Articles By Others, 1953 - 1978
Scope and Contents
The Anna M. Brady Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs that document the career of Anna M. Brady, a Catholic journalist who for many years was the dean of the Vatican press corps, covering synods, papal conclaves, and the Second Vatican Council. There is much about those events and about the Catholic Intercontinental Press. Of note is an extensive run of correspondence of Felix Morlion, O.P. There are also some fine original photographs of Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul I, Pope John Paul II, Mother Theresa, and others. The Anna Brady Papers are contained in 29 archival boxes (45.5 linear feet).
Dates
- Other: 1953 - 1978
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 29.3 Cubic Feet (32 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
Language of Materials
English
General
Includes newspaper articles (clippings) on the subjects of people and Society in The Vatican and Rome. Authors include Violette S. Lindbeck, Virgilio Caselli, Robert A. Graham, and Bradford Allman. Also includes booklets regarding the Pope by Rev. Edward J. Kurtyka and Father Arthur McCormack. Folder also contains typed transcripts of the Press Conference of Archbishop Martin J. O’Connor, September 12, 1964 and a Presentation by Genevieve Garzero, Representative of World Union of Catholic Women at the United National Food and Agricultural Organization, given at the United Nations Headquarters, March 19, 1978. This folder also contains a biography of the Most Reverend Martin John O’Connor.
Creator
- From the Collection: Brady, Anna M., 1901-1999 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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