Speaking of rainbows, Father Hartke, and Mercedes McCambridge—who, coincidentally, was born on St. Patrick’s Day (McCambridge, 1981, p. 105)—the St. Patrick’s Day Parade [of] Washington, D.C. Collection now has an online finding aid. The collection contains particularly strong documentation of the first twenty-five or so years of the D.C. St. Patrick’s Day Parade—which has been Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: Speaking of Rainbows…
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The Archivist’s Nook: Telling Us Who They Are
Elliot Liebow (January 4, 1925–September 4, 1994) was an anthropologist best known as the author of Tally’s Corner: A Study of Negro Streetcorner Men (1967, Little, Brown and Co.) and Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women (1993, Free Press). The two books, written more than twenty-five years apart, rather neatly bookend Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: African-American History, Anthropology, Blogs, Catholic University Alum, Elliot Liebow, finding aid, Homelessness, Humanities, National Catholic School of Social Service, National Institute of Mental Health, University Archives, Washington D.C. | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: The Catholic University COVID-19 Story Project – A Collection in Real Time
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the world is undergoing an unprecedented moment in history. This collaborative effort between The Catholic University of America’s Library and Archives endeavors to document the reactions and experiences of members of the Catholic University community to the pandemic. As events continue to unfold, our stories and feelings may be Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: Keeping Up With The Woodsons
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
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The Archivist’s Nook: Connecticut Catholic in Washington, 1917
One hundred years ago, American entry into the First World War transformed the nation’s capital from a sleepy Southern crossroads into a modern hub of administration commensurate to an emerging first class world power. It was here a young Catholic soldier wrote his family, primarily his mother and sisters, back in their hometown of Southington, 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: Trashing the Trailers – A Short Genealogy of a Space
University archivists save university stuff. Our mission entails preserving university-related historical materials that enable us to make observations about our school across time. This includes the physical space of CUA. The Archives holds files and blueprints detailing the history of most every building of the University, and even some that no longer exist. Which brings Read More
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