William Humbert Kane, O.P., Death, 1970-06-10
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 limited 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 are placed within 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, 1970-06-10
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
William Kane was born in Chicago on July 12, 1901 and baptized in St. Anne's Church on September 18. He received his elementary education at Ogden School, La Grange, Illinois, and did his high school work at Lyons Township High School. Preparatory studies for the Order were made at Aquinas College, Columbus, Ohio.
He entered the novitiate at St. Joseph's Priory, Somerset, Ohio on August 16, 1920 and made his first profession there the following
year. After one year of philosophy at St. Rose Priory, Springfield, Kentucky, he completed studies for the priesthood at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington while simultaneously attending classes at Catholic University and Georgetown Medical School with the hope, ultimately unfulfilled, of becoming a medical missionary to China. He was ordained in St. Dominic's Church, Washington, on June 9, 1927. After completing studies
with the Lectorate in Sacred Theology, he was sent to the Angelicum in Rome where he achieved the Doctorate in Philosophy.
Upon returning from Rome, he was assigned to the House of Studies in River Forest where he was to remain teaching for the rest of his life except for the period of three years (1948-1951) when he was professor both of philosophy and theology at the Angelicum.
Although teaching was his principal apostolate, he also served the Order in other capacities: Assistant Student Master, Master of Lay Brothers, Lector Primarius, President of the Pontifical Faculty of Philosophy, Pro-Regent of Studies, and Founder-Director of the Albertus Magnus Lyceum. Over the years he published Approach to Philosophy and was co- author of Science in Synthesis. He wrote many articles for scientific reviews, especially The Thomist, Cross and Crown, and The New Scholasticism. His contributions to learning in the Order and the Church brought him the Masterate in Sacred Theology.
After a brief illness, Father Kane died of cancer in West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois on June 10, 1970. Following services at the House of Studies, he was buried in All Saints Cemetery.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
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
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