Thorman was honored by DePaul University with an Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1972 and an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 1976. He wrote four books: "The Emerging Layman" (1962), "The Christian Vision" (1965), "American Catholics Face the Future" (1968), and "Power to the People of God" (1970). He was also a co-author of "The Layman and the Council" (1964).

• UORL Oral Histories Collection: Records 1972-2001

  Transcriptions of oral histories.

  • Series : Catholic Social Justice, etc.

    Alter, Reverend Karl J.	complete, open for use
    Byrne, Reverend John	incomplete, restricted
    Cort, John	complete, open for use
    Cronin, Reverend John F.	complete, open for use
    Darby, Monsignor Thomas J. (Part I)	complete, open for use
    Darby, Monsignor Thomas J. (Part II)	incomplete, restricted
    Evans, Joseph P.	complete, open for use
    Farley, James A.	incomplete, restricted
    Heithaus, Claude S.J.	incomplete, restricted
    Kern, Monsignor Clement	incomplete, restricted
    Masse, Reverend Benjamin L. (Parts I and II)	incomplete, restricted
    McAvoy, Reverend Thomas (on Carleton Hayes)	incomplete, restricted
    Mohler, Dorothy	incomplete, restricted
    Molloy, Reverend Patrick J.	incomplete, restricted
    Rice, Monsignor Charles Owen (Parts I and II)	complete, open for use
    Rice, Monsignor Charles Owen (Part III)	incomplete, restricted
    Schaefer, Catherine	incomplete, restricted
    Smith, Monsignor E. Harold	incomplete, restricted
    Stepan, Alfred Charles	complete, open for use
    Strange, Bernard	incomplete, restricted
    Swanstrom, Bishop Edward E.	incomplete, restricted

    Brennan, Frank	complete, open for use
    Fallon, John J. (indexed)	complete, open for use
    Greene, Michael	incomplete, restricted
    Hoyt, Robert G.	complete, open for use
    Lovett, Vincent J. (indexed)	complete, open for use
    Thorman, Donald J. (indexed)	complete, open for use

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    Allard, Peter (regarding Land O'Lakes)	complete, open for use
    Byrne, Paul (Parts I, II and III)	complete, open for use
    Carey, Reverend Charles (Part I)	complete, open for use
    Carey, Reverend Charles (Part II)	incomplete, restricted
    Cavanaugh, Reverend John J.	complete, open for use
    Connerton, Reverend James M. (indexed)	complete, open for use
    Coquillard, Mary	complete, open for use
    Fenlon, Paul (Parts I and II)	complete, open for use
    Fransen, Adolph (Minim in 1920s)	incomplete, restricted
    Hagerty, Reverend Cornelius J. (Parts I and II)	complete, open for use
    Hamilton, William Thomas (Part I and II)	incomplete, restricted
    Hope, Reverend Arthur J. (indexed)	complete, open for use
    Hosinski, Helen