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Please note that the Archives will be closed at 1 pm on Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

New finding aid/collection guide available for the papers of CUA professor of Celtic Studies Robert Theodore Meyer.  A native of Ohio,  Meyer first came to CUA in 1947 as an instructor in German and comparative philology. He became assistant professor, then associate professor, full professor, and finally, in 1953, chair of the Celtic Studies Department. He gained the title of Professor Emeritus when he retired in 1976.  His papers include his diaries, correspondence, research notes, manuscripts, and publications. Thanks to Raymond Moore for his work.

New Finding aid/collection guide for International Catholic Organizations Network (ICON) Records, successor to the NCWC United Nations office records. Thanks to Mike Dobbs.

CUA Press release highlights both the archival collection and the Mullen library exhibit of Fr. Gilbert V.F. Hartke, the ‘Show-biz priest.’

We have a new finding aid/collection guide for the Fr. Gilbert Vincent Ferrer Hartke, O.P., Collection,  that, happily, coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Drama Dept. that he founded.  Hartke, the ‘Show-biz Priest,’ was a legendary figure at CUA from the 1930s to the 1980s.

The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives and the Catholic University Department of Education announce a new professional development course for Catholic High School teachers to be held on the campus of Catholic University and at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.  The course, American Religious Responses to the Holocaust, will run from July 8-12, 2013.  For details, see American Religious Responses to the Holocaust Course.

Father Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P. played many roles in his life: an advocate for the arts, a friend of the entertainment world’s biggest stars, an advisor to presidents, the face of America in foreign lands, an earnest teacher, and a devout spiritual guide. Learn more about the legendary founder of CUA’s Drama Department as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of its formation with an exhibition showcasing Father Hartke’s legacy.

2nd Floor of the Mullen Library
April 3rd to May 31st

Post expires at 4:04pm on Friday May 31st, 2013

New Collection Guide/Finding Aid for the St. Vincent de Paul National Council Records.  The  Society is a Catholic lay organization that leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering personal service to the needy in the tradition of its founder, Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.  Thanks to Raymond Moore for his work processing this collection.

New finding aid/collection guide to records of USCCB Legal Department. Originally known as the Department of Laws and Legislation, it was established in December 1919 as one of the five founding departments of the National Catholic Welfare Council (now the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops).  Records include general administration files, subject files regarding congressional matters, education, foreign/international relations, organizations, social security, states, taxation, and tenure of church property, and miscellaneous publications and proceedings. Thanks to Shane MacDonald, Raymond Moore, Carter Rawson, William Dawson, and Nora McCabe for their work on this.

New collection guide/finding aid for William K. Leahy Vatican II Collection. Leahy was a translator at the Vatican II Council and the collection includes Latin speeches from Bishops, Leahy’s personal translation notes, and English news releases. There are also newspapers and periodicals he collected on various social causes, books he had written, and a scrapbook compiled in his honor by his sister.