Records, 1937-1970.

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Records, 1937-1970.

Correspondence of CAA executive secretaries Ann Grill (1948-1955), Isabelle Mercer (1955-1967), and Maureen Murphy (1968-1975) with members, including Graham Carey, AdeĢ Bethune, E.M. Catich, Thomas Phelan, Paul Furfey, Lavina Finin, William Finin, Edward Rice, and Esther Newport; annual reports (1958-1967) and minutes and meeting material from CAA meetings and conventions (1930s-1960s); articles by CAA members such as Carey and Bethune; drafts and revisions of CAA constitutions; copies of Highlights, a newsletter for high school students, and the CAA College Committee's Newsletter; correspondence and sample copies of publications of CAA-sponsored organizations for colleges and elementary schools (1930s-1950s); correspondence and programs from CAA traveling art exhibitions (1930s-1950s); and CAA-related printed material.

7.5 linear feet.

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Finin, William.

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Carey, Graham F.

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Grill, Annika

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Bethune, Ade, 1914-2002

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Ade Bethune was born in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 12, 1914. In 1928 her family immigrated to the United States. Bethune met Dorothy Day in 1934 and became involved with the Catholic Worker movement. She produced a great deal of original art for the Catholic Worker, including designs for thank-you and Christmas cards for Catholic Worker readers. The demand for these led Bethune to set up an independent mail-order business, which led to the formation of the St. Leo Shop as an outlet for distributing...

Finin, Lavina.

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Catich, Edward M.

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Catich was an American calligrapher, author, teacher, and priest. From the description of Edward M. Catich papers, 1962-1967. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612374286 ...

Phelan, Thomas, 1925-

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Rice, Edward E., 1918-

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Mercer, Isabelle.

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Catholic Art Association

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The Catholic Art Association founded in 1937, was defunct by 1980. CAA aimed to restore among Catholics and non-Catholics a true understanding and good practice of the arts, for artists serve the material meeds of the Church. The arts to be understood and practiced include those that provide the necessities of everyday use as well as those that are specifically ecclesiastical. CAA sponsored publications, workshops, and conventions on issues such as art programs for gramm...

Newport, Esther, suora

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Nutting, Maureen Murphy

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Furfey, Paul Hanly, 1896-1992

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