Last year marked the first time that The Catholic University of America celebrated commencement virtually; this year’s commencement, to take place in-person with social distancing at FedEx Field, will mark the first time the ceremony has ever been held away from campus. This blog post will run through some other notable firsts in the University’s Read More
Posts with the tag: Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Archivist’s Nook: Commencement Firsts
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, commencement, covid-19, Franklin D. Roosevelt, graduation, gymnasium, John K Mullen of Denver Memorial Library, Lyndon B. Johnson, McMahon Hall, Pangborn Hall, The Catholic University of America, traditions | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: The Great Depression Revisited
The novel coronavirus pandemic has left record numbers of Americans jobless—inviting comparisons between now and the Great Depression almost one hundred years ago. The Archives at the Catholic University of America (CatholicU) is well positioned to offer a historical perspective on current events. Two particular collecting strengths from the Depression era, relating to Catholic views Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Catholic University, Catholic University of America, Charles Coughlin, covid-19, FDR, finding aid, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Floyd, Gone with the Wind, Great Depression, John A. Ryan, Monsignor John O'Grady, Msgr. Francis Haas, National Legion of Decency, New Deal, Patrick Henry Callahan, research guide, Social Security, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB Office of Film and Broadcasting | 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
The Archivist’s Nook: The First Catholic Action Hero
June 6, 1875, is the birthday of the widely influential New York City born John Burke, a Catholic University of America (CUA) educated priest (.S.T.B. 1899; S.T.L., 1901) of the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, a religious community known as the Paulists. Burke saw a convergence of both American and Catholic values that Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Catholic History, Catholic World, Charles Coughlin, Distinguished Service Medal, Fr. John Burke, Franklin D. Roosevelt, National Catholic War Council, National Catholic Welfare Conference, Oregon School Case, Paulists, U.S. War Department, University Archives, World War I | Comment
New Website on 1936 Presidential Election
Catholics and Politics: Charles Coughlin, John Ryan, and the 1936 Presidential Campaign Website… Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States, served longer than any other President in United States history. Elected to four consecutive terms, Roosevelt served from 1933 until his death in 1945. Millions of Catholic voters helped bring Roosevelt his Read More
Posted in: Uncategorized | Tags: 1936 Presidential Election, American Politics, Charles E. Coughlin, Coughlin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John A. Ryan, Religious Studies, Roosevelt, Uncategorized, Union Party, University Archives | Comment