Guide to the Austin J. Fagothey, S.J. Papers
Scope and Content of Collection
Series I: Biographical Materials
Includes a pamphlet advertising student tours of Europe with Fagothey, 1962; an invitation to Fagothey's Golden Jubilee celebration as a Jesuit, 1967; obituary of Fagothey for the National Jesuit News by J. Felt, S.J., 1975; two newspaper clippings about Fagothey's life and death, 1975; Fagothey memorial card, 1975; invitation for donations to the Austin Fagothey, S.J. Memorial Fund, 1975; Austin Fagothey, S.J. Memorial Fund weekly report, 1975; an article about Fagothey for the publication Ground Zero, 1989; newspaper clipping featuring an image of Fagothey; newspaper clipping announcing the dedication of the Fagothey Memorial Library at the Lawrence Academy in Santa Clara, 1976; excerpts from a homily about Fagothey by Fr. William J. Rewak, 1975; copies of a test for Fagothey’s education course, undated; two copies of Fagothey’s obituary in the San Jose Mercury News, 1975; and two copies of a Santa Clara University media release announcing the death of Fr. Fagothey by president Thomas D. Terry, S.J., 1975.
Series II: Manuscripts
A proposed outline of Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice, TS, 12 pp.
Censors’ opinions on Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice:
Letter from A. Maginnis, S.J. to Fagothey, July 10, 1962 with enclosed comments and criticism, 39 pp.
Book reviews on Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1953)
Aquinas Hall Newman Center: Dominican Fathers, undated, 2 pp.
J.P. Mootz, S.J., undated, 2 pp.
R. McMahon, S.J., March 14, 1953, 1 p. (Includes additional 5 pp. of philosophy class material).
H. Kohls, S.J., March 14, 1953, 1 p.
The Register (Denver edition), April 1953, 1 p.
St. Louis Register, May 29, 1953, 1 p.
Franciscan Message, June 1953, 1 p.
Catholic School Journal, June 1953, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Company, June 16, 1953, 2 pp.
C.V.Mosby Company to Fagothey, June 25, 1953, 2 pp.
Review for Religious, July 1953, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey, July 24, 1953, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.) of J. Dunne, S.J., to C.V.Mosby Co., June 24, 1953
Modern Schoolman, undated, 1 p.
Social Order, December 1953, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey, December 3, 1953, 1 p.
Intermountain Catholic Register, December 4, 1953, 1 p.
The Thomist, undated, 1 p.
Comments on Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice, Second Edition, undated, 1 p.
Thought, 1954, 1 p.
G. Grant, S.J., undated, 1 p.
What's New in Nursing Education, Chicago Medical Book Co., May 1959, 1 p.
Social Order, June 1959, 1 p.
American Catholic Sociological Review, Summer 1959, 1 p.
The Canadian Nurse, October 1964, 1 p.
The Canadian Nurse, March 1968, 1 p.
Acta Hospitalia, 1968, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey, November 15, 1968, 1 p.
The Modern Schoolman, November 1968, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey, June 20, 1969, 1 p.
Catholic Nurse, December 1971, 1 p.
American Journal of Nursing, June 1972, 1 p.
Theology Digest, Summer 1972, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey, August 9, 1973, 1 p.
Comments and Criticisms on Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice, undated, 1 p.
Royalty earnings reports for Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1953) and the Anthology of Right and Reason (1972) for the years 1963-1975. Includes yearly updated list of foreign and domestic sales of the texts.
Preliminary chapter organization for the Anthology of Right and Reason (1972). Includes lists of various quotes from other authors intended to be used in the work. 36 pp. (Note: Much of this material was written on the reverse side of Fagothey's philosophy examinations).
Series III: Correspondence
Regarding the editing, printing, typesetting, and publishing of the first edition of Fagothey's Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1953).
Fagothey to C.V.Mosby Co., April 14, 1951, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
May 22, 1951, 1 p.
March 7, 1952, 1 p.
March 26, 1952, 1 p.
April 3, 1952, 1 p.
May 8, 1952, 1 p.
Fagothey to C.V.Mosby Co., September 3, 1952, 1 p. with 2 pp. enclosures
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
September 8, 1952, 1 p.
September 22, 1952, 1 p.
October 31, 1952, 2 pp.
December 1, 1952, 1 p.
December 15, 1952, 1 p.
