- CFPC : National Federation of Priests' Councils: Manuscripts
- CFPC 1 Group : Box 1: Conventions, 1967-1970
- CFPC 1/01 Folder : Regional Meeting Material, 1967
Material includes: schedules; arrangements; participants and evaluations.
- CFPC 1/02 Folder : Workshop Work Papers and Reports, 1967
Material includes: handwritten notes concerning personnel workshops; structural questions for Priests' Councils; report from "Brainstorming Session."
- CFPC 1/03 Folder : Registration List, 1967
Material includes: regional meeting of Priests' Councils, Sept. 25-26, 1967, Des Plaines, Illinois.
- CFPC 1/04 Folder : Constitutional Convention File, 1967
Material includes: affiliation tally sheets; election of NFPC president; memo to delegates; news release May 21, 1968.
- CFPC 1/05 Folder : Communication 1967-1968
Material includes: communication considerations; news release on meeting.
- CFPC 1/06 Folder : Final Reports on Priests' Councils, 1967
Material includes: one summary report regarding the "Committee of Eight."
- CFPC 1/07 Folder : Survey Returns, Constitutional Working Papers
Material includes: committee reports, feedback on proposals for NFPC convention, approved method for election and certification of Parish delegates to the little council.
- CFPC 1/08 Folder : Misc. Material and Correspondence Regarding Feb. - May, 1968
NFPC Meeting Material includes: registration forms for alternates and observers, proposed constitution; committee reports.
- CFPC 1/09 Folder : Misc. Material and Correspondence Regarding Feb. - May, 1968
NFPC Meeting Material includes: meeting minutes; committee reports; executive board members; constitution; midwest participants; agenda.
- CFPC 1/10 Folder : Correspondence Feb. - May 1968
Material includes: correspondence primarily with Patrick O'Malley regarding the 1968 convention.
- CFPC 1/11 Folder : Meeting of Priests' Councils Feb. 12-13, 1968
Material includes: registration forms; agendas; reports from committees; minutes; general organization of executive board outlines; preamble to constitution; areas of concern; newspaper clippings and articles on the council.
- CFPC 1/12 Folder : Position Papers and Working Papers Feb. 12-13, 1968
Material includes: folder of papers delivered at the meeting on Priests' Councils Feb. 1968 with index.
- CFPC 1/13 Folder : Papers and Reports from Feb. Meeting
Material includes: minutes of Convening Committee; rationale for a national organization; "Priests' Council- A Review," Robert Kennedy; goals and guidelines; "Operational Principles," John Dooley.
- CFPC 1/14 Folder : Feb. 27-28, 1968 Meeting, "Committee of 29"
Material includes: minutes; agenda; issues considered; general mailings sent.
- CFPC 1/15 Folder : Minutes- Steering Committee Meeting Apr. 17-18, 1968 Des
Plaines, IL Material includes: typed and handwritten minutes.
- CFPC 1/16 Folder : Advance Delegate Packet
Material includes: press releases; agendas; news clippings. [Printed material removed to printed material collection.]
- CFPC 1/17 Folder : Material Distributed at May 20-21, 1968 Convention
Material includes: ratification of constitution; executive board members; committee reports; nominees for president; agenda; delegate's report on married priesthood; financial statement for organization.
- CFPC 1/18 Folder : Delegates May 20-21, 1968
Material includes: lists of delegates participating in the convention.
- CFPC 1/19 Folder : Work Papers, 1968
Material includes: agenda; general information sheet; handwritten list of participants.
- CFPC 1/20 Folder : Headquarters, 1968
Material includes: a rationale for a national organization; Summary Report of Discussion- Regional Meeting to date; 1969 Regional Provincial Meetings; list of executive board members; study and discussion papers prepared for NFPC.
- CFPC 1/21 Folder : Middlewest, 1968-1970
Material includes: provincial reports and recommendations; minutes; correspondence; registrations; states include: Kansas, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin.
- CFPC 1/22 Folder : East, 1968
Material includes: correspondence from provincial meetings in the East with minutes of the Newark meeting; summary of the first provincial meeting in the Philadelphia province.
- CFPC 1/23 Folder : West, 1968-1969
Material includes: minutes of meetings in Montana, Washington, New Mexico, Colorado, California.
- CFPC 1/24 Folder : Southeast, 1968-1969
Material includes: keynote address by Ganor Graves; Atlanta province meeting agenda; San Antonio province meeting agenda; southeastern regional meeting minutes.
