This week’s post is guest-authored by Ronnie Georgieff, a recent graduate of the Library and Information Science program at The Catholic University of America. Often, we take for granted how blessed we are when it comes to the power of our technology. Communication is at our fingertips… messages to the ones we love quite literally Read More
Posts with the tag: William F. Montavon
The Archivist’s Nook: Keeping Up With The Woodsons
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Blogs, Brookland, Cecillia Parker Woodson, Peru, University Archives, Washington D.C., William F. Montavon | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: From Manila to Madrid – Montavon’s Legal Department Goes Global
In 1901, a young man named William F. Montavon (1874-1959) finished his studies at Catholic University in order to marry his wife, Mary Agnes Burrow. Little did he how the next 50 years would be a whirlwind of international travel, legal advocacy, and global upheaval. To understand the story of Montavon is to understand the Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Cristero War, immigration, National Catholic Welfare Conference, NCWC Legal Department, New Deal, Oregon School Case, Social Security, Spanish Civil War, University Archives, William F. Montavon | Comment