Robert Ignatius Tucker, O.P., Death, 1971-12-18
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, 1971-12-18
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
Father Robert Ignatius Tucker, a teacher at Fenwick High School for thirty years, died on December 18, 1971. Burial was from Fenwick on December 21st to All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Father Tucker was born at Mt. Clemens, Michigan on August 16, 1893, and attended St. Mary's Grammar School and High School there. In 1917 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Catholic University in Washington, after which he served with the U.S.
Army in France. Upon the termination of World War I, he attended Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island where he was also an instructor in Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Drawing.
In August of 1923 he entered the Dominican novitiate and then pursued studies for the
priesthood at River Forest, Illinois and Washington, D.C. He was ordained in Washington at St. Dominic's Church on June 16, 1930.
Fenwick High School was Father Tucker's only assignment. He taught physics from 1931 until his retirement in 1961. From that time until his death, he resided at St. Dominic's Priory in Oak Park, 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