Vernacular Society Records
1933-1969 (bulk 1946-1969)
Origination : Vernacular Society.Extent : 4 linear feet. 1 linear foot of printed material. 70 audio tapes.
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.
Administrative Information
Contractual restrictions may apply.
Preferred Citation
Vernacular Society Records (VER), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Correspondence (1933-1969) of such Vernacular Society leaders as John Ross-Duggan (the Society's founder and secretary from 1946 to 1961), John Agathen, William F. Crowley, Joseph P. Evans and Irwin St. John Tucker; financial reports (1946-1957), minutes and committee reports (1950s-1960s), and newsletters (1947-1965); Ross-Duggan's reports, press releases and clippings from Vatican II; clippings on the vernacular movement (1950s-1960s); printed matter on the use of the vernacular and newsletters, including Amen (1951-1961); and tape recordings.
Background
American Catholic organization committed to the use of English liturgy in American churches.
Index
Vernacular Society.Vatican Council. (2d : 1962-1965).
Ross-Duggan, John K.
Agathen, John A.
Crowley, William F. 1921-
Evans, Joseph P.
Tucker, Irwin St. John, 1886-
Amen.
Liturgies.
Liturgical language.