College of the Holy Cross CrossWorks Finding Aids, Record Groups New England Jesuit Province Archives 9-29-2015 RG 01.07 Records of Provincial John V. O'Connor, S.J. New England Jesuit Province Archives New England Province of the Society of Jesus John V. O'Connor SJ Follow this and additional works at: http://crossworks.holycross.edu/findaid_nen_rg Recommended Citation New England Jesuit Province Archives; New England Province of the Society of Jesus; and O'Connor, John V. SJ, "RG 01.07 Records of Provincial John V. O'Connor, S.J." (2015). Finding Aids, Record Groups. Paper 30. http://crossworks.holycross.edu/findaid_nen_rg/30 This Finding Aid is brought to you for free and open access by the New England Jesuit Province Archives at CrossWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Finding Aids, Record Groups by an authorized administrator of CrossWorks. Archives of the New England Province Society of Jesus c/o College of the Holy Cross Archives & Special Collections One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610-2395 Record Group: 1, Records of the Provincial Name of Collection: Rev. John V. O’Connor, SJ Records Record Group Number: 1.7 Dates of Collection: 1962-1968 Size of Collection: 57-5” boxes, 28.5 linear feet Biographical Sketch of Provincial: John V. O’Connor was born on May 29, 1916 in Cambridge, MA to Matthew and Margaret (Falvey) O’Connor. He graduated from Boston College High School then entered the Society on July 30, 1933 at Shadowbrook, Lenox, MA where he studied until 1937. He attended Weston College, Weston MA to study philosophy from 1937 until 1940 and then to Boston College for graduate work in Latin from 1940 until 1941. He taught Latin to sophomores at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA from 1941 until 1942, then studied theology at Weston College, Weston, MA from 1942 until 1946 where he also was ordained on June 16, 1945 by Bishop Emmett, SJ of Jamaica. His tertianship was at St. Robert’s Hall, Pomfret, CT from 1946 until 1947, then attending Gregorian University, Rome, Italy to study Ascetical Theology from 1947 until 1949. He returned to Weston College to teach Ascetical Theology and Dogma from 1949 until 1954 and also served as Prefect of Studies at the school from 1951 until 1954. In 1954 Fr. O’Connor was named Socius of the New England Province serving until 1956 when he returned to Weston College, Weston, MA as Rector until 1962. From July 31, 1962 until June 13, 1968, he was Provincial of the New England Province. From 1968 until 1973, Fr. O’Connor was executive secretary for the American Provincials Conference/Jesuit Conference, Washington, D.C. In 1973 he was appointed Executive Director of CARA (Center for Applied Research in the Apostolates), Washington, D.C., serving until 1981. From 1981 until 1986 he served as the Director of Social Action for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. From 1986 until 1994 he was the Director of the Office of Interreligious & Ecumenical Apostolate for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. and was its special consultant from 1994 until 1995. In 1995 he returned to the New England Province, living at Campion Center, Weston, MA. He died September 21, 1995 at Campion Center. Scope and Content: The papers for each Provincial and Vice Provincial are divided into 15 categories, called Series. Below is a list of the series for the Records of the Provincial and Vice Provincial. Though the titles themselves may be self-explanatory, short explanations of each series are provided. Archives of the New England Province Society of Jesus Series 1 through series 11 pertain solely to matters of the New England Province in relation to the subject matter of the series. Series 12-14 include the rest of the American Assistancy Provinces, International Provinces/ Jurisdictions and Non-Jesuit Catholic organizations. Series 1: Province Governance includes papers relating to governing matters of the Provincial. Examples are Circular Letters and Notices to the Province, Province policy information, Province planning, Province Consultors’ meetings, and so on. Series 2: Finances Any financial material relating to the Province is located under Series 2, including the papers of the Treasurer (Procurator) and Revisor. Also included are budgets, benefactor information, retirement fund information, etc. Series 3: Personnel includes any documents regarding individual Jesuits in the New England Province, Director of Personnel, personnel assignments, deceased Jesuits, departures from the Society, housing information, residency statistics, etc. Series 4: Formation refers to the training of Jesuits prior to final vows. Subjects include spiritual formation, education, vows, and so on. Series 5: Pastoral and Spiritual Apostolates and Matters includes retreat work and