Robert C. Hartnett, S.J., papers

Biographical note

Robert Clinton Hartnett, S.J., attended Loyola Academy in Chicago from 1919 to 1923, and Loyola University Chicago from 1924 to 1927, earning his B.A. with concentration in Philosophy and English. Hartnett was President of America Press and Editor in Chief of America and The Catholic Mind from 1948 to 1955. Throughout his professional career, Hartnett taught at several Jesuit institutions, including the University of Detroit (1932-1935, 1946-1948, 1955-1956), Xavier University (1940-1941), Fordham University (1945-1946 and 1948-1949), and Loyola University Chicago (1956-1975). In addition to teaching, Hartnett was an avid lecturer on the topics of political science, religion and education, speaking at institutions such as Harvard University Summer School (1955), Colgate University (1952), Columbia University (1950 and 1953), Yale University (1950), and Marquette University (1956). He spent his post-retirement years researching the Hartnett family genealogy, and passed away on January 16, 1987, in Clarkston, Michigan.