The Records of the Office of the General Secretary
It would scarcely be possible to write the history of the America Catholic Church in the twentieth century without consulting this monumental and voluminous body of records produced by the American Catholic Bishops and their working secretariat through various name changes and administrative re-orga...
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| 110 | 2 | 0 | |a The Catholic University of America, The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a The Records of the Office of the General Secretary |
| 300 | |a 290 linear feet; 238 boxes | ||
| 351 | |a ArrangementThe Records of the Office of the General Secretary consists of 11 series:Series 1: General Administration Series, 1905(1919-1966)1981 (Boxes 1-154)Series 2: Office of Consultant on International Affairs and Inter-American Bureau Series, 1942-1954 (Boxes 155-158)Series 3: Office of United Nations (UN) Affairs Series, 1946-1972 (Boxes 159-181)Series 4: Latin American Bureau Series, 1928(1928-1933, 1959-1964)1970 (Boxes 182-192)Series 5: Peace Corps Desk Series, 1961-1962 (Boxes 193-196)Series 6: Archbishop John Timothy McNicholas Series, 1922(1933-1950)1950 (Boxes 197-198)Series 7: Episcopal Committee on Decent Literature/ National Office for Decent Literature (NODL) Series, 1939-1969 (Boxes 199-205)Series 8: Advisory Council to the Administrative Board of U.S. Bishops Series, 1969-1975 (Boxes 206-208)Series 9: Photographs, 1921-1980 (Boxes 209-216)Series 10: Publications and Publicity Material Series, 1919-2001 (Boxes 217-232)Series 11: Scrapbooks and Oversized Material Series, 1919-1972 (Boxes 233-238) | ||
| 506 | |a Restrictions on AccessThere are access restrictions for 25 years from date of record creation or living persons. | ||
| 520 | 2 | |a It would scarcely be possible to write the history of the America Catholic Church in the twentieth century without consulting this monumental and voluminous body of records produced by the American Catholic Bishops and their working secretariat through various name changes and administrative re-organizations. Due to a variety of factors, including long standing usage and complex diversity, this significant assemblage of records, 232 record center and 2 scrapbook boxes of 290 linear feet, have been divided into 11 series with 44 sub-series. | |
| 544 | 1 | |a Related MaterialThe American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives:George G. Higgins PapersNCWC publicationsOther Repositories:Burke papers at the Paulist Archives in Washington, D.C.Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Archives in Baltimore, MarylandNCWC Immigration Department records at the Center for Migration Studies at Staten Island, Neew York | |
| 545 | |a Prior to the twentieth century, the Roman Catholic Church in America lacked a unified voice to represent it in national and international affairs. The bishops met in councils in 1852, 1866, and 1884 to consider and address common problems but such meetings were infrequent. The organization of the American Federation of Catholic Societies in 1901 did little to encourage national cohesiveness. Many in the American hierarchy were indifferent or hostile to the Federation and it was troubled by ethnic infighting. Nevertheless, there was a powerful trend in America at the turn of the twentieth century towards organization on a national scale. The rise of new systems of transportation and communication fused together a national economy and culture with the power of the federal government growing in turn. Groups sought to concentrate at the national level to promote their interests. For example, in 1908, mainstream Protestant churches formed the Federal Council of Churches and many Catholics, fragmented by region and ethnicity, worried about their increasing vulnerability. There was some progress in the special fields of education and charity with the establishment of the Catholic Education Association (later the National Catholic Education Association) in 1904 and the National Conference of Catholic Charities (later Catholic Charities USA) in 1910, but little impetus toward creating a more effective national voice until the First World War. Then church leaders, concerned about being left out of the national mobilization effort, and eager to encourage and demonstrate Catholic loyalty, moved to create the National Catholic War Council. Formed after two meetings at the Catholic University of America (CUA) in 1917, the War Council was an emergency organization engaged in numerous activities. It represented Catholic interests in Congress, ministered to troops at home and overseas, fostered Americanization of recent immigrants, and developed a Program for the Reconstruction of American Society after the war. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Anti-Catholicism | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Birth Control | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Catholic Church: Clergy | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Catholic Church: Laity | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Catholic Church: Relations: Jews | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Catholic Church: Relations: Protestant Churches | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Church and State | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Censorship | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Communism | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Ecumenism | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Education | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Education, Federal Aid to | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Encyclicals, Papal | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Family Life | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fascism | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Industrial Relations: United States | |
| 650 | 0 | |a International Relations | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Labor Laws and Legislation: United States | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Latin America | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mexico | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Military Affairs | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Motion Pictures | |
| 650 | 0 | |a New Deal, 1933-1945 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Protestant Churches | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Race Relations | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Radio | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Rural Conditions | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Social Action | |
| 650 | 0 | |a United States: Economic conditions | |
| 650 | 0 | |a United States: Government | |
| 650 | 0 | |a United States: Race relations | |
| 650 | 0 | |a United States: Rural conditions | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women: Education | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women: Employment | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War II | |
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