Goethals Archives
The Goethals Indian Library and Research Centre has a three fold function. As a Library, a research centre and as a minor archives division on St. Xavier's College and the Jesuits and christian mission in India, particularly West Bengal.
A list of materials in our Archives:
1. Album of photos of Vatican by Mr. Alph Mullender, 14th April 1924
2. Catholic Mission of Chota-Nagpur 1951 (typed script)
3. Correspondence of Fr. Hous SJ (Leon Hons) - Belgian
4. Documents donated to St. Xavier's college by the Asiatic society of Bnegal, on the Missions in India.
5. Documents of Missions in India, donated by ASB (Asiatic Society of Bengal) to the Goethals Library, and St. Xavier's College.
6. Fr. Dandoy's typed copy of "Blondel" 1956
7. Fr. Dandoys's Jubillee in Kurseong 1915-1940
8. Fr. Francotte SJ - Observation readings
9. Fr. P Johanns manuscript a) Le mysticisme de L'advaita b) Cankara or avaita c) parali/nomena
10. Historical notes on 24 parganas collected by Fr. S. Poderzaj SJ
11. History of the Catholic Church in East Bengal - an outline by Fr. Courtois SJ
12. Mission documents collected by Fr. Hosten
13. North point Memoires - photo album - 1956
14. Photo album presented to Dr. Paul Goethals by the Provincial of Belgium in 1878
15. Photo plates (glass) of the Fathers of St. Xavier's College
16. Photos on St. Xavier's 100 years celebration & other albums.
17. Souvenir - golden jubilee of Fr. Dandoy SJ, ordained 1895
18. St. Xavier's college Magazine photo-album 1933
19. St. Xavier's College photo album 1860-1952
20. St. Xavier's College strike - 1938 (articles)
21. St. Xavier's Jesuit Fathers - an old album.
22. St. Xavier's Old Album of photos (large size)
23. The church in Bandel- photo album - 1832- 1952
24. Writings of Brahmabandhab Upadhyay and Animananda
25. Writings of Fr. A Gille SJ when he was the Editor of the Catholic Herald of India from 1917-1924
26. Writings of Fr. Blanche SJ (French)
27. Writings of Fr. Constant Lievens, sj, and his life
28. Writings of Fr. Hosten S J on various Indiological topics
29. Writings of Fr. Knockaert SJ and his "life among the Santals"
30. Writings of Fr. P Johanns sj on the Vedanta, Chaitanya & Ramayana
31. Writings of Fr. Van Der Schuren, SJ and the Belgian Mission in India
32. Writings of Fr. William Wallace sj on Hinduism
33. Zinc blocks of photos which were published in the early St. Xavier's College Magazines.