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Special Collections — Catholic Women Resources

A selected list of holdings of the American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives, at The Catholic University of America.

UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

The records of the Office of the CUA Rector and President contain approximately 13 correspondence and administrative folders on Catholic women from the 1920s to the 1970s. However, restrictions may limit the use of these records. (An in-house database is available for researcher use.)

Approximately 80 CUA theses and dissertations have been written on the subject of Catholic women, including "Social Works of the Colored Sisterhoods." Many of the titles relate to Catholic women and education, such as "The Role of a Teaching Sisterhood in American Education." (An in-house database is available for researcher use.)

Approximately 350 articles on the subject of Catholic women appear in issues of the Catholic University Bulletin, The Alumnus, U. S. Catholic Historian, NCWC Bulletin, The NCWC Review (NCWC Bulletin), Catholic Action (NCWC Bulletin), The Catholic Charities Review, and The Catholic Educational Review. (An in-house database is available for researcher use.)

Books and periodicals on Catholic women include the newsletter of the Christ Child Society, as well as annual reports of the NCWC from the 1930s to the 1960s with information on the National Council of Catholic Nurses and the National Council of Catholic Women. (There are no inventories available for researcher use. Please contact the archives.)

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