Hesburgh Libraries

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Papers of Rabbi Michael Signer representing his interest in relations between Jews and Catholics, his scholarship in medieval biblical exegesis, his teaching, his service to the community, and his establishment and development of the Notre Dame Holocaust Project.

Scope and Content Manuscripts of literary and philosophical essays, articles, lectures, and books; notebooks and diaries (1947-1986), correspondence (1954-1987), and alphabetical files; involving Jacques Maritain, Soren Kierkegaard, Thomas Aquinas, Boethius, G.K. Chesterton, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Walker Percy, and other philosophers and writers; concerning contemporary Thomism, analogy, natural law, Humanae Vitae, the Second Vatican Council, and changes in the Catholic Church; with drafts and some...

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Hugh Rank, a 1954 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, was an author and member of the National Council of Teachers of English. He wrote about persuasive techniques in advertising, and in 1974, he published a Twayne Series biography of Edwin O’Connor, an Irish-American author. Contents of the collection include research material collected in the process of writing his book on O’Connor, as well as teaching aids and publications on evaluating rhetoric in advertising.

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Correspondence, notes, drafts, illustrations, articles, lectures, manuscripts, and research files.

Scope and Content Eight scrapbooks (chiefly 1986-1987) documenting the crisis in the ecclesiastical career of Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen, compiled by Janice Wasden Price; containing newspaper clippings, press releases, memoranda, correspondence, photocopies, reports, circulars, statements, and pictures; a box of newspapers and ephemera, including many issues of The Progress from the same period; a ninth scrapbook containing "Key Documents in the Hunthausen Affair,...

Scope and Content Correspondence with possible guest authors at the 1972 University of Notre Dame Sophomore Literary Festival and their agents, sometimes with related publicity, collected by the chairman of the festival. The majority of the correspondents express their regrets that they cannot participate in the festival; the correspondence with the authors who did attend is naturally more extensive and usually relates to arrangements for attending but in a few cases includes more substantial topics as well....

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Correspondence of Raymond Morrissey, University of Notre Dame class of 1934, with Eugene Burke, CSC, Matthew Walsh, CSC, and Bishop John O'Hara, CSC.

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Correspondence, 1920s-1950s; his writings, including a manuscript of "A Code of Ethics" and memoirs of his youth, 1953; and examinations.

Scope and Content Sermons, talks, lectures, days of renewal, newspaper columns (The Question Box) 1967-1977, STD dissertation St Thomas and the Secular Society (1947), manuscript of book New Wine Bursting Old Skins: Memories of an Old Priest Longing for a New Church, lithograph, and certificates; photographs including many from his 50th anniversary as a priest, some showing his classmates, and some from 1930s Europe; mortarboard,...

Scope and Content Printed material concerning the Alexian Brothers, Augustinians, Benedictines, Capuchins, Brothers of the Christian Schools, Cistercians, Claretians, Society of the Divine Word, Dominicans, Franciscans, Glenmary Home Missioners, Congregation of Holy Cross, Jesuits, Josephites, Marianists, Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, Norbertines, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Pallotine Fathers, Passionists, Pauline Fathers, Paulists, Society of the Precious Blood, Redemptorists, Sacred Heart...

Scope and Content Printed material concerning the Benedictines, Oblate Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Carmelites, Sisters of St. Casimir, Sisters of Charity, Cistercian Nuns, Sisters of St. Clare, Sisters of the Divine Savior, Dominicans, Felician Sisters, Franciscans, Good Shepherd Sisters, Holy Cross Sisters, Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Missionary Sisters, Servants of the Holy Spirit, Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross, Sisters of the Humility of Mary, Sisters, Servants of the...

Scope and Content Pamphlets, leaflets, circulars, biographies, historical sketches, vocation booklets, newsletters, and books from religious orders and congregations throughout the United States, with information on their history, spirit, tradition, and way of life; including Benedictines, Cistercians, Franciscans, Dominicans, Trinitarians, Passionists, Carmelites, Norbertines, Jesuits, Augustinians, Sulpicians, Basilians, Vincentians, Marianists, Poor Clares, Felicians, Trappistines, Ursulines, Sisters of...

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Collection consists of event programs, reviews of operatic performances and publications, interviews, photographs, and recordings documenting the career of Georgine Resick, current Professor Emerita of Voice at the University of Notre Dame. Collection materials cover Resick’s career as an opera singer, spanning performances from 1975 to 2012, many of which took place in European countries.

Scope and Content Files of National Catholic Laymen's / Laywomen's Retreat Conference (NCLRC) and of Retreats International, ca. 1935-1980s; annual congress proceedings, 1928-1964 (incomplete), minutes of the NCLRC 1945-1972; histories of the NCLRC; a few oversize, rolled photos of the annual conferences; two programs (1964 and 1971) of the National Laywomen's Retreat Congresses; the Secretary's notebook, Women's Division Meetings 1975-1978; NCLRC Executive Committee Minutes 1966-1969; Chairman William P....

