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Russell B. Shaw Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-890502

Collection level scope and contents note

The Russell B. Shaw Papers comprise 4.5 linear feet consisting of 43 folders arranged in three boxes. The papers consist almost exclusively of manuscripts of eight books written by Shaw and two books co-authored by C. A. Koob and Germain Grisez.

Dates

  • 1959 - 1988

Conditions Governing Access note

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Biographical note

Russell Burnham Shaw, an association executive, author and journalist, was born in 1935 in Washington, D. C. A graduate of Georgetown University (A.B. 1956, M.A. 1960), Shaw has been associated with a variety of Catholic newspapers and organizations: as a staff writer for the Catholic Standard (1956 - 57); a reporter for the Catholic News Service (1957 - 1966); director of publishing and public information for the National Catholic Educational Association (1966 - 1969); director of the National Catholic Office for Information (1969 -1973); associate secretary for communication for the U. S. Catholic Conference (1973 - 1974); and secretary for public affairs for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and for the U. S. Catholic Conference (1975). He wrote a syndicated newspaper column, "Arts of Leisure" (1965 - 1967), and has been a columnist for the Washington Report (1967 - ), the Washington Dispatch (1967 - 1984) and About Schools (1967 - 1969).

Shaw began his career as an author in 1961 with the publication of his only novel, The Dark Disciple. The remainder of his books have concerned education, philosophy, politics and Catholicism. Titles by Shaw include Abortion and Public Policy (1966), Abortion on Trial (1968), Church and State (1979), Choosing Well (1982), Why We Need Confession (1986), Renewal (1986), Signs of the Times (1986) and Does Suffering Make Sense? (1987). In 1974 Shaw co-authored Beyond the New Morality with Germain Grisez, which came out in second and third editions (1980, 1988). Shaw also co-authored S.O.S. for Catholic Schools in 1970 with C. A. Koob. Russel Shaw was associate editor of New Patterns in Catholic Education (1968), and co-editor of and Catholic Education Today Tommorrow (1968) and co-editor and contributor to Trends and Issues in Catholic Education (1968). Russell Shaw now lives in Washington D. C.

Extent

4.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding aids note

CRRA

Title
Russell B. Shaw Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
Date
1989-05-02
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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