- CFPC 1/25 Folder : Committee Reports, House of Delegates Meeting Mar. 24-26,
1969 Material includes: workshop agenda; committee reports; short bibliography on Parish Councils; a report on "The White House" in Cairo, IL.; social action committee resolutions.
- CFPC 1/26 Folder : House of Delegates Evaluation Survey, March 1969
Material includes: organizational effectiveness of NFPC, James Stewart rought draft; NFPC provincial and local council annual report; NFPC Delegates Convention evaluation survey.
- CFPC 1/27 Folder : 1969 Convention- Press
Material includes: delegate press packet; resolutions; papers presented; news releases.
- CFPC 1/28 Folder : 1969 Convention Materials
Material includes: membership dues; report on the priest in the Church today; state of the Federation report; evaluation survey; proposed changes to NFPC bylaws; summary report of 2nd Annual House of Delegates Convention, New Orleans.
- CFPC 1/29 Folder : Correspondence- Convention, 1969
Material includes: correspondence and memoranda concerning the 1969 convention with a summary report.
- CFPC 1/30 Folder : Delegate Press Packet
Material includes: primarily reports of the 1969 meeting and resolutions passed.
- CFPC 1/31 Folder : 3rd Annual National Convention, 1970
Material deals with: 1970 convention issues including material on Due Process and Episcopal Succession.
- CFPC 1/32 Folder : Correspondence Jan. - Apr., 1970
Material includes: correspondence concerning the 1970 San Diego Convention arrangements; draft of Joseph Fichter's "Renewal and Responsibility." Principle correspondents include: Patrick O'Malley and priests interested in the NFPC.
- CFPC 1/33 Folder : Correspondence- Misc. Convention 1970
Material includes: correspondence and materials relating to nominees for the presidency of NFPC; lists of affiliated councils in NFPC and their presidents; arrangements for the convention.
- CFPC 1/34 Folder : San Diego Convention Files, 1970
Material includes: finances and local committee correspondence; correspondence relating to the cost of the convention; equipment necessary; participants.
- CFPC 1/35 Folder : Master Copy File - 1970 Convention
Material includes: lists of delegates and alternates; NC News Service report; press releases; proposed changes to NFPC constitution to be considered at convention; tentative agenda.
- CFPC 1/36 Folder : Materials Distributed - San Diego 1970
Material includes: addresses by Alexander Carter, Patrick O'Malley, Leo Maher, and Robert Darezies; press releases and reports; official ballot.
- CFPC 1/37 Folder : Convention Materials, 1970
Material includes: official ballots; report of nomination committee; biographical information of candidates; resolutions passed; speech by Edward A. Stanton; a list of participants.
- CFPC 1/38 Folder : NFPC Presidential Election Material, 1970
Material includes: ballot talleys, biographical information on candidates.
- CFPC 2 Group : Box 2: Convention, 1971-1973
- CFPC 2/01 Folder : Convention Address Baltimore Convention, 1971
Material includes: presentation by John Hill "A New Challenge;" reports and fact sheet.
- CFPC 2/02 Folder : Committee Work, 1971 Convention
Material includes: credential committee; communication committee.
- CFPC 2/03 Folder : Master copies - Gestofax-Xerox
Material includes: correspondence; Executive Board Newsletter; 1970-197
- CFPC 2/04 Folder : Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1971 Convention
Material includes: convention evaluations and recommendations.
- CFPC 2/05 Folder : Moment of Truth Statement, 1971
Material includes: 1st draft, 2nd draft; 3rd draft of the Moment of Truth Statement; statement on the Priesthood in French, German, Spanish, Dutch; "Statement of Priesthood;" proposed statement on the Renewal of the American Priesthood.
- CFPC 2/06 Folder : Reactions to Statements of Priesthood, 1970-1971
Material includes: clippings, correspondence and studies regarding celibacy, priests right to marry; "Statement of Priesthood;" also includes unofficial minutes of March 1971 Convention; report on project Amos, March 17, 1971 (plight of day laborers); press registrations; general remarks about the convention.
- CFPC 2/07 Folder : Press, 1971 Convention
Material includes: registration fees; fact sheet: names of Executive Board members; constitution of NFPC; rules of procedure for the meetings; summary of resolutions passed earlier; address by Theodore Hesburgh (Keynote Speech); "A New Challenge" by John Hill; presentation by Eugene Bianchi; "A Creative Approach to a Traditional Priestly Ministry," by James R. Schafer; summary of Final Report- A Study of Priestly Celibacy.
- CFPC 2/08 Folder : News Clippings
Material includes: clippings concerning priests' right to marry, celibacy, etc.