December 31, 1952, 1 p.
January 7, 1953, 1 p.
February 6, 1953, 1 p.
February 27, 1953, 1 p.
March 17, 1953, 1 p.
March 18, 1953, 1 p.
May 22, 1953, 1 p.
June 5, 1953, 1 p.
July 15, 1953, 1 p.
September 24, 1953, 1 p.
December 11, 1953, 1 p.
F. Waterbury to M. Stadelhofer of C.V.Mosby Co., June 23, 1954, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
July 14, 1954, 1 p. with 1 p. enclosure of M. Stadelhofer's reply to F. Waterbury
April 18, 1955, 2 pp.
June 2, 1955, 1 p.
June 15, 1955, 1 p.
June 23, 1955, 1 p.
July 7, 1955, 1 p.
September 29, 1955, 1 p.
October 21, 1955, 1 p. with enclosures (12 pp. total) regarding a title evaluation questionnaire. Included is a copy of Fagothey's responses to the questionnaire.
C.V.Mosby Co. advertisements for Fagothey's Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice, undated, 2 pp.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
November 25, 1955, 1 p.
April 12, 1956, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.) of letter from M. Stadelhofer to A.J. O'Reilly.
April 12, 1956
May 20, 1956, telegram
September 21, 1956, 1 p.
October 15, 1956, 1 p.
Regarding the translation of Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1953) into Japanese, as well as publishing the second edition of the textbook (1959).
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
February 26, 1957, 1 p.
November 15, 1957, 1 p.
November 22, 1957, 1 p.
December 3, 1957, 1 p.
G. Piovesana, S.J. to Fagothey, January 19, 1958, 1 p. with enclosures (2 pp.)
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey, February 7, 1958, 1 p.
B.M. Blank, O.P. to Archbishop J. Mitty, May 3, 1958, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
May 16, 1958, 1 p.
June 11, 1958, 1 p.
June 19, 1958, 1 p.
June 20, 1958, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
July 29, 1958, 1 p.
August 12, 1958, 1 p.
August 16, 1958, 1 p.
August 19, 1958, 1 p.
August 20, 1958, 1 p.
August 21, 1958, 1 p.
August 21, 1958, 1 p.
September 12, 1958, 1 p.
September 18, 1958, 1 p.
September 19, 1958, 1 p.
September 19, 1958, 1 p.
September 24, 1958, 1 p.
September 25, 1958, 1 p.
September 29, 1958, 1 p.
October 8, 1958, 1 p.
October 9, 1958, 1 p.
October 15, 1958, 1 p.
October 17, 1958, 1 p.
October 29, 1958, 1 p.
November 28, 1958, 1 p.
December 12, 1958, 1 p.
January 5, 1959, 1 p.
Telegram, undated
January 14, 1959, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
January 16, 1959, 1 p.
January 20, 1959, 1 p.
February 23, 1959, 2 pp.
March 17, 1959, 2 pp.
May 14, 1959, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
July 2, 1959, 1 p. with enclosures (3 pp.)
August 21, 1959, 1 p.
September 11, 1959, 1 p.
W.J. Maring to Fagothey, October 22, 1959, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
October 27, 1959, 1 p.
October 30, 1959, 2 pp. with enclosure (2 pp.)
November 19, 1959, 1 p.
General correspondence, including letters regarding the publication of the third edition of Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1963).
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
February 29, 1960, 1 p.
January 31, 1961, 1 p.
February 13, 1961, 1 p.
March 6, 1961, 1 p.
April 21, 1961, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Q.M. Aslam, July 11, 1961, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
September 25, 1961, 1 p.
January 3, 1962, 1 p.
May 24, 1962, 1 p.
Victor Gollancz, Ltd. to Fagothey, June 21, 1962, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
June 7, 1963, 1 p.
Telegram, n.d.
July 25, 1963, 1 p.
July 31, 1963, 1 p. with enclosures (2 pp.)
August 26, 1963, 1 p.
September 5, 1963, 1 p.
September 9, 1963, 1 p.
October 18, 1963, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
December 13, 1963, 1 p.
December 16, 1963, 1 p.
December 20, 1963, 1 p.
February 13, 1964, 1 p.
October 15, 1964, 2 pp.
December 2, 1964, 1 p.
January 12, 1965, 2 pp.
February 2, 1965, 2 pp. with enclosures (17 pp.) including comments and criticism of the third edition of Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1963).
