Jesuits
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Der alte Fritz und die Jesuiten
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 491
Scope and Contents
Handwritten plays in German. The collection consists of seventeen items of about twenty-six pages each. The play is a "comedy in 5 acts" and deals with king Frederick II (the Great) of Prussia and the Jesuits.
Dates:
approximately 1850
Grammar of the Absaroki or Crow Indian language
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 422
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten grammar. It was written "by a missionary of the Society of Jesus." Also included is a photocopy of a printed book in seventeen pages. The title of this item is Prayers in the Crow Indian Language. It was "composed by the missionaries of the Society of Jesus." Apparently, these books were used as missionary tools for the Jesuits in working with the Crow Indians.
Dates:
1898