Scope and Content Account books, agenda, bibliographies, book orders, brochures, bulletins, calendars, chaplains' manuals, circulars, clippings, compositions, contracts, correspondence, curricula vitae, drafts of booklets, drafts of manuals, essays, examinations, financial papers, interviews, itineraries, lectures, lists, liturgical music, maps, meditations, memoranda, mimeographed handouts, minutes, newsletters, notebooks, notes, outlines, pamphlets, poems, policy manuals, prayers of the faithful,...

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This collection is that of posters collected by Richard Bizot, former assistant professor at Notre Dame and faculty counsel to the Collegiate Jazz Festival, for social and cultural events of various natures that took place at the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, and in the city of South Bend, IN from 1968 to 1971.

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Correspondence, 1864-1910, including letters from many bishops and correspondence with Eliza Allen Starr, John Gilmary Shea, Charles O'Conor, and James F. Edwards; clippings, 1880s-1910; research notes; manuscripts of his History of the Catholic Church in the United States; and biographical information on bishops.

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Research material regarding sculptor Richard Hunt, collected by Charles R. Loving in support of scholarly writing and museum exhibit curation; consisting of photographs of sculpture by Hunt, with related correspondence, photocopies, biographical information, interviews, lectures, exhibit catalogs, printed ephemera, clippings, and other papers; with related tape recordings and one DVD.

Scope and Content Documents concerning un-American activities: consisting of ARTICLES (Unpublished essays or information documents); CLIPPINGS (Published articles clipped or photocopied from their source); COMMITTEE REPORTS AND PAPERS (Any official document prepared by or for a standing committee); CORRESPONDENCE (Any document, excluding internal committee business, with both a sending and a receiving party); MISCELLANEOUS (Includes campaign material); PRESS RELEASES ( Official documents or prepared...

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Handouts, programs, and related papers from workshops and retreats conducted by Richard J. Westley, 1968-2006; Westley's newsletter "In the Meantime" on a CD-ROM; and records of talks organized by Westley and given by Father Leo Mahon in Chicago concerning his work in San Miguelito Mission, Panama, liberation theology, and the Church after the Second Vatican Council.

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Diary of Rev. Richard L. Burtsell, priest of New York, 1865-1900.

Scope and Content Papers of Richard P. McBrien concerning the Catholic Church, especially changes after the Second Vatican Council; consisting of files on his syndicated columns (1966-2012), correspondence (1972-2011), lectures (1965-2011), television and radio interviews and appearances (1971-2005), audio and video recording sessions, articles (1963-2006), articles by others, book contributions, books, encyclopedia articles, book reviews, courses, interviews; also alphabetical files of topics to support his...

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Correspondence, catechism notebook, class record book, and unpublished manuscripts.

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This is a collection of photographs taken by Richard (Dick) Stevens consisting of black and white negatives, contact sheets, and prints. The images depict University events, student life, campus buildings, academics, sporting events, alumni events, faculty, staff, and other institutional departments. It also includes some personal photographs of the Stevens' family.

Scope and Content Journals (1932-1981); correspondence (1930-1981) with Harry Sylvester, John T. Frederick, Leo L. Ward, CSC, and others; financial records (1873-1981); manuscripts of his novels (1941-1978), books of short fiction and non-fiction (1950-1951), short stories (1930-1979), plays (1930-1940), poetry (1929-1971), and book reviews (1945-1981); class record books (1936-1976); class and lecture notes (1940-1959); subject files (1940-1962); phonograph records of his radio programs "Notre Dame Authors"...

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Correspondence, telegrams, press releases, memoranda, circulars, xerox copies, notes, drafts, and clippings; having to do with Kaiser's coverage of the Second Vatican Council, the Special Papal Commission on Birth and Population Control, and women in the church. Also Books, pamphlets, and magazines relating to Kaiser's journalistic work.

Scope and Content Papers of Robert C. Johansen, dating from 1976 to 2014, consisting of (1) general correspondence and files documenting his participation in committees and faculty discussions; (2) teaching, lecture, and discussion notes and work with M.A. and Ph.D. students; and (3) research and writing files, including public speeches and other participation in national and international activities related to (a) peace studies as a field, (b) public policy debates on a wide range of issues, and (c) the...

Scope and Content Correspondence concerning the Vietnam War, Lucey's trip to South Vietnam as an observer of the 1967 election, his friendship with Lyndon Johnson, his participation in the Second Vatican Council, the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae, civil rights, Latin America, and the plight of the migrant farm worker; records relating to the archbishop's residence in San Antonio; sermons, invitations, programs, clippings and memorabilia from anniversary celebrations; and records of the Bishops' Committee for...

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Recordings of the University of Notre Dame Band (1950) and Concert Band (1952-1994); with a few other recordings, most of them related to Notre Dame; and an undated letter from Dr. Mark Foutch, director of the Mark Foutch Brass Band of Champaign, Illinois.

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Manuscripts of "A Campus Sexual Revolution?," "Conflict in the Catholic Colleges," and "The Structure of Catholic Higher Education."