Address given by the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame, at the celebration of Elizabeth Ann Seton Day, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, March 12, 1980, 1980/0312

Item

Identifier: CPHS 142/15.03

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

"If this subject were being discussed in the 13th Century, we could dispense with the adjective Catholic in the title, since to speak of universities in the first century or two of their existence in the Western world would be to speak of them as Catholic, since there were no others."

The Catholic University in the Modern Context

Also revised copy (CPHS 142/16.03)

Same as "The Catholic University in the Modern Context" in (CPHS 142/12.06) and in (CPHS 142/15.07), except attached here is an introductory page about Elizabeth Ann Seton: "It was St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's instinctive interest in education that attracted other dedicated women to her and led to the founding of the Sisters of Charity in 1809 in Emmitsburg, Maryland", 1 page. Also the last paragraph is different.

Dates

Creation: 1980/0312

Language of Materials

English, Spanish, French, Latin, Italian.

Conditions Governing Access

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