Remarks by Rev. Peter A. Brooks, S.J., at a testimonial dinner held in honor of Brooks and his predecessor, Rev. Raphael C. McCarthy, S.J., March 15, 1944. The civic dinner was sponsored by Milwaukee industrialists and business and professional men...
Generation After (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jews -- Poland -- Education; Jews -- Poland -- Religious life; Jews -- Poland -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Jews -- Poland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Jews -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee --...
Fela Lichtman, survivor of Auschwitz Concentration Camp, describes growing up in a Jewish family in Olkusz, Poland, in the years prior to the World War II. Index follows transcript.
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971; Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History; Berle, A. A. (Adolf Augustus), 1866-1960; Chambers, Whittaker; Gromyko, Andrei? Andreevich, 1909-1989; Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986; Hiss, Alger;...
Senator McCarthy verbally attacks Secretary of State Dean Acheson, labeling him "the master planner for disaster." Acheson was arguably McCarthy's favorite target in the Truman administration, and this excerpt indicates how the senator portrayed...
Antinuclear movement -- United States; Catholic Worker Movement; Civil defense drills -- United States; Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980; Hennacy, Ammon, 1893-1970; Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church; Pacifists -- United States; Peace --...
Article from the Catholic Worker newspaper, written by Dorothy Day, about the second arrest for protesting the mandatory 'Operation Alert' civil defense drill in New York City, which was held on July 20, 1956.
Generation After (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jews -- Germany -- Education; Jews -- Germany -- Religious life; Jews -- Germany -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Jews -- Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Jews -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee --...
Berthold Hessel describes growing up in a large family living on a farm in Rheinböllen, Germany, in the early 1900s. He briefly describes his military service during the First World War and the economic conditions in Germany following the war....
Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History; Army-McCarthy Controversy, 1954; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Prisoners and prisons; McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957; McCarthyism; Peress, Irving;
Senator McCarthy discusses the case of Irving Peress, a former U.S. Army dentist with alleged ties to communism. McCarthy's subcommittee questioned Peress as part of its investigation of communists in the U.S. Army conducted in late 1953 and early...
Elders at massacre site with Fr. Edwards, S.J. Verso caption: Charles Blind Man, his brother Tom behind him, stands on the spot where the Sioux weapons were piled during the disarming, and points to the spot where his parents had their tipi...
Foreign study -- Ireland; Marquette University; University College, Dublin;
Milwaukee Journal newspaper article about Mary Jeanne Bowen's time in Ireland as Marquette University's first participant in the Junior Year Abroad program. The headline reads ""American Lass Studies at Source."" Bowen studied at University...
Marquette University -- History; College presidents -- Inauguration; Magee, William M. -- Inauguration, 1928;
Lux Ignatiana: an inaugural ode composed for and recited at the ceremonies on the occasion of the inauguration of William M. Magee, S.J., as president of Marquette University, 23 April, 1928
Program for the Inaugural Civic Reception and Dinner in honor of The Very Reverend John P. Raynor, S.J., President, Marquette University, January 13, 1966.
Architecture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; College buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; College campuses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Buildings; Universities and colleges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee;
A Milwaukee Journal article which provides information about the William Plankinton mansion, the Plankinton family, and the structure's time as an icon on the Marquette campus, written upon the event of the building's pending destruction.
Reprint of a Milwaukee Magazine article about the Elizabeth Plankinton Mansion, describing the history of the building and providing photographs of some of the more notable architectural details.
Architecture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Catholic church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; College campuses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Historic buildings --Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Buildings; Universities and colleges --...
This article describes how the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel is the newest jewel on the Marquette University campus detailing the complex process of moving and reconstructing a building and the steps taken to preserve the chapel's history.