Father Francis J. Finn, S.J. Collection

Father Finn is best known as the author of 27 books for young people including Tom Playfair and Claude Lightfoot. He gave the Xavier University athletic teams the name Musketeers and the motto One for all, all for one. He lived from 1859 to 1928 and left his mark on Xavier University and the community it serves for all time. This gallery is a collection of some of his published works. It also contains an inventory of his personal papers held by University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library and the book Unless You Become like Little Children written by Father Thomas Kennealy, SJ, about Father Finn.

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Unless You Become Like Little Children: The Life of Francis J. Finn, S.J.

Thomas P. Kennealy

Biography of Father Francis J. Finn, SJ, written by Father Thomas Kennealy, SJ.
Inventory of the Francis J. Finn Papers

Thomas J. Hinders

Inventory of the Francis J. Finn Papers held in University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio. Papers can be used in the University Archives and Special Collections room by appointment.
Father Finn, S.J.: The Story of His Life Told by Himself for His Friends Young and Old

Father Francis J. Finn S.J. and Father Daniel A. Lord S.J.
Enrique Dy (Spanish)

Father Francis J. Finn
Sunshine and Freckles

Father Francis J. Finn S.J.
Tom Playfair of Hoe hij een Begin Maakte (Dutch)

Father Francis J. Finn S.J.
Bobby in Movieland

Father Francis J. Finn S.J.
Echoes from Bethlehem: a Christmas "miracle"

Francis J. Finn

Echoes from Bethlehem by Rev. Francis J. (Francis James) Finn, 1859-1928. Fr. Finn was a member of the Society of Jesus. The work was copyrighted 1897 by Joseph Gummersbach. A flyleaf is stamped "Becktold - Printing and Book Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, Missouri." it is 24 pages; 18cm.
Claude Lightfoot, or How the Problem was Solved

Father Francis J. Finn S.J.
Tom Playfair, or Making a Start

Father Francis J. Finn S.J.

A mischievous 10-year-old boy is sent to a Jesuit boarding school by his father to shape him up and prepare him for his First Communion.