Catholic Authors manuscript collection, [1940-1954].

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

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Thomas Merton was born on January 31, 1915 in Prades, France to Owen Merton (an artist from New Zealand) and Ruth Jenkins Merton (an artist from the United States), and grew up in New York, Bermuda, France, and England. Merton studied both in Europe and America, and he received a BA and an MA in journalism from Columbia University in 1938 and 1939. In 1938, Merton converted to Catholicism. He taught for two years at St. Bonaventure College in New York before entering the Abbey of Gethsemani i...

Greene, Graham, 1904-1991

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English novelist. From the description of Autograph and typewritten letters and notes signed "Graham" (62) : London, etc., to his brother, Herbert, 1945 May 11-1955 Sept. 12 and undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270497418 From the description of Graham Greene letters to Mercia Harrison, 1945-1990. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 465279409 English writer and dramatist. From the description of Graham Greene Collecti...

Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987

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Clare Boothe Luce (née Ann Clare Boothe; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American author, politician, U.S. Ambassador and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism and war reportage. She was the wife of Henry Luce, publisher of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. Born in New York City, parts of Boothe's childhood ...

Sheed, F.J. (Francis Joseph), 1897-1981

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Epithet: of Sheed and Ward publishers British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x000047 ...

Garrigou-Lagrange, Réginald, 1877-1964.

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Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953

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Franco-British writer. From the description of Letters : to Miss Penn, 1917 Nov. 24 and 1929 Mar. 15. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122601939 English historian, essayist, poet and novelist born La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France July 27, 1870; died Guildford, England July 16, 1953. Belloc wrote biographies of Robespierre (1901) Marie Antoinette (1909) and numerous works on English political history. From 1920-19...

Garesché, Edward F. (Edward Francis), 1876-1960

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Burton, Katherine, 1890-

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Schmiedler, Edgar, 1892-

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Mauriac, François, 1885-1970

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Garrigou-Lagrance, Reginald, 1877-1964.

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Keyes, Donald D.

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Gillis, James M. (James Martin), 1876-1957

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Derleth, August, 1909-1971

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August William Derleth, 1909-1971, was an author. Although Derleth's literary strengths are exemplified in his nostalgic writings about the Midwestern prairies, he is best remembered for his "weird" fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. From the guide to the Derleth mss., 1958-1965, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly) American author. From the description of Typed letters signed (108) : Sauk City, Wis., to Edw...

Connolly, James, 1868-1916

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Biographical Sources: From the guide to the James Connolly Papers, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc]) ...

Sheen, Fulton J. (Fulton John), 1895-1979

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Dudley, Owen Francis, 1882-1952

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Rev. Owen Francis Dudley converted to Catholicism in 1915. In August 1919 he joined the Catholic Missionary Society, founded in 1902 as a society of priests to work for the conversion of England and Wales. He labored to expound Catholic teaching in town halls, theatres, mining clubrooms and in Hyde Park. From the description of Manuscripts 1920-1950. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 25420152 ...

Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980

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Dorothy Day (1897-1980), American pacifist, social activist, convert to Roman Catholicism, author, and advocate for the poor; founded the Catholic Worker Movement with Peter Maurin. From the description of Dorothy Day collected papers, 1915- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 721330723 Editor and publisher of The Catholic Worker. From the description of Correspondence, with Agnes Inglis, 1943-1948. (University of Michigan). WorldCat recor...

Breig, Joseph A. (Joseph Anthony), 1906-

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Catholic journalist. From the description of Papers, 1919-1975. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24039476 ...

Maritain, Raissa.

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Ward, Leo R. (Leo Richard), 1893-

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Priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, professor of philosophy, University of Notre Dame, 1928-1984, poet, and historian of the cooperative movement in the United States. From the description of Papers, 1935-1984. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24481039 Reverend Leo R. Ward was born in 1893 in Melrose, Iowa. He earned an A.B. degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. from the Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Later he studied at Oxford an...

Stella, Maris, Sister.

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Attwater, Donald, 1892-1977

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Maurin, Peter

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Houselander, Caryll

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Hoehn, Matthew, 1898-1959

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Spellman, Francis, 1889-1967

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Prominent prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Appointed Archbishop of New York in 1939 and the College of Cardinals in 1946. From the description of Letters, 1946-1967. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 53982752 Spellman was at this time the Catholic archbishop of New York. Werfel and Spellman appear to have had a relationship of mutual respect and admiration. Werfel sought Spellman's responses to his novels Embezzled Heaven and The Song of...

Repplier, Agnes, 1855-1950

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Agnes Repplier was an American author known for her urbane, conservative essays. Born in Philadelphia, she began writing to help support her family, developing an ironic style to present her conservative values. She soon became a regular contributor of serious essays to The Atlantic Monthly, generally defending traditional values with a European, almost aristocratic, perspective. A significant and eloquent voice for her generation, her old-fashioned values lost favor after World War I and her po...

O'Brien, John A. (John Anthony), 1893-1980

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Research Professor of Theology at Notre Dame and prolific author of books and pamphlets. From the description of Papers, 1920-1975. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23899944 ...

Simon, Yves René Marie, 1903-1961

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Thomist philosopher. Student of Abbé Lallement and Jacques Maritain, educated at the University of Paris and the Catholic Institute of Paris, he taught at the University of Lille, the University of Notre Dame (1938-1948) and the University of Chicago (1948-1961). From the description of Papers, 1920-1959. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 31090270 Student of Jacques Maritain; professor of philosophy at Notre Dame (1938-1948) and at the University of Chicago (1...

Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966

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English novelist and travel writer. From the description of Evelyn Waugh Collection, 1843-1994 (bulk 1910-1966). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122492298 Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh (1903-1966) ranks as one of the outstanding satiric novelists of the 20th century. Hilariously savage wit and complete command of the English language were hallmarks of his style. He was born in London on Oct. 28, 1903, the son...

Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott, 1888-1957

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Ronald A. Knox was born in Knibworth, Leicestershire on Feb. 17, 1888 to Ellen Penelope French and Rev. Edmund Arbuthnott Knox. He completed his formal education at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford in 1910. He was appointed chaplain at Trinity College in 1912, but left in 1917 when he converted to Roman Catholicism. He served as Roman Catholic chaplain to the university from 1926-1939 and was appointed as a prelate by the pope in 1936. He was a prolific writer, writing both religious com...

M. Madeleva (Mary Madeleva), Sister, 1887-1964

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Sister M. Madeleva (1887-1964), CSC, born Mary Evaline Wolff, was an American poet and nun. She was president of Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana from 1934-1961. From the guide to the Sister Mary Madeleva Papers, 1938-1961, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Sullivan, Richard, 1908-1981

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Fiction writer and professor of English, University of Notre Dame. From the description of Papers, 1873-1981 (bulk 1930-1981) (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24002638 ...