The Special Collections of Catholic University is home to many valuable labor collections. Prominent among these are the papers of Terence V. Powderly, John Mitchell, John Brophy, and Phillip Murray. Less well known, but no less impactful, are the papers of Chicago natives Harry C. Read and Joseph Daniel Keenan (1896-1984). The latter is the Read More
Posts with the tag: Richard Nixon
The Archivist’s Nook: Labor’s Ambassador – Joseph D. Keenan
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: AFL-CIO, Blogs, Catholic University, Harry C. Read, Harry Truman, Humanities, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, labor, Richard Nixon, University Archives, War Production Board | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Catholic University’s C.C. Chang and Why We Encourage You to Know Him
Our guest blogger is Tian Atlas Xu, who is a student worker at the University Archives and a PhD candidate in US history at the Catholic University of America. His research examines the role of white intermediaries between non-white minorities and the administrative state in turn-of-the-century United States. He has received support from various research institutions, Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: On Presidents and Parades – Inaugurations in the Archives
Every four years, on an often cold and wet wintry day, thousands gather on the National Mall and along Constitution Avenue to witness the peaceful transfer of power, as one President steps down and another takes the oath of office. Being located in Washington, DC, the CUA Archives has naturally accumulated images and documents related Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Benedication, Fr. Coughlin, Franklin Roosevelt, inauguration, Msgr. John A. Ryan, Presidential Inaugurations, Richard Nixon, Terence V. Powderly, University Archives, Washington D.C., William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Teacher, Rector, Soldier, Spy – A Photographic Tour of O’Connor’s Rome
“I am sorry that you did not travel from the College to the Ciampino airfield with the President in the helicopter; however, I have found, as I am sure you have, that riding in a helicopter is a questionable undertaking under any circumstances irrespective of who you are with,” wrote John McCone, future CIA Director, Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Catholic History, Cold War, Dwight Eisenhower, John McCone, Martin J. O'Connor, North American College, photographs, Pontifical Commission for Social Communications, Pope Pius XII, Richard Nixon, Rome, Scranton, Seminary, University Archives, vatican, Vatican II | Comment