Records Relating to Rev. Jeremiah Purtill, Supe... | Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

Purtill, a native of Pawcatuck, CT, attended Saint Michael’s College, where he also worked for a time. In his first term as Superior General he reinforced the areas in which Fr. Nicolle had expanded the Society. He continued to expand the Edmundite presence in the South, and saw the massive expansion of Saint Michael’s College during the postwar boom. He also agreed to take on the administration of new parishes in Vermont. He oversaw the establishment of the two important academic endeavors, College St-Edme at Pontigny, also known as the Franco-American College, and Cardinal Mindszenty High School in Dunkirk NY. He followed his first successful term of office with two more. The bulk of this subgroup is correspondence, arranged alphabetically by correspondent/office. The series also includes correspondence from the South, which is further subdivided by correspondent/office. Correspondence included in this sub-series is that which accumulated in the Superior General’s Office. Most originated in the South, although copies of outgoing mail are sometimes included. Correspondence with other local administrations is located with the Local Administration record group.