John F. Cronin Papers

Preferred Citation

John F. Cronin Papers (CRO), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

Scope and Content

Pamphlets, reprints of articles, newspaper clippings, bibliographies, and unpublished papers relating to social issues such as labor unions, communism, economics, and civil rights, as well as a wide range of topics in moral theology (1935-1977); notes and syllabi for courses Cronin taught at St. Mary's Seminary (1967-ca.1974); copies of Cronin's unpublished report "The Problem of American Communism in 1945" (1945) completed for the National Catholic Welfare Conference; correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning his anticommunist activities, particularly his role in the Alger Hiss spy case (1950s-1970s); and occasional letters to and from Richard M. Nixon (ca.1969-1975).

Background

Catholic priest, author, teacher, director of social action for the National Catholic Welfare Conference (1946-1967), and faculty member of St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore (1967-1977).

Index :

 Cronin, John F. 
 Hiss, Alger. 
 Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-  
 United States Catholic Conference. 
 Trade-unions. 
 Economics -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church. 
 Communism -- United States. 
 Communism and Christianity -- Catholic Church. 
 Civil rights. 
 Christian ethics. 

• CCRO John F. Cronin: Manuscripts
  • CCRO 1/01 Folder : Abortion 1968-1977
  • CCRO 1/02 Folder : Alcoholism (articles) 1968-1977
  • CCRO 1/03 Folder : American Society of Christian Ethics- Membership List 1979
  • CCRO 1/04 Folder : Authoritative Church Statements- American c1966
  • CCRO 1/05 Folder : Authoritative Church Statements- Foreign 1960-1966
  • CCRO 1/06 Folder : Basic Rights of Man 1965
  • CCRO 1/07 Folder : Birth Control 1967-1969
  • CCRO 1/08-10 Folder : Black Theology Course c1960-1972
  • CCRO 1/11 Folder : Books by John Cronin (contracts and correspondence) 1959-1969
  • CCRO 1/12-13 Folder : Business Ethics 1968-1975
  • CCRO 1/14 Folder : Capitalism c1958,1966
  • CCRO 1/15 Folder : Capital, Ethical Problems of c1961
  • CCRO 1/16 Folder : CATHOLIC SOCIAL PRINCIPLES (Bibliography) nd
  • CCRO 1/17 Folder : Catholic Social Principles- General 1961-1971
  • CCRO 1/18 Folder : Catholic Social Thought (History) nd
  • CCRO 1/19 Folder : Christian in Society (syllabus for course) 1973
  • CCRO 1/20-21 Folder : Church & the World (notes for course taught by Cronin) 1974,1977
  • CCRO 1/22 Folder : COMMUNIST PARTY: MANUAL ON ORGANIZATION- by J. Peters 1935
  • CCRO 1/23 Folder : Communist Party- correspondence with Cronin 1963-1967
    • CCRO 1/23 Subject : Johnson, Arnold (correspondence with Cronin) 1963
    • CCRO 1/23 Subject : Pacem in Terris: reaction of Communist Party 1963-1967
    • CCRO 1/23 Subject : Patterson, William L. (correspondence with Cronin) 1963
  • CCRO 1/24 Folder : Conscience c1974
  • CCRO 1/25-26 Folder : Cronin, John SS- PROBLEM OF AMERICAN COMMUNISM IN 1945
  • CCRO 1/27 Folder : Cronin, John- biographical newspaper clippings 1946-1973
  • CCRO 1/28-33 Folder : Cronin, John- A CHRISTIAN VIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS nd
  • CCRO 1/34 Folder : Decision Making 1973
  • CCRO 1/35 Folder : Distribution of Income 1962-1972
  • CCRO 1/36 Folder : Distribution of Wealth c1959,1968
  • CCRO 1/37 Folder : Ecology 1968-1973
  • CCRO 1/38 Folder : ECUMENICAL GUIDELINES- Archdiocese of Baltimore 1976
  • CCRO 1/39 Folder : Family- Economic and Social 1963-1969
  • CCRO 1/40 Folder : Free Enterprise - Individualism 1961
  • CCRO 1/41 Folder : Fuchs, Joseph SJ- GENERAL MORAL THEOLOGY (lectures) 1963
  • CCRO 1/42 Folder : Government- Ethics nd
  • CCRO 1/43 Folder : Havey, Francis SS- Mediations for the Holy Hour 1959
  • CCRO 1/44 Folder : Health and Medical Care 1966-1973
  • CCRO 1/45 Folder : Homosexuality (Pastoral) 1965-1972