- CFPC 2/09 Folder : Equipment and Supplies, 1971 Convention
Material includes: correspondence concerning plans for 1971 convention.
- CFPC 2/10 Folder : 1971 Convention Resolutions Adopted and Action Taken
Material includes: summary reports of resolutions; correspondence concerning selective service including letters from Edmund Muskie, Edward Kennedy, Birch Baye, George McGovern, etc.; Soviety Jewry; National Office for Black Catholics; and various issues of the 1971 Convention.
- CFPC 2/11 Folder : Program Participants Correspondence, 1971 Convention
Material includes: correspondence regarding the 1971 Convention issues; principle correspondents include: Theodore Hesburgh; Archbishop Camara; John Egan; Frank Bonnike; Eugene Bianchi.
- CFPC 2/12 Folder : Arrangements- Physical, 1971 Convention
Material includes: correspondence primarily concerning confirmation of hotel arrangements for the convention.
- CFPC 2/13 Folder : Observers Registration Paid
Material includes: lists of participants.
- CFPC 2/14 Folder : Constitution and Bylaw Changes Proposed, 1971 Convention
Material includes: Constitution, 1970.
- CFPC 2/15 Folder : Guests and VIP's, 1971 Convention
Material includes: correspondence primarily to and from Frank Bonnike (Pres. NPFC).
- CFPC 2/16 Folder : 1971 Convention Minutes
Material includes: typed copies of unofficial NFPC 1971 Convention minutes.
- CFPC 2/17 Folder : Material Distributed to Delegates at 1972 Convention
Material includes: evaluations and questionnaires including a study of organizational effectiveness of the NFPC; Delegates' evaluation of PRIESTS/USA; Feb. 1972 financial statement. [Printed material removed to printed material collection.]
- CFPC 2/18 Folder : 1972 Convention- Minutes
Material includes: typed copies of NFPC 1972 Convention mintues.
- CFPC 2/19 Folder : Convention Material
Material includes: agenda; committee reports; budget; NFPC constitution; election and rules procedures. [Printed constitution removed to printed material collection.]
- CFPC 2/20 Folder : 1972 Convention Miscellaneous Correspondence
Material includes: correspondence and information concerning the 1972 Convention, principally letters to and from Frank Bonnike [ACPE Newsletter, vo. IV, no. 12, Dec. 1971 removed to printed material collection.]
- CFPC 2/21 Folder : Observers and Involved Participants- 1972 House of Delegates
Convention Material includes: correspondence; preliminary agenda; and registration forms for House of Delegates Convention 1972.
- CFPC 2/22 Folder : 1972 Convention- Physical Arrangements
Material includes: correspondence between NFPC and the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, regarding convention arrangements.
- CFPC 2/23 Folder : 1972 Presidential Election
Material includes: nominating speech; official tally and ballot count; re-election of Frank Bonnike; news release in favor of Jerome Fraser.
- CFPC 2/24 Folder : Press Clippings, 1972 Convention, Denver, Colorado
Material includes: excerpt from PAUL HARVEY NEWS, March 17, 1972; newspaper clippings.
- CFPC 2/25 Folder : 1972 Convention Program/Participants Correspondence
Material includes: addresses by Eugene J. Boyle; Frank J. Bonnike; Richard P. McBrien; Robert P. Kennedy; J. Henriot; and correspondence. [Printed material including copies of PRIESTS/USA removed to printed material collection.]
- CFPC 2/26 Folder : Delegate Registration Count by Diocese (1972)
Material includes: lists of names and addresses of delegates.
- CFPC 2/27 Folder : 1972 Convention Mailings
Mailings include: copy of NFPC constitution; proposed resolutions; preparation material; registration forms; preliminary agenda; and instructions to delegates.
- CFPC 2/28 Folder : 1972 Convention Invitations to NCCB Liasion Committee
Material includes: primarily letters from Frank Bonnike to various bishops.
- CFPC 2/29 Folder : 1973 Convention Proceedings of the NFPC 6th Annual House of
Delegates Meeting, Detroit, MI, Mar. 18-22, 1973 Material includes: minutes; resolutions from committees; the opening address by Remi J. DeRoo; paper given by James Gill; paper by Francis Borgia Rothleubber; the state of NFPC address by Reid C. Mayo.
- CFPC 2/30 Folder : Delegate Packet Convention, 1973
Material includes: issues; finance report; annual reports of committees; "National Clergy Income Study: An Analysis of Contrast," by James H. Stewart; "Take Home" packet; committee resolutions; information briefs; report reprints; state of the federation address by Reid Mayo; list of delegates and alternates. [Printed material removed to printed material collection.]
