Pax Christi USA Records

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Preferred Citation

Pax Christi USA Records (PAX), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

Scope and Content

Records of the American chapter of Pax Christi, including correspondence, financial and membership records, subject files, records relating to the American chapter's affiliation with Pax Christi International, files from the group's conferences and special projects, audio and video tapes, and photographs.

Principle correspondents include Etienne de Jonghe, Eileen Egan, Joseph Fahey, Thomas Gumbleton, Gordon Zahn, Walter Grazer, Mary Ellen Jegen, Carol ter Maat, Gerard Vanderhaar, Vincent Dilalla, Thomas Cornell, and Robert Hovda.

Background

An international Catholic peace organization founded in 1947. The offices of the American chapter were located in Chicago until 1985 when they moved to Erie, Pennsylvania. The international office is in Antwerp, Belgium.

Index :

 Jonghe, Etienne de. 
 Egan, Eileen. 
 Fahey, Joseph. 
 Gumbleton, Thomas. 
 Zahn, Gordon Charles, 1918- 
 Grazer, Walter. 
 Jegen, Mary Evelyn. 
 Maat, Carol ter. 
 Vanderhaar, Gerard A. 
 Dilalla, Vincent Domenic. 
 Cornell, Thomas C. (Thomas Charles), 1934- 
 Hovda, Robert W. 
 Pax Christi USA. 
 Peace -- Religious aspects. 
 Nonviolence. 
 Peace -- Societies, etc. 
 Pacifism. 

Related Material

• Center on Conscience and War Records
• Eileen Egan Papers
• Thomas J. Gumbleton
• Gerard A. Vanderhaar Papers
• Gordon Zahn Papers

• CPAX Pax Christi USA: Manuscripts
  • CPAX 1-03 Series : Correspondence
    • CPAX 1/01 Folder : Early Correspondence- Miscellaneous 1974
      • CPAX 1/01 Document : Requests for information- Pax Christi / Assembly 1974/08+
      • CPAX 1/01 Document : Mailing, to interested on Assembly date change 1974
    • CPAX 1/02 Folder : Official Correspondence 1971-1974
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : Pax Christi history- Egan, Eileen 1971-1972
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : Pax Christi history- Gumbleton, Thomas 1971-1972
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : Guinan, Edward- Pax Christi USA president 1973
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : American Pax / Pax Christi merge. Correspondence 1972
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : Alfrink, Cardinal- Pax Christi USA first Assembly 1973/1005+
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : Statement of Conscience- Peace Prize / War Prize 1973/1207
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : ter Maat, Carel- Pax Christi USA
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : Pax Christi- Communist Affiliation 1974
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : Conscience Objection- Correspondence 1974
      • CPAX 1/02 Document : Zahn, Gordon- Correspondence 1974
      • CPAX 1/02 Subject : Pax Christi meetings / conferences - Correspondence 1972-1974
    • CPAX 1/03 Folder : Bergamo 1975-1976
      • CPAX 1/03 Document : Booklet of information re. Bergamo Center, Ohio 1975
      • CPAX 1/03 Subject : Fahey, Joseph, Secretary- Pax Cristi USA 1976
      • CPAX 1/03 Subject : Britt, John correspondence Foudations of Education 1976
    • CPAX 1/04 Folder : Bettazzi, Luigi- Correspondence to 1978/0516
      • CPAX 1/04 Correspondent : Kramer, Kathleen correspondence re UN Special Session Disarm 1978/0516
    • CPAX 1/05 Folder : Bowman, David SJ 1976-1977
      • CPAX 1/05 Subject : Reconciliation Ireland Com Meetings / Workshops re:
      • CPAX 1/05 Document : Minutes of- Reconciliation Ireland Committee
      • CPAX 1/05 Document : Correspondence- Bowman, David SJ
      • CPAX 1/05 Subject : Manhattan College- Fahey, Joseph SJ
    • CPAX 1/06 Folder : Brown, Alden V- Correspondence 1977/1128
      • CPAX 1/06 Subject : National Conferences vs- Regional Conferences 1977/1128
    • CPAX 1/07 Folder : Bishop Talk
      • CPAX 1/07 Title : Arms Race and the Church: A Theological / Pastoral Reflection