February 17, 1965, 1 p.
February 26, 1965, 1 p.
March 4, 1965, 1 p.
June 18, 1965, 1 p.
Regarding the publication of the fourth and fifth editions of Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1967 and 1972, respectively).
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
March 23, 1966, 1 p.
March 31, 1966, 1 p.
Loyola University Press to C.V.Mosby Co., June 27, 1966, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby to Loyola University Press, July 13, 1966, 1 p.
Loyola University Press to Fagothey, July 18, 1966, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
July 22, 1966, 1 p.
August 24, 1966, 1 p.
September 23, 1966, 1 p.
October 17, 1966, 1 p.
November 8, 1966, Telegram
December 7, 1966, 1 p.
December 15, 1966, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.) of C.V.
Mosby Co. to D. Dorr, December 15, 1966
C.V.Mosby Co. to D. Dorr, December 22, 1966, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
January 3, 1967, Telegram
January 10, 1967, 2 p.
March 3, 1967, 1 p.
March 22, 1967, 2 pp.
March 22, 1967, 1 p.
March 28, 1967, 1 p.
March 28, 1967, 1 p.
April 11, 1967, 1 p.
April 18, 1967, 1 p.
April 26, 1967, 1 p. with enclosures (6 pp.)
August 2, 1967, 1 p. with enclosure (2 pp.)
Telegram, undated
August 7, 1967, 1 p.
August 29, 1967, 1 p. with enclosure (2 pp.)
September 6, 1967, 1 p.
November 17, 1967, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
July 23, 1968, 2 pp.
August 26, 1968, 1 p.
August 29, 1968, 1 p.
September 13, 1968, 1 p.
September 30, 1968, 2 pp.
October 29, 1968, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to J. Strain, November 15, 1968, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey, December 3, 1968, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
Regarding the publication of the fifth edition of Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1972), and the printing of the Anthology of Right and Reason (1972).
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
January 9, 1969, 1 p.
January 28, 1969, 1 p.
February 24, 1969, 1 p.
March 4, 1969, 1 p.
March 4, 1969, 2 pp. (Publishing Agreement)
July 8, 1969, 1 p.
July 8, 1969, 1 p.
July 24, 1969, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to R. Hall, August 28, 1969, 1 p.
R. Hall to Fagothey, undated, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
November 3, 1969, 2 pp.
February 23, 1970, 1 p.
March 12, 1970, 1 p.
March 26, 1970, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby to D. Staley:
June 30, 1970, 1 p.
July 7, 1970, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
July 13, 1970, 1 p.
October 1, 1970, 1 p.
November 10, 1970, 1 p.
November 24, 1970, 1 p.
December 3, 1970, 2 pp.
C.V.Mosby Co. to J. Rohr, December 5, 1970, 1 p. with enclosure (2 pp.)
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
December 8, 1970, 1 p.
December 30, 1970, 1 p.
Fagothey to C.V.Mosby Co., January 24, 1971, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
February 4, 1971, 1 p.
February 8, 1971, Telegram
February 19, 1971, Telegram
February 25, 1971, Telegram
March 23, 1971, 1 p.
March 23, 1971, 1 p.
March 30, 1971, 1 p.
April 2, 1971, 1 p.
May 12, 1971, 1 p.
July 28, 1971, 1 p.
September 1, 1971, 1 p.
September 2, 1971, 1 p.
September 16, 1971, 1p.
September 20, 1971, 1 p.
Telegram, undated
September 29, 1971, 1 p.
October 21, 1971, 1 p.
November 2, 1971, 1 p.
General correspondence, including development of the sixth edition of Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1976).
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
February 1, 1972, 1 p.
February 1, 1972, 1 p.
February 23, 1972, 1 p.
March 28, 1972, 1 p.
March 29, 1972, Mailgram
April 7, 1972, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
April 12, 1972, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
April 12, 1972, 1 p. with enclosure (3 pp.)
C.V.Mosby Co. to J. Hoerter, June 2, 1972, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey, May 19, 1972, 1 p.
S. Gillespie to C.V.Mosby Co., March 1, 1973, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to S. Gillespie, March 13, 1973, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey, March 14, 1973, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
S. Gillespie to C.V.Mosby Co., March 19, 1973, 1 p. with enclosure (5 pp.)
C.V.Mosby Co. to A. Pallikunnen, March 21, 1973, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to S. Gillespie:
March 23, 1973, 1 p.
