William Humbert Crilly, O.P., Death, 1969-11-17
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly contain to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files Collection are moved to a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 1969-11-17
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
For comprehensive lists and records of individuals who left the order or transferred to other provinces, researchers must contact the archivist. Access to such materials may be restricted and is subject to privacy considerations and organizational policy.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
William Crilly was born in Chicago on August 30, 1930 and baptized on September 28 in the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. He received his elementary education at St. Patrick's Academy, Chicago and was an honor student at Fenwick High School, Oak Park. He pursued two years of college studies at De Paul University in Chicago prior to entering the Order.
In September 1950 he was clothed with the habit at St. Peter
Martyr Priory, Winona, Minnesota where he made profession on September 27 of the following year. Philosophical and theological studies followed in River Forest and Dubuque where he was ordained on May 25, 1957. Shortly after ordination he was sent to the University of Fribourg in Switzerland for graduate work.
In Fribourg he received the Lectorate and Licentiate in Theology along with a Doctorate in Philosophy and then returned to the United States to begin his brief professorial career in the House of Studies, River Forest. In addition to studium teaching, he was a lecturer for the Thomist Association, taught for two years in the Archdiocesan Seminary of St. Mary of the Lake, and re-organized the whole economic system of our House and School of Philosophy (Aquinas Institute).
Father Crilly also served as Procurator of the House of Studies and subsequently as
Subprior. His promising ministry was brought to an end by his sudden death on November 17, 1969. After services at the House of Studies, he was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Extent
From the Collection: 100 Linear Feet (30 File Cabinets )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
1910 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
3122430011
archivist@opcentral.org