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The Jesuits bought Tullabeg in 1818 (dedicated it to St Stanislaus) and opened a preparatory school for boys destined to go to Clongowes Wood College, Kildare. St Stanislaus College gradually developed as an educational rival to its sister school. It merged with Clongowes Wood College in 1886. Tullabeg then became a house of Jesuit formation: novitiate (1888-1930), juniorate (1895-1911), tertianship (1911-1927) and philosophate (1930-1962). In 1962, it was decided that the students of philosophy should be sent abroad for study. Tullabeg subsequently became a retreat house and was closed in May 1991.

The papers of St Stanislaus College include information on a history of the area around Tullabeg, building and property (1912-2004), correspondence with Superiors (1881-1971), finance (1912-1990), documents on Jesuit training (1818-1962), retreat house (1949-1960) and artworks (1940-1991).

Material is in the form of letters, reports, architectural plans, notes, maps and photographs (1902-1990). Programmes for plays include Shrovetide at St. Stanislaus College, Tullamore; ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’, ‘All at Coventry’ and ‘The Smoked Miser’ (1885) and for ‘Caitlín Ní Uallacáin’ and ‘Cox and Box’ and details Jesuits who performed (1925).

Ministers’ Diaries for St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, 1850-1856.

Ministers’ Diaries for St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, 1856-1872.

‘Inventory of Property sent from Tullabeg to Clongowes at the Amalgamation 1886.’ and draft of letter from Fr William Delaney SJ to Fr Provincial regarding the amalgamation of St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg and Clongowes Wood College 16 June [1886].

Covering letters from Brother Luke [ ], De La Salle Monastery, Muine Beag, county Carlow (1 March 1940), enclosing notes and copies of letters relating to the Conwell brothers, Eugene, Edward and Henry, who were at school at Tullabeg between 1831-1848.

‘Kalendarium Collegii Sancti Stanislai Tulliolani’.

‘Kalendarium Facultatis Philosophiae Sancti Stanislai Tulliolani’.

‘Kalendarium sancti Stanislai Provinciae Hiberniae’.

Historia Domus and annual letters for Tullabeg College and Residence by Frs John Curtis, Hugh Mulhall, Burke, Mathew Seaver, John Grene, William Delany and Carton (In Latin and English).

Material compiled by Fr Roland Burke Savage SJ relating to the origins of Tullabeg as a school for boys and a novitiate. Includes:
– typescript copies of summaries of replies to queries sent by Fr Burke Savage SJ to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, House Historian, Tullabeg, comments on those replies and comparisons of the early history of the community, as depicted in Fr John Grene’s ‘A Contribution towards a History of The Irish Province of the Society of Jesus’; the Memorials of the Irish Province and Fr William Molony’s ‘Brief Notices’ of 1831
– notes on Frs Robert and John St Leger and on the original builder at Tullabeg (1955, 23pp)
– letter from Fr Burke Savage SJ to Fr Jerome Mahony SJ (19 November 1955, 3pp) on the ‘strong local tradition that we built Tullabeg’, enclosing copies of early letters relevant to the subject (21 April 1815 – 29 April 1817, 7 items, 9pp).