March 30, 1973, 1 p.
C.V.Mosby Co. to Fagothey:
April 2, 1974, 1 p.
April 8, 1974 (Spanish advertisement for Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice)
June 21, 1974, 1 p.
July 30, 1974, 1 p.
November 18, 1974, 1 p. with enclosure (4 pp.)
November 27, 1974, 1 p.
Fagothey's correspondence with various publishers requesting permission for use of quotations by other authors in Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1953). (Note: These letters are printed on the reverse side of Fagothey's philosophy class assignments and examinations).
Fagothey to Oxford University Press, November 15, 1951, 3 pp.
Fagothey to Benziger Brothers, November 16, 1951, 2 pp.
Fagothey to University of Chicago Press, November 16, 1951, 2 pp.
Fagothey to Random House, November 16, 1951, 2 pp.
Fagothey to Routledge and Kegan Paul, Ltd., November 17, 1951, 1 p.
Fagothey to Allen and Unwin, November 17, 1951, 1 p.
Fagothey to G.P. Putnam's Sons, November 17, 1951, 1 p.
Fagothey to Declan X. McMullen Co., November 17, 1951, 1 p.
Fagothey to Houghton Mifflin Co., November 17, 1951, 1 p.
A series of forms requesting permission to quote from various publications for Fagothey's Anthology of Right and Reason (1972), [December, 1970], 35 pp. total.
A series of letters from C.V.Mosby Co. to various publishers requesting permission to use material for Fagothey's Anthology of Right and Reason (1972), March 23, 1971, 8 pp. total.
A series of letters from C.V.Mosby Co. to various publishers regarding permission agreements granted for Fagothey's Anthology of Right and Reason (1972):
March 24, 1971, 13 individual letters, 1 p. each
March 29, 1971, 1 p.
April 1, 1971, 1 p.
May 11, 1971, 1 p.
May 21, 1971, 1 p.
June 1, 1971, 1 p.
September 2, 1971, 1 p
General correspondence regarding Fagothey's publications.
F. Allison to Fagothey, March 21, 1962, 1 p.
M. Andrade to Fagothey, May 30, 1959, 1 p.
T. Anselmi to Fagothey, November 20, 1964, 1 p.
B. Blank to Fagothey, October 27, 1963, 1 p.
A. Boss to Fagothey, January 16, 1952, 2 pp.
J. Boyne to Fagothey, May 30, 1960, 3 pp.
P. Brady to Fagothey, May 26, 1970, 1 p.
K. Brelesky to Fagothey, April 30, 1963, 1 p.
B. Bushman to Fagothey, February 24, 1974, 1 p.
R. Charpentier to Fagothey, February 4, 1970, 2 pp.
F. Ciszkowski to Fagothey, March 13, 1975, 1 p.
V. Cooney to Fagothey, March 3, 1953, 2 pp.
B. Daily to Fagothey, September 16, 1966, 1 p.
E. D'Arcy to Fagothey, March 22, 1973, 1 p.
J. deFinance to Fagothey, May 29, 1962, 1 p.
H. Delaney to Fagothey:
undated, 2 pp.
May 1-10 [1965], 2 pp.
May 20, 1965, 1 p.
R. Delaney to Fagothey:
January 22, 1968, 1 p.
February 5, 1968, 1 p.
D. Dorr to Fagothey, November 30, 1966, 1 p.
W. Donnelly to Fagothey, March 11, 1951, 1 p. with enclosure (31 pp.) of Donnelly's comments on Fagothey's Basic Ethics (c. 1947), which was incorporated into Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1953).
W. Donnelly to Fagothey, March 24, 1951, 1 p. with enclosure (36 pp.) of Donnelly's comments on Fagothey's Applied Ethics (undated), which was incorporated into Right and Reason: Ethics in Theory and Practice (1953).
General correspondence regarding Fagothey's publications, continued.
Fagothey to P. Carroll, June 4, 1951, 1 p.
Fagothey to W. Maring, November 5, 1953, 1 p.
J. Farraher to Fagothey:
September 19, 1966, 1 p.
April 15, 1972, 1 p.
C. Fay to Fagothey:
August 17, 1959, 1 p. with enclosure (9 pp.)
November 14, 1959, 1 p.
undated, 5 pp.
