Rev. Edward J. McKenna papers
This collection documents the work of Reverend Edward Joseph McKenna as a diocesan priest, social activist, musician and composer, poet, and scholar of liturgical music. Fr. McKenna's papers illustrate three areas of focus in his life: 1. his devotion to community activism in the Chicago neighb...
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DePaul University Library Special Collections and Archives
1905-2013
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| Summary: | This collection documents the work of Reverend Edward Joseph McKenna as a diocesan priest, social activist, musician and composer, poet, and scholar of liturgical music. Fr. McKenna's papers illustrate three areas of focus in his life: 1. his devotion to community activism in the Chicago neighborhood of Austin from 1965 to 1974 with groups such as the Organization for a Better Austin and the Austin Clergy Council; 2. Fr. McKenna’s commitment to the modern Catholic church and post Vatican II Catholicism, evidenced by his involvement with the Young Priests' Caucus of the Association of Chicago Priests; and 3. Fr. McKenna’s interest in music composition, which took the form of scholarly lectures and writings on the development of liturgical music as well as cultivating his own musical education, composing over 60 original pieces, and starting his own group, The McKenna Ensemble. The materials in this collection are largely textual, but other formats are present, such as photographs, compact discs, and memorabilia, and these materials were either created or collected by Fr. McKenna. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence, original compositions, and writings by Fr. McKenna, which largely fall between 1961 and 1984. |
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| Physical Description: | 8 LF |