Scope and Content

Correspondence; manuscripts of articles and his book The Emerging Layman (1962); research files of clippings, newsletters, and articles; copies of articles by and about Thorman; copies of his speeches; and family and business documents.

Records relating to Thorman's tenure with NCR are in the NCR collection (CNCR). His work with Ave Maria, Act, and Voice of St. Jude is documented only by bound volumes of the publications for some of the years of his employment.

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Correspondence, minutes of meetings of the board of directors, publicity material and financial statements, reports of the editor and publisher, and printed material; concerning the early years of the National Catholic Reporter and its controversial coverage of the Vietnam war, civil disobedience, the Special Papal Commission on Birth and Population Control, priestly celibacy, and the hierarchy of the church.

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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, and meeting material relating to Fichter's membership on the board of directors for the National Catholic Reporter.

Scope and Content Correspondence, expense reports, project schedules, and advertising samples from work done for The National Catholic Reporter (1967-1978), Link (1972-1974), Successful Marriage (1973-1975), Celebration (1972-1978), Passionist Missions (1973-1982), Holy Cross Association (1964-1966), Divine Word Seminary (1970-1972), Ave Maria Press (ca.1957-1970), Catholic Church Extension Society (1965-1966), the Claretian publications (1962-1983) U.S. Catholic, Today, and Claretian vocation ads. ...

Scope and Content Editorial correspondence (1964-1990), minutes and meeting material from the board of directors (1964-1976); publisher's files (1964-1985); financial and fundraising records (1964-1979); advertising and marketing records (ca. 1964-1977); audio and video tape recordings of an abortion debate between Daniel Maguire and James T. Burtchaell (9 February 1987); and photographs. Principle correspondents include editors Robert G. Hoyt, Arthur Jones, and Thomas C. Fox; publishers Michael...

Scope and Content Mimeographed booklets from his theological studies, 1963-1965: De Ente Supernaturali, De Methodo Theologiae, Activitas Intellectus, Interpretatio Fontium Aetatis Patristicae, all in Latin, the last one with notes in English by Freburger. Manuscripts and mimeographed papers, 1972-1982: William J. Freburger's "Initiation of Infants and Children: a Liturgical Commentary"; "An Analysis and Critique of the Directory for Masses with Children" by James E. Haas; "Adaptation of the Rites of...