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Edward P. Doyle, O.P., 1907-1997, a member of the Providence College faculty from 1941-1954. During a leave of absence for military service Father Doyle served as a World War II U.S. Army Chaplain. As a member of the 104th Infantry Division, Father Doyle was present at the liberation of the concentration camp in Nordhausen, Germany.
The collection is made up of photographs, text documents, and a single audio file. The most notable photographs in the collection depict the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Nordhausen, Germany. These photographs are unsettling and caution is advised to viewers. Other photographs in the collections show images of Father Doyle throughout his life. The text documents in the collection are from Father Doyle's personal papers and include obituaries, correspondence, clippings, and Providence College-related archival documents.
The collection is made up of photographs, text documents, and a single audio file. The most notable photographs in the collection depict the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Nordhausen, Germany. These photographs are unsettling and caution is advised to viewers. Other photographs in the collections show images of Father Doyle throughout his life. The text documents in the collection are from Father Doyle's personal papers and include obituaries, correspondence, clippings, and Providence College-related archival documents.
Digital Document
1996-09-11
Letter from Jane Jackson to Father Doyle thanking him for his donation of material to the Providence…
Digital Document
2005-04-27
Letter about a library exhibit at Providence College featuring Father Doyle
Digital Document
1943-07-28
Military delegate O'Hara thanks Father McDermott for releasing Father Doyle to the Army chaplai…
Digital Document
1945-11-06
Letter from General Allen to Father Foley awarding Father Doyle the Bronze Star Medal
Digital Document
1945-11-06
Letter from General Allen to Father Foley awarding Father Doyle the Bronze Star Medal
Digital Document
1945-06-14
Delegate McCarty informs Father McDermott of Father Doyle's Bronze Star Medal
Digital Document
1938-04-05
Father Drexelius asks Father McDermott for permission to let Father Doyle return home to see his sic…
Digital Document
1936-12-09
Father Drexelius explains to Father McDermott that Father Doyle had to return home early to see his…
Digital Document
1936-12-06
Father Drexelius' first letter to Father McDermott regarding Father Doyle's mother's…
Digital Document
1945-01-04
Father McCarthy talks about a priest who was wounded in combat
Digital Document
1963-12-07
Father Doyle asks for permission to go to Europe for his Silver Jubilee Anniversary
Digital Document
1944-10-26
Father Doyle talks about arriving in Belgium
Digital Document
1944-09-11
Father Doyle talks about arriving in France
Digital Document
1944-11-20
Father Doyle letter to a reverend
Digital Document
1944-12-28
Father Doyle discusses chaplain-related issues in Germany
Digital Document
1945-03-18
Father Doyle talks about giving Mass in a "Nazi" church
Digital Document
1945-04-05
Father Doyle describes giving various Masses in Germany
Digital Document
1945-05-05
Father Doyle perfoms Masses and weddings in Germany
Digital Document
1945-05-15
Father Doyle discusses the war being over and finishing up duties
Digital Document
1945-05-24
Father Doyle is happy the war has ended
Digital Document
1944-08-02
Father Doyle asks Father Conaty about wills for Army chaplains
Digital Document
1943-06-08
Father Doyle is granted permission to become an Army chaplain
Digital Document
1943-09-10
Father Doyle tells Father McDermott about becoming Army chaplain
Digital Document
1943-11-09
Father Doyle tells Father McDermott about being sent to Camp Chaffee, Arkansas
Digital Document
1943-12-14
Father Doyle congratulates Father McDermott on an election
Digital Document
1944-01-24
Father Doyle telling Father McDermott about Army maneuvers
Digital Document
1944-03-10
Father Doyle tells Father McDermott about returning to the east coast for a visit
Digital Document
1944-05-18
Letter to Father McDermott from Camp Carson, Colorado
Digital Document
1944-07-08
Father Doyle asking for permission to go to a retreat at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver
Digital Document
1944-08-02
Father Doyle talks about the Denver retreat
Digital Document
1944-11-02
Father Doyle talks about being in Holland
Digital Document
1944-10-08
Father Doyle talks about being in France
Digital Document
1944-11-11
Father Doyle talks about being in Germany
Digital Document
1944
Father Doyle sends Father McDermott address information
Digital Document
1945-02-18
Letter to Father McDermott in Germany
Digital Document
1945-08-25
Father Doyle thanks Father McDermott
Digital Document
1945-10-03
Father Doyle talks about being at Camp San Luis Obispo
Digital Document
1945-10-15
Father Doyle goes on a catholic retreat in Oakland, California
Digital Document
1945-11-03
Father Doyle is released from the Army
Digital Document
1946-05-01
Father Doyle unable to attend the Educational Meeting in Washington
Digital Document
1939-04-23
Father Doyle requesting a return home to Fall River, MA
Digital Document
1938-05-02
Father Doyle thanks Father McDermott for letting him go home to visit his sick mother
Digital Document
1950-04-15
Father Doyle thanks Father McDermott for allowing a visit to a former Infantry Division soldier in t…
Digital Document
1949-08-04
Father Doyle's letter mentioning an enclosed check for Father McDermott
Digital Document
1949-06-18
Father Doyle thanks Father McDermott
Digital Document
1945-11-14
Letter from Father Foley to General Allen thanking him for Father Doyle's Bronze Star Medal
Digital Document
1943-07-19
Letter from Father Dillon to Father McDermott asking Father Doyle's release for a chaplaincy in…
Digital Document
1943-07-19
Letter asking for Father Doyle's release to become Army chaplain
Digital Document
1963-12-10
Father Doyle is granted permission to plan a trip to Europe in celebration of his Silver Jubilee Ann…
Digital Document
1945-04-22
Father McDermott discusses the war with Father Doyle