Special Collections, including the Rare Books Department, like the rest of the world, is operating under the strictures of the COVID Pandemic. Fortunately, we were able to acquire new books and related materials during the vicissitudes of 2020, which we reported on in a November blog post, and are pleased to announce further significant purchases Read More
Posts with the tag: Anti-Catholic
The Archivist’s Nook: Attainment-Rare Book Acquisitions, 2021
Posted in: News & Events The Archivist's Nook | Tags: almanac, Anti-Catholic, Antwerp, Brussels, Collection Management, COVID, England, Humanities, Jansenist, Mexico, rare books, Rare Books, recusant, San Francisco, special collections, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Patrick Henry Callahan – Crusading Catholic Businessman
Patrick Henry Callahan was a model businessman, political activist, stubborn Prohibitionist, and tireless Catholic apologist of the Progressive and New Deal era. He hobnobbed with the rich and powerful, including celebrated evangelist Billy Sunday (1862-1935), acerbic journalist H. L. Mencken, and populist orator and progressive politician William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925). Nevertheless, Callahan was also a Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Al Smith, Anti-Catholic, Billy Sunday, Catholic Association for International Peace, Catholic Commission on Industrial Problems, Catholic History, Charles Coughlin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, H.L. Menken, John A. Ryan, Knights of Columbus, Living Wage, National Catholic War Council, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Profit-Sharing Plan, Prohibition, Social Action Department, social justice, University Archives, William Jennings Bryan | Comment