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Jesuit Gilbert J. Garraghan was born on August 14, 1871, in Chicago. He attended St. Ignatius High School and College before entering the Jesuit novitiate in Florissant, Missouri, on
September 1, 1890. He studied philosophy and theology at Saint Louis University and was ordained to the priesthood at the university’s St. Francis Xavier (College) Church on June 29, 1904. He later earned a PhD in history from Saint Louis University. Gilbert J. Garraghan died in Chicago on June 6, 1942.

Garraghan held many posts throughout his life as a Jesuit. He served as executive assistant (socius) to the provincial and as an instructor for Jesuit seminarians (scholastics). In addition to his responsibilities internal to the Society of Jesus, he held administrative, research, and teaching posts at Xavier College in Cincinnati, Creighton University in Omaha, Loyola University in Chicago, and Saint Louis University.   

Garraghan published nearly one hundred articles, books, and reviews. He is perhaps most well known for his The Jesuits of the Middle United States. Originally published in 1938, the three-volume work is an indispensable resource for researchers of Catholic, Jesuit history in the United States. In cooperation with Loyola University Press, the Midwest Jesuit Archives is pleased to provide you with Virtually Garraghan. The accessible and searchable format allows you to click on any title to begin a keyword search.