Scope and Content

Correspondence of Paul Joseph Foik, CSC, regarding the Catholic Library Association and the chief project of the Association's early years, the Catholic Periodical Index; including executive council correspondence with Colman Farrell, OSB, and William FitzGerald, presidents of the CLA in the 1930s.

Scope and Content

Manuscripts including "Pioneer Efforts in Cathoic Journalism in the United States (1809-1840)"; personal documents such as his application for naturalization and his ordination papers; newspaper clippings from The Catholic; and photographs.

Scope and Content Minutes (1929-1948), preliminary studies (1928-1940), reports (1926-1928), and correspondence (1941-1946) of the Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission; and photostats of typewritten transcripts documenting the history of Hispanic America (1671-1885). Microfilm contains records of the Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission (1924-1958) including correspondence, newspaper clippings, typewritten and printed articles, minutes, and contracts for research projects;...