Posts with the tag: Rev. Msgr. James Magner

The Archivist’s Nook: A Few of My Favorite Things

Author Katherine Santa Ana served as Graduate Library Pre-Professional (GLP), 2015-2017. As part of the Graduate Library Preprofessional (GLP) program, for the past two years I worked full time in the Archives here at CUA while pursuing my Masters in Library and Information Science. This has been an amazing opportunity to get real world experience and on the job Read More

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The Archivist’s Nook: A Very Merry Christmas from the Fathers Hartke and Magner

Author Katherine Santa Ana served as Graduate Library Pre-Professional (GLP), 2015-2017. In the history of The Catholic University of America, two priests are truly larger than life:  Father Gilbert V. Hartke (1907-1986) and Rev. Msgr. James Magner (1901-1995). Both men served the University community for decades: 28 years for Magner and 37 years for Hartke. Read More

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The Archivist’s Nook: The World is My Parish – James Magner

Author Katherine Santa Ana served as Graduate Library Pre-Professional (GLP), 2015-2017. One particular character looms large at the American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives: the Rev. Msgr. James Magner (1901-1995). Born in Illinois, he attended Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, was ordained in 1926 and completed his higher education in Rome at Read More

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