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CCCV Catholic Central Verein of America: Manuscripts

CCCV 4-5,9 Series : Catholic Central Verein of America Conventions

CCCV 5/16 Folder : Correspondence 1942

CCCV 5/17 Folder : Correspondence and director's report 1943

CCCV 5/18 Folder : Correspondence and reports 1944

CCCV 5/19 Folder : Correspondence and reports 1945

CCCV 5/20 Folder : Correspondence and reports 1946

CCCV 5/21 Folder : Correspondence and reports 1948

CCCV 5/22 Folder : Correspondence and reports 1949

CCCV 5/23 Folder : Correspondence and reports 1952

CCCV 5/24 Folder : Convention material n.d.

CCCV 6,9 Series : National Catholic Women's Union (NCWU)
- CCCV 9/02 Folder : NCWU Convention material and correspondence 1919-1921
- CCCV 6/01 Folder : NCWU Convention material and correspondence 1924-1925
- CCCV 9/03 Folder : NCWU Correspondence and Programs 1935-1945
- CCCV 6/02 Folder : NCWU Correspondence - Mission Exhibits 1935-1945
- CCCV 9/04 Folder : NCWU Miscellaneous Printed Material 1916-1918
- CCCV 6/03 Folder : NCWU General Correspondence 1918-1955
- CCCV 9/05 Folder : NCWU Correspondence of State Affiliates 1928-1945
- CCCV 6/04 Folder : NCWU Correspondence - Incomplete and undated n.d.
- CCCV 6/05 Folder : NCWU Correspondence - Missions and Charity 1930-1934
- CCCV 6/06 Folder : NCWU Correspondence - Missions and Charity 1935-1940
- CCCV 6/07 Folder : NCWU Correspondence - Silver Jubilee 1941
- CCCV 6/08 Folder : Index of NCWU Bulletin 1928-1932
- CCCV 6/09 Folder : NCWU Correspondence of Mary Filser Lohr and F. P. Kenkel 1943-1947
- CCCV 6/10 Folder : NCWU Invitiations to Mary Filser Lohr 1953
- CCCV 6/11 Folder : NCWU Convention Address 1972
  - CCCV 6/11 Author : Cyril Echele
CCCV 10 Series : Oversize items
- CCCV 10/01 Folder : Certificate to accompany a Relic of St. Benedict
- CCCV 10/01 Folder : Joseph Labre (2 copies), n.d.
- CCCV 10/02 Folder : A Poem by Johann Rothensteiner, n.d.
- CCCV 10/03 Folder : A proclamation in German ; mentions Holy Roman Emperor 1758
- CCCV 10/04 Folder : Pass to America via Bremen for John Amend 1834
- CCCV 10/05 Folder : Volkerbund - Text of a speech by Chancellor Hitler 1933
- CCCV 10/06 Folder : Birth Certificate of Madelaine Karleskind 1821
- CCCV 10/07 Folder : Blueprint of the Central Bureau Library 1930
- CCCV 10/08 Folder : Blueprint of the plaque at the Central Bureau Library 1930
- CCCV 10/09 Folder : Amerikanisch - Deutscher Priester - Verein : Program, n.d.
- CCCV 10/10 Folder : A document concerning the cause for canonization of
- CCCV 10/10 Folder : Sister M. Philippinae Duchesne 1912
- CCCV 10/11 Folder : Passport of Joseph Selinger 1895
- CCCV 10/12 Folder : Ordination Certificate of Joseph Selinger 1891

MCCV Catholic Central Verein of America: Microfilm
This collection consists of various records of the Catholic Central Verein and its state branches, chiefly in the form of convention programs. Some letters, newspapers, and constitutions of German Catholic benevolent societies are also included. The Central Verein was founded in 1855 as a national union of Catholic lay societies. The original organization consisted almost entirely of societies serving German Catholic immigrants and their families. The Verein underwent a major reorganization circa 1900, becoming a national association built upon state federations of Catholic societies, rather than having each local society hold direct membership in the national association. A permanent Central Bureau was established at St Louis, Missouri in 1908 with Frederick P. Kenkel as director. An affiliated National Catholic Women's Union (originally the Frauenbund) was established by 1916. The two organizations generally held joint conventions at both the national and state levels. The Verien and the Women's Union engaged in such activities as newspaper publishing, assisting German immigrants, providing aid to the sick, providing a form of life insurance for members, and assisting widows and orphans. The two organizations gradually lost most of their German character by the end of World War II, and eventually the Central Verein changed its name to the Central Union. Much of the material in the collection is in German. These materials generally predate the American entry into the First World War in 1917. After 1917, most materials are in English.

The first reel contains minutes of the first 10 national conventions of the Central Verein, from 1855 to 1865. All are in German manuscript. Some notes regarding early proposals for a Central Verein, dating from circa 1853 are also included. Reel #2 contains a scrapbook record of the 1937 Central Verein convention, a series of monthly calendars from a German parish in St Louis, and some correspondence of Central Bureau director F.P. Kenkel, dating approximately 1938-1945. Reel #3 contains Central Verein national convention programs from c1888 to 1896, a series of the _Amerika_ newspaper, and the 1895 edition of the constitution and bylaws of the Verein in German. Reels #4 through #7 contain various state convention programs dating c1896-1960. Reel #8 is a collection of the constitutions of German Catholic benevolent societies. Reels #9 through #11 contain national convention programs from c1893 to 1962.

Convention programs generally contain such things as greetings to the delegates from dignitaries of the host city, histories of host cities and parishes in host cities, histories of the national/state Verein, statements from national/state officers, a schedule of convention events, letters from ecclesiastic dignitaries, lists of officers, lists of delegates, and lists of organizing committee members and sponsors. Advertisements appear quite commonly, and are generally in English even when the main text of the program is in German.

The minutes of national conventions which appear on reel #1 are quite likely those taken by the recording secretary at

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