Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home

...from home.[17] [1] May We Tell You About Benedict Hall, MC78_80.843 [2] “Pontiff Sends Blessing to Benedict Service Club,” Catholic Standard and Times, 07/12/1919 [3] Benedict Hall Yearbook 1938, , MC78_80.843 [4] Letter to Cardinal Dougherty from Walter Hoving, President of the USO, 04/23/1941, MC78_80.8310 [5] Letter to David William

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Digital Collections

Digital Collections CHRC has a large number of items that have been digitized through various digitization projects, partnerships, patron research requests, and social media initiatives. We endeavor to provide standardized descriptive practices and open access to this growing collection over the web. CHRC's Omeka site features a growing set of

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revolution

...ith many more staying as neutral as possible. Despite the relatively small number of Catholics, many obtained important leadership positions on the Patriot side. The exhibit looks at the roles of these Catholics, such as Commodore John Barry and Father John Carroll, as well as lesser known loyalist Catholics such

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Nuclear War

...ning with negotiations in 1969, SALT resulted in an agreement to limit the number of ballistic missiles held by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Wolf, “Which Way?” December 15, 1953 Wolf questions whether mankind will chose the path that leads to peace or the one that leads to nuclear war.

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