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Correspondence regarding and material related to atomic energy, including a report of the Conference of Theologians on Atomic Energy (January 20, 1946); "Observations on Proposed Report on Morality of Atomic Bombing" by Edward A. Conway, SJ (September 26, 1949); and an eyewitness account of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima by John A. Siemes, SJ (no date).

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the location, furnishing, and residents of Carroll House, a site used to house Jesuits studying at Catholic University beginning in 1940. Includes a letter from Parsons describing the relationship between the university and the Jesuits; future possibilities of collaboration; and practical considerations for the residence (May 10, 1941). Also includes a report from assistant for North America Zacheus J. Maher, SJ on the house (1940); a series of letters from Rambusch...

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Correspondence regarding the summer school at Bellarmine Hall (Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania), including room lists for students and faculty.

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Correspondence with and materials related to the American Academy of Political and Social Science, including membership information.

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Correspondence with and materials related to the American Association for an International Office of Education, Inc., including its support of and connection with UNESCO.

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Correspondence with Msgrs. John Tracy Ellis and Peter Guilday of the American Catholic Historical Association predominantly regarding their publication the Catholic Historical Review.

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Correspondence with and related to the American Peace Society, including discussion of annual general body meetings as well as those of the executive committee.

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Correspondence with and materials related to the Catholic Book Club, Inc., including discussion of editorial board decisions and book selection announcements.

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Correspondence with and materials related to the Catholic Book Club, Inc., including discussion of editorial board decisions and book selection announcements. Many letters are from Francis X. Talbot, SJ, editorial secretary, and S. Sterns Cunningham, business manager.

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Correspondence with and materials related to the Catholic Book Club, Inc., including discussion of books under consideration. Many letters are from S. Sterns Cunningham, business manager.

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Correspondence with and regarding America alongside an interview with Wilfrid Parsons by an unidentified author titled "Catholic Journalism—A Survey of the Field Today: Wilfrid Parsons Advises Aspiring Journalists to Know One Subject Well" (no date).

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Correspondence with and regarding the American Political Science Association, of which Parsons was a member.

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Two letters from Benjamin Akzin of the American Zionist Emergency Council referencing discussions on the subject of Palestine.

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Correspondence from publishing house Benzinger Brothers, including letters regarding a potential book on popular apologetics by Parsons (1923) as well as requests for Parsons' opinion of authors Maurice Blondel and Cecil John Eustace (1937-1938).

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Correspondence with the Bibliographical Society of America, in part discussing a presentation on Parsons' book Early Catholic Americana at the organization's 1938 annual conference.

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Correspondence with and materials regarding the Catholic Association for International Peace (CAIP), including drafts of what would eventually be published as "America's Peace Aims" (1941). Also contains Ethics Committee meeting minutes (March 7, 1946) and a proposed committee report titled "The Ethics of Total War and Armament Control" (1946).

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Correspondence with the Catholic Association for International Peace (CAIP), including meeting minutes (1949) and a summary of CAIP committee work since 1927 (1952). Also contains a memorandum by Parsons on the atomic bomb (no date).

Scope and Contents Correspondence with and regarding America, including letters from editors Robert C. Hartnett, SJ, and Thurston N. Davis, SJ, often concerning articles and reviews for the publication as well as responses from readers. Of note are a ten-day diary on the Bricker Amendment and the promotion of America by Edward A. Conway, SJ (January 1954); a response from Parsons when asked about the scope, purpose, and history of the...

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Correspondence with and regarding America, including letters from editor Thurston N. Davis, SJ,often concerning articles and reviews for the publication as well as responses from readers.