 - Collection Inventory Series I: Correspondence, 1972-1994 Scope and Contents This series consists of both personal and professional correspondence. Subseries A: Letters, 1972-1994 A Box 1 Folder 1 Antler Books Ltd. Box 1 Folder 2 Ave Maria Press Box 1 Folder 3 Bank-Blackfriars Box 1 Folder 4 Blackwells-Byron Box 1 Folder 5 Borelli Box 1 Folder 6 British Broadcasting Corporation Box 1 Folder 7 Caldecott-Centre Box 1 Folder 8 Cambridge University Press Box 1 Folder 9 Chadwick-Clio Box 2 Folder 1 Chapman, G & Co. re: John XXIII Box 2 Folder 2 Chapman, Geoffery Box 2 Folder 3 Coady-Correspondent Box 2 Folder 4 Collins Publishers Box 2 Folder 5 Council-Cunningham Box 2 Folder 6 D'Agostine-Dolan Box 2 Folder 7 Dalton, Longman, and Todd, Ltd. Box 2 Folder 8 Dominican-Duncan Box 2 Folder 9 E Box 3 Folder 1 Eckhart Society Box 3 Folder 2 Fairfax-Fowler Box 3 Folder 3 Fox-Furrow Box 3 Folder 4 G Box 3 Folder 5 Gill and MacMillan, Ltd. Box 3 Folder 6 Peter Hebblethwaite Papers MS.1996.008 - Page 7 - Greene, Graham Box 3 Folder 7 Grootaers Box 3 Folder 8 Haas-Hayes Box 3 Folder 9 Hamish Hamilton, Ltd. Box 3 Folder 10 Harper Collins Box 3 Folder 11-12 Hebblethwaite, Margaret Box 3 Folder 13 Hehir-Heythrop Box 3 Folder