Box 20

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Correspondence with and materials related to the National Conference of Christians and Jews, formerly known as the National Conference of Jews and Christians, including a statement by Director of Media Relations Edward J. Heffron in response to the forming of the group Protestants and Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State (1949). Also contains chapters 1-3 of a typescript entitled "A Declaration of Human Rights" (author and date unknown).

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Correspondence and documents related to Manuel Pérez Rosas, a Freemason who was Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Peru between 1920 and 1923. Includes a letter in response to Rosas' resignation as Grand Secretary (August 22, 1923) and a letter of introduction for Rosas (August 20, 1927). Also contains a letter to Rosas from Victor Haya de la Torre, founder of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance, discussing the evolving political situation in Mexico (November 30, 1927).

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Issues of "Social Action Notes for Priests," a newsletter distributed by the Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference.

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Correspondence, news clippings, and ephemera related to the Red Mass, annually offered towards all members of the legal profession, including several occasions at which Parsons preached.

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Correspondence related to Parsons' selection and testimony for the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare Special Subcommittee on the Establishment of a Commission on Ethics in Government.

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Correspondence and other materials related to the Spanish Civil War, including: a flyer advertising an event "Back From Spain With Personal Experiences of the Great Struggle Between Fascism and Democracy" featuring Langston Hughes, Pedro Villa Fernandez, and Emil Lengyel (March 16, 1938); a typescript "La Liberte Dans la Vie Sociale du Peuple Basque" ("Freedom in the Social Life of the Basque People," July 22, 1938); and a transcript of a talk by Hugh Gibson on Spain (September 10, 1939).

Scope and Contents Correspondence and other materials related to Spain, including an open letter from Msgr. Mateo Mugica to Rev. Jose Miguel Barandiarana on the positions of Basques Catholics in relation to the Spanish Civil War (enclosed with letter of March 15, 1946); two reports from President José Aguirre titled "Origin, Composition and Program of the Spanish Republican Movement" and "Opinion of the Spanish Republican Underground and of the Basque Underground" (enclosed with letter of June 14, 1946); and...

Scope and Contents Correspondence, meeting minutes, and member reports from the Press Group, a collective of individuals whose objective was to establish "an orderly system of writing to the press and the national magazines" (April 2, 1932). The original members and their covered topics were: Parsons (general counsel); Ignatius Cox, SJ (moral); Joseph Lynch, SJ (science); Robert Parsons, SJ (literature); Francis LeBuffe, SJ (doctrine and evolution); John Lafarge, SJ (Black papers); Patrick Scanlan (general...

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Correspondence with editors Adrian Lynch, CP, and Ralph Gorman, CP, of The Sign, predominantly concerning articles written or to be written.

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Correspondence with WLWL, the Paulist Fathers radio station in New York, regarding Parsons' radio talks as well as issues with sharing broadcast hours on the same frequency as other stations.

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Correspondence regarding the Richmond Social Action Insitutute of November 1939, during which Parsons presented on "The Government and the Citizen."

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Correspondence regarding the journal Thought, established in 1926 at America Press and moved to Fordham University in 1939, predominantly concerning articles or reviews written for the periodical. Also contains notes from associate editors on changes that could be made beginning with v. 11 of the publication (February 1936).

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Correspondence with William J. McGarry, SJ, Phil Donnelly, SJ, and John Courtney Murray, SJ, of the journal Theological Studies, predominantly concerning articles or reviews written for the periodical. Letters with Murray also discuss understandings of "church-state doctrine" (1948).

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Correspondence with James A. Moss of the United States Flag Association, in part referencing the creation of a National Center of Americanism "to help preserve American ideals and institutions, primarily through the the proper patriotic education of American youth" (September 30, 1938) and Parsons' position as a consultant.

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Correspondence with the United States Office of Education related to Parsons' position as a member of the Division of International Educational Relations advisory committee, including minutes for their first meeting in April 1946.

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Correspondence with Our Sunday Visitor, namely from associate editor F. A. Fink, regarding articles or pamphlets published by the periodical. Letters with Murray also discuss understandings of "church-state doctrine" (1948).

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Correspondence with the Open Forum Speakers Bureau, predominantly discussing Parsons' talks for the Cleveland Community Religious Hour and the Ford Hall Forum.

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Correspondence with and materials regarding Pax Romana, a Catholic international university student organization which had its American headquarters at Catholic University (Washington, DC), including press releases from December 1939.

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Circulars from the Washington Secretariate of Pax Romana, a Catholic international university student organization which had its American headquarters at Catholic University (Washington, DC). Also includes a typescript entitled "The Catholic Student War Relief," which provides a brief history of Pax Romana and its objectives.