L. Fenn to Fagothey:
November 5, 1966, 1 p.
August 27, 1967, 1 p.
April 15, 1972, 1 p.
R. Gillis to Fagothey, September 21, 1962, 1 p.
V. Gorospe to Fagothey, August 27, 1963, 2 pp.
J. Greiner to Fagothey, January 17, 1975, 1 p. with enclosure (1 p.)
R. Gustaw to Fagothey:
April 14, 1969, 1 p.
May 29, 1969, 1 p.
August 9, 1969, 1 p.
R. Hall to Fagothey, undated, 1 p.
R. Horton to Fagothey, December 27, 1960, 1 p.
R. Hyman to Fagothey, February 23, 1966, 1 p.
M. Kamera to Fagothey:
January 2, 1969, 1 p.
February 4, 1969, 1 p.
G. Katter to Fagothey, October 2, 1963, 1 p.
K. Lynch to Fagothey, October 10, 1962, 1 p.
B. Makim to Fagothey, January 30, 1973, 1 p.
W. Maring to Fagothey:
October 29, 1962, 1 p.
March 19, 1969, 1 p.
A. Mataix to Fagothey:
November 12, 1967, 1 p.
January 25, 1968, 1 p.
Mrs. R. McDevitt to Fagothey, October 8, 1961, 1 p.
C. McFadden to Fagothey, October 20, 1967, 1 p.
J. McGarry to Fagothey, September 6, 1965, 1 p.
V. McGrath to Fagothey, October 29, 1968, 1 p.
J. McGucken to Fagothey:
October 9, 1963, 1 p.
October 25, 1966, 1 p. with enclosure of L. Fenn to D. Walsh
October 22, 1966, 1 p. Included is a letter from D. Walsh to A. Maginnis, October 27, 1966, 1 p.
August 24, 1967, 1 p.
J. McGucken to R. Vaughan, August 5, 1971, 1 p.
J. McGucken to Fagothey, April 18, 1972, 1 p.
G. McLean to Fagothey, December 22, 1964, 1 p.
G. Mercuri to Fagothey, June 30, 1970, 1 p.
J. Moffitt to Fagothey, March 3, 1974, 1 p.
L. Morison to Fagothey, December 8, 1963, 1 p.
R. Mulcahy to Fagothey, December 4, 1957, 3 pp.
General correspondence regarding Fagothey's publications (continued).
R. Needles to Fagothey:
October 19, 1965, 1 p.
November 1, 1965, 1 p.
J. O'Brien to Fagothey:
September 28, 1960, 2 pp.
November 1, 1960, 3 pp.
Sr. M. Paule to Fagothey:
August 5, 1963, 1 p.
December 12, 1963, 1 p.
G. Piovesana to Fagothey:
July 30, 1958, 1 p.
September 28, 1958, 1 p.
June 28, 1961, 1 p.
R. Regan to Fagothey, February 18, 1974, 1 p.
J. Reilly to Fagothey, August 16, 1962, 1 p.
W. Reilly to Fagothey, August 10, 1961, 2 pp.
W. Shea to Fagothey, September 13, 1963, 1 p.
J. Strain to Fagothey:
November 18, 1968, 1 p.
December 5, 1968, 1 p.
G. Thomas to Fagothey, November 19, 1963, 1 p.
G. Twigg-Porter to Fagothey, March 9, 1969, 1 p.
B. Van Hook to Fagothey, May 29, 1964, 4 pp.
F. Waterbury to Fagothey, July 15, 1954, 1 p.
T. Williams to Fagothey, September 30, 1969, 1 p.
Series IV: Teaching Materials
“History of Ancient Philosophy.” Includes a description of the course, reading assignments, and Fagothey's notes on the history of philosophical thought. 95 pp.
“Ancient and Medieval Philosophy.” Includes a description of the course, sample schedules, rosters of students enrolled in the course, an outline of St. Augustine's Confessions, and a chart of a Porphyrian Tree. 50 pp.
Series V: Unpublished Manuscripts
Fagothey, Austin J., S.J., Applied Ethics. (Unpublished, undated), 1 bound copy
Fagothey, Austin J., S.J., Basic Ethics. (Unpublished, c. 1947), 1 typescript copy
Fagothey, Austin J., S.J., Basic Ethics. (Unpublished, c. 1947), 1 typescript copy