work performed in churches, the Apostleship of Prayer, Ignatian Spirituality, Mission Band, etc. Series 6: Education Apostolate and Academic Training of Jesuits refers to higher learning apart from seminary training such as Jesuits getting a master’s or doctorate degree at a university. Some titles found in this series are Prefect of Studies and Higher and Secondary Education Apostolates. Series 7: Social Apostolate pertains especially to any work involving the labor movement and minorities. Series 8: Houses/ Communities includes any school, parish, community and residence that is under the auspices of the New England Province. Series 9: Missions and International Apostolates contains material involving any of the work performed outside the United States by the New England Province. Some examples are Iraq and Jamaica. Series 10: Curia, Rome documents to or from the Curia in Rome are placed in this series, such as Numbered Circular Letters from Father General. Series 11: General, Procurators’, and Provincial Congregations contains any material referring to these congregations. Series 12: Jesuit Jurisdictions and Organizations: American Assistancy includes information produced for or by the American Assistancy Provinces other than New England Province. Series 13: Jesuit Jurisdictions and Organizations: International includes any province that is outside the American Assistancy. Created: June 28, 2004 RG 1.7 O’Connor ii Updated: March 5, 2015 Description Archives of the New England Province Society of Jesus Series 14: Non-Jesuit Catholic Church Jurisdictions and Organizations holds papers regarding Bishops, Military Ordinariate, Conference of the Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) and so on. Series 15: Other Organizations, Individuals, and Issues includes any matter that doesn’t fit into the categories listed above is placed under Series 15. Some issues may be Morality in Media, Priests and Political Office, etc. Access / Restrictions: This collection is open to researchers with the exception of permanently restricted material. Permanently restricted material consists of all Consultors materials, all visitation materials, all correspondence with Fr. General and some other materials. Restricted folders are identified in this finding aid. Cite As: Rev. John V. O’Connor, SJ Records Record Group 1, Records of the Provincial Archives of the New England Province of the Society of Jesus College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. Created: June 28, 2004 RG 1.7 O’Connor iii Updated: September 28, 2015 Description Province Archives The Society of Jesus, New England Province Record Group 1.7 Records of the Provincial: John V. O’Connor, S.J., 1962-1968 Folder Title Dates Box Folder Series 1: Province Governance Province Diary 1965-1968 1 2 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1962-1963 1 3 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1964 1 4 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1965 1 5 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1966 January-May 1 6 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1966 June-December 1 7 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1967 January-April 2 1 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1967 May-August 2 2 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1967 September-December 2 3 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1968 January-March 2 4 Provincial – Circular Letters and Notices to Province 1968 April-June 2 5 Provincial – Correspondence with Socius 1967 2 6 Provincial – Selection of Successor 1967-1968 2 7 Province Consultors – Meetings – Agendas – 1962-1968 1962-1968 RESTRICTED 2 8 Superiors – Meetings – 1967-1968 1967-1968 2 9 Administrative Regulations and Form Letters Manual – Part 1 1962-1967 3 1 Administrative Regulations and Form Letters Manual – Part 2 1962-1967 3 2 Archives 1968 3 3 Commission on Ministries – see also Sociological Survey/ Self Study 1967-1968 3 4 of New England Province Province Director of Ministries 1967-1968 3 5 Province Planning – including Manpower Statistics 1962-1966 3 6 Sociological Survey/ Self Study of New England Province – see also 1966 3 7 American Assistancy Provinces – Sociological Survey Sociological Survey/ Self Study of New England Province – see also 1967-1968 3 8 American Assistancy Provinces – Sociological Survey Series 2: Finances Procurator/ Treasurer 1962-1968 4 1 Procurator/ Treasurer – Reports 1963-1964 4 2 Procurator/ Treasurer – Reports 1965-1968 4 3 Benefactors 1966-1967 4 4 Charitable Donations/ Alms/ Appeals for Money 1962-1968 4 5 Inter-house Charges 1965-1966 4 6 Personal Property – Renunciation 1965 4 7 Province Lawyer 1962-1963 4 8 Publishing – Contracts 1962 4 9 Real Estate – Potential Acquisitions 1963-1965 4 10 Real Estate – Potential Acquisitions