- CFPC 2/31 Folder : 1973 Convention: Comments on
Material includes: factual report on the convention; a personal view of the convention.
- CFPC 2/32 Folder : NFPC Committee Reports to 1973 Convention Communications/
Public Relations Material includes: Report of the Director of Ministry for Justice and Peace; annual report of finance committee. [Duplicates of Committee Reports removed.]
- CFPC 2/33 Folder : Convention, 1972-1973 Correspondence- Miscellaneous
Material includes: convention planning calendar; list of delegates and alternates; opening prayer and address by Cardinal Dearden; welcoming address by Jerome Fraser; NFPC background information; financial statement and correspondence. [Printed material re: 1973 committees and convention removed to printed material collection.]
- CFPC 2/34 Folder : Exhibitors- Convention 1973
Material includes: advertising reservation forms; correspondence regarding exhibits; list of potential and final exhibitors.
- CFPC 2/35 Folder : Guest Speakers- Program Participants- Convention, 1973
Material includes: correspondence with speakers; and copy of speeches.
- CFPC 2/36 Folder : Invitation Letters to Interested Organizations and
Individual Guests- Convention, 1973 Material includes: six letters.
- CFPC 2/37 Folder : Mailings to Council Presidents- Convention, 1973
Material includes: memos and letters over NFPC officers' signatures regarding convention information.
- CFPC 2/38 Folder : Physical Arrangements- Convention, 1973
Material includes: Aug. 1971 - Mar. 1973 material for convention; data and correspondence from the Detroit Hilton regarding arrangements for convention, primarily with Jerome Fraser.
- CFPC 2/39 Folder : 1973 Convention- Press Releases
Material includes: press releases reporting the 197
- CFPC 3 Group : Box 3: Conventions, 1974-1977
- CFPC 3/01 Folder : Convention Related Correspondence, 1974
Material includes: registration of delegates, alternates and observers; ideas for convention theme; executive board meeting material; general correspondence.
- CFPC 3/02 Folder : 1974 Convention: Correspondence, re: Publicity/PR
Material includes: correspondence primarily with Reid Mayo and Francis Brown of the NFPC; also background information on NFPC.
- CFPC 3/03 Folder : Convention Invitations: Responses from bishops (negative)
Material includes: letters from bishops to Reid Mayo regretting invitation to convention.
- CFPC 3/04 Folder : Convention Invitations
Material includes: letters from organizations and unaffiliated councils, (negative).
- CFPC 3/05 Folder : 1974 Convention: Physical Arrangements with Hotel
Material includes: correspondence between NFPC and Jack Tar Hotel, San Francisco, confirming arrangements for the 1974 Convention.
- CFPC 3/06 Folder : 1974 Convention: Local Convention Committee Correspondence
Material includes: local arrangement committee addresses; registration form; information on transportation to hotel; correspondence between NFPC Chicago and local committee, San Francisco.
- CFPC 3/07 Folder : 1974 Convention: Speakers, Participants, Correspondence
Material includes: invitations to speakers and their responses.
- CFPC 3/08 Folder : 1974 Convention: Resolutions- Implementation of
Material includes: committee resolutions with letters from Reid Mayo.
- CFPC 3/09 Folder : 1974 Convention Thank You Letters
Material includes: letters to bishops from Reid Mayo.
- CFPC 3/10 Folder : 1974 Convention Materials
Material includes: mailings; proposed constitutional changes; proposed expense budget; proposed resolutions from the committees; program participants; committee reports.
- CFPC 3/11 Folder : 1974 Convention Material
Material includes: mailings; program/agenda; committee reports/resolutions; executive board officers.
- CFPC 3/12 Folder : News Releases, 1974
Material includes: articles documenting the 1974 house of delegates convention.
- CFPC 3/13 Folder : 1974 Convention: Copies of Releases
Material includes: news releases Dec. 1973 - Mar. 1974 regarding 1974 convention.
- CFPC 3/14 Folder : Newspaper Clippings, 1974
Material includes: news clippings from various papers reporting the 1974 convention, includes issues of gay rights, women in the church, homosexuality, social reform, Cesar Chavez United Farm Workers, etc.
- CFPC 3/15 Folder : 1974 Convention- News Clippings and Reports
Material includes: articles and reports on the 1974 convention, regarding issues of divorce, homosexuality, etc.
- CFPC 3/16 Folder : Convention 1975- Case Study
Material includes: case study for development of convention theme, Reconciliation: Risks and Possibilities; correspondence to lay foundation for March convention; tape transcript. [Tape removed to audio collection.]