Hesburgh Libraries

Scope and Content Pamphlets, leaflets, novenas, liturgical booklets, catechisms, pastoral lettters, papal encyclicals, reprints, and miscellaneous issues of periodicals; concerning the history of Catholicism in the United States, Catholic tradition, doctrine, clergy, religious orders, celibacy, Canon Law, Catholic Action, anti- Catholicism, the Bible, the social teaching of the popes, labor unions, scholasticism, immigration; the Second Vatican Council, birth control, saints, the Irish, Catholic missions and...

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Manuscripts of talks and articles, organizational material for protest activities, newspaper and magazine clippings, press statements, photographs, and letters, including correspondence with Daniel and Philip Berrigan, Thomas Merton, James Forest, Dorothy Day, Thomas Cornell, George McGovern, and Robert F. Kennedy.

Scope and Content Correspondence and collected articles of Gordon Zahn, co-founder and director of the Center on Conscience and War; correspondence of the CCW staff, responding to inquiries and distributing printed material supporting the Center's cause. Correspondents include Bryan Hehir, Michael Dukakis, Sargent Shriver, and Catholic peace organizations, among them Pax Christi USA, the Commission on Catholic Community Action, and the United States Catholic Conference Department of Social Development and...

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Files representing David B. Cortright's writings (1988-2010), activities (1992-2017), and teaching career at Goshen College and the University of Notre Dame (1993-2008); concerning peacebuilding, sanctions, nuclear disarmament, war issues, the Fourth Freedom Forum, Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and related topics.

Scope and Content Pamphlets, catechisms, encyclicals, and pastoral letters concerning the lay apostolate, the Mystical Body of Christ, birth control, the Holy Ghost, heaven, forbidden books, worship, marriage and family life, education, parochial schools, conversion, the constitution, communism, college life, Church and State, Catholic Action, the Bible, atheism, the Blessed Virgin Mary, shrines, migration, immigration, refugees, the military, nuns, peace, the poor, prayer, the life of priests and brothers,...

Scope and Content Correspondence, printed matter, mimeographed reports, fliers, clippings, and a history of the American PAX Association by Eileen Egan, "Crime Against God and Man: the Struggle of the Small Vehicle, PAX"; with material on Christian nonviolence, on the Catholic just war doctrine and difficulties of Catholic conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War; including documentation of the PAX Tivoli Conferences at the Catholic Worker Farm and a few items pertaining to other issues of...

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Letters from Archbishops Robert E. Lucey of San Antonio and Samuel A. Stritch of Chicago to McMahon, a liberal Catholic internationalist and Notre Dame faculty member, concerning peace and internationalist issues.

Scope and Content Pamphlets, periodicals, and printed ephemera collected by the University of Notre Dame Archives; concerning the history of Catholicism in the United States, Catholic tradition, doctrine, clergy, religious orders, celibacy, Canon Law, Catholic Action, the Bible, the social teaching of the popes, labor unions, scholasticism, immigration; the Second Vatican Council, birth control, saints, the Irish, Catholic missions and missionaries, Catholic education, Fascism, communism, socialism, racism,...

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Records of Bishop Fulcher's service as a member of National Conference of Catholic Bishops in deliberations over the text of The Challenge of Peace , the Bishops' pastoral letter on war and peace (1983); consisting of drafts, bishops' responses, criticism from experts, files of pertinent articles (printed or mimeographed), and reactions from the Vatican and from scientists.

Scope and Content Papers documenting his participation in Pax Christi USA and in the peace movement in general; files representing courses he taught; research papers and drafts of his writings; correspondence, reports, material distributed at meetings, financial papers, periodicals, photographs, and videos. Also material on the U.S. Bishops' peace pastoral and documentation of his interaction with Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and Bishop Carroll T. Dozier. Also records of Janice Vanderhaar's service on the National...

Scope and Content Correspondence, memoranda, clippings, reports, and other papers; photocopies, brochures, printed ephemera, pamphlets, books, and other printed material; photographs, audio-visual material, and digital data; representing the career of Gordon Charles Zahn, especially his life-long efforts to promote peace, and his work in making known the life and martyrdom of Franz Jaegerstaetter. Papers include documentation of academic career, his writings, his life at Camp Simon as a...

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Filmstrips with associated audio cassette tapes and scripts, including "Every Heart Beats True," concerning conscientious objection and Catholic teaching on military service (1980), "Weapons in Space" (1984), "Whose Budget Is It Anyway?", and "Hostage at Hell's Bottom: the Economy and the Pentagon"; VHS video tapes, including "A Step Away from War" (1986) and "Citizen Ambassador Program" (1993); and many slides concerning peace and militarism.

Scope and Content Advisory Board Minutes, 1985-1987; newsletters, events sponsored, and bibliographies, 1985-1992; publicity, 1985-1992; Annual Reports, 1985-1992; personal statements; records of priority committees including Central America / Sanctuary Committee, Peace Committee, Women and Poverty Committee, Women / Church Committee, Racism Committee, and Economic Justice Committee; and other records. Also two video tapes (AIJP), one giving an overview of the Center and the other recording the...

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Executive Director's files, historical data, research files, development files, and copies of Ministry Bulletin; with information on the Midwest Project (diocesan surveys, 1982-1987); documentation of meetings of the board of directors; financial papers; reports and publications of the Center; slide shows, photographs, video tapes, a film, and a cassette audio tape.

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Records of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, including 175 video tapes regarding justice and peace issues, photograpphs, and printed material.

Scope and Content Records of the American chapter of Pax Christi, including correspondence, financial and membership records, subject files, records relating to the American chapter's affiliation with Pax Christi International, files from the group's conferences and special projects, audio and video tapes, and photographs. Principle correspondents include Etienne de Jonghe, Eileen Egan, Joseph Fahey, Thomas Gumbleton, Gordon Zahn, Walter Grazer, Mary Ellen Jegen, Carol ter Maat, Gerard...

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...

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Minute book, constitution, and by-laws of the Athenian Junto, a literary society 1839-1847; records of Justices of the Peace and their hearings 1829-1831; and a record book of the annual meeting of the Christian churches of Washington county, 1899-1927, including financial reports, collection for foreign and home missions, names and salaries of church officials, historical sketches, and clippings.