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Special Collections — First World War Resources

This guide highlights the World War I collections of the American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives.

Handbook of the National Catholic War Council (1918)

by the Administrative Committee of Bishops, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/5136

Pope’s war work. What has been done during the war by the Holy Father (1918)

Published by America Press

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/9768

Catholic prayer book for the Army and Navy (1917)

by Burke, John J., C.S.P., Editor.

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/1814

Pastoral letter of His Eminence Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines, Belgium. [Reprinted from The New York Times] January 22, 1915

by C.C. Archdiocese of Malines

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/9329

Letter of the bishops of Belgium to the bishops of Germany, Bavaria and Austria-Hungary (1916)

by C.C. in Belgium. Bishops.

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/6879

Appeal for religion in France (1919)

by C.C. Dioceses of Poitiers and Versailles

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/693

Patriotic duty facing the Americas (1916)

Peace action of Benedict XV (n. d.)

by Catholic Association for International Peace, History Committee

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/9520

Who goes there? A Christian soldier. A sketch of the life of Gen. de Sonis. (1918)

Published by the Central Bureau of the G.R.C. Central Society

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/14792

Fifth Station (1922)

High Mother of God's house (n. d.)

Manhood (1915)

Mystery of suffering (1915)

by Elliott, Walter, C.S.P.

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/8181

Catholic patriotism in the United States (1917)

Greater extension and development of church influence (1919)

Our Catholic citizens. An address delivered ... at Sixth Annual Convention of the Federation of Catholic Societies of Macoupin County (1915)

Catholicism and peace (1914)

Advent pastoral of the Bishop of Savannah on ‘The Pope and the war.’ (1918)

by Keiley, Benjamin Joseph, Bishop

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/390

Lenten pastoral of the Bishop of Savannah to the clergy and faithful of the diocese (1917)

by Keiley, Benjamin Joseph, Bishop

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/6814

Memorial to ‘The Nuns of the Battlefield.’ Speech ... in the House of Representative, Monday March 18, 1918.

Martyrs according to Bernard Shaw (1915)

Dream of the soldier saint (1915)

Christianity’s message in the hour of sorrow (1918)

by Muntsch, Albert, Rev., S.J.

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/2421

For soldiers and sailors and those dependent upon them (1919)

by The Committee on Special War Activities, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/4409

Girls’ welfare (1919)

by The Committee on Special War Activities, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/4697

Land colonization. A general review of the problems and surveys of remedies. (1919)

by The Committee on Special War Activities, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/6698

Outlines of a social service program for Catholic agencies (1919)

by The Committee on Special War Activities, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/9153

Program for citizenship (1919)

by The Committee on Special War Activities, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/10023

Report of the Committee on Special War Activities (1919)

by the National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/10464

Social reconstruction: a general survey of the problems and survey of remedies (1919)

by The Committee on Special War Activities, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/11845

Summary of report ... to January 1, 1919 (1919)

by The Committee on Special War Activities, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/13445

Unemployment [WWI Veterans] (1919)

by The Committee on Special War Activities, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/14256

Promise fulfilled (1920)

by The Committee on Special War Activities, National Catholic War Council (NCWC)

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/10050

God’s Armor: A Prayerbook for Soldiers (1917)

Our first duty: the Baccalaureate sermon preached at Trinity College June 3, 1917

St. John Capistran: a soldier saint of Italy. (1917)

Patriotism A Duty (1917)

St. Mary’s men in the Great War (1919)

by St. Mary’s College (Oakland, CA)

Note: Includes folded group photograph.

https://www.lib.cua.edu/rarebook/node/12932