"A Living Wage: Its Ethical and Economic Aspects," Excerpt 1 (pp. 43-66)
For more information on this item, visit the document page for <a href="/exhibits/show/bishops/bishops/bishops_documents" target="_blank">"A Living Wage", 1906, Excerpt 1</a>. <br /><br /> This item is a part of the <a href="/exhibits/show/bishops" target="_blank">The 1919 Bishops' Program of Social Reconstruction</a> section. <br /><br /><br /><a href="/exhibits/show/bishops/bishops/bishops_documents" target="_blank">Return to Index of Documents</a>
John A. Ryan
New York: Grosset and Dunlap
1906
American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives
The Minnesota Minimum Wage Law, 1913
This is John A. Ryan's personal copy of a pamphlet discussing the constitutionality of a new law in Minnesota that established a minimum wage in 1913. The pamphlet contains the full text of the Attorney General's opinion, the text of the law itself, and a series of questions and answers about the law and its implications for both employers and employees in Minnesota.
Attorney General of Minnesota
<a href="http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/ryan.cfm" target="_blank">John A. Ryan Papers</a>, Box 54, Folder 10
1913
American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives
This item is part of the background material for the 1919 Bishops' Program of Social Reconstruction section.
Programme of Social Reform by Legislation, 1909
John A. Ryan
<em>The Catholic World</em>, Vol. 89, No. 532 (July 1909), pp. 433-444.
1909
American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives
For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for "Programme of Social Reform by Legislation" From The Catholic World, July 1909
McMahon Hall, 1904
McMahon was dedicated in 1895 as CUA's Hall of Philosophy. This photograph is a view of the building from Gibbons Hall in 1904. <br /> <br /> This item is part of the background material for the <a href="/exhibits/show/bishops" target="_blank">1919 Bishops' Program of Social Reconstruction</a> section.
<a href="http://archives.lib.cua.edu/CU-photo.cfm" target="_blank">CUA University Photographic Collection</a>, Box 37, Folder 2
1904
American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives
John A. Ryan, 1898
Fr. John A. Ryan (1865-1945)
John A. Ryan was the fist of eleven children born to William and Maria (Luby) Ryan, Irish Catholics who had recently immigrated to Vermillion, Minnesota. Ryan spent his early years working on the family farm and taking part in the devout religious life established by his parents. After graduating from the Christian Brothers School in 1887, Ryan entered St. Thomas College in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was the valedictorian of his graduating class at St. Thomas College in 1892. He then entered St. Paul Seminary, graduated in 1898, and received his holy orders from Archbishop John Ireland the same year. Following his ordination, the young priest moved to the District of Columbia and began graduate studies at The Catholic University of America. He received his licentiate in theology in 1900 and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from CUA in 1906. Returning to Minnesota, Ryan taught at St. Paul Seminary between 1902 and 1915. In 1915 he moved back to Washington to serve as a Professor of Political Science at The Catholic University of America; in 1916, he was made a Professor of Moral Theology as well. Ryan retired from teaching at CUA in 1939. He continued to teach occasionally at nearby Trinity College, which he had done since returning to the District of Columbia. Ryan was also the Director of the National Catholic Welfare Council's Social Action Department during its first 25 years, from 1920 until his death in 1945. In 1933 the Catholic Church made Ryan a domestic prelate (Monsignor). Monsignor John A. Ryan died on September 16, 1945. This item is part of the background to the <a href="/exhibits/show/bishops" target="_blank">1919 Bishops' Program of Social Reconstruction</a> section.
"Pictorial Review: First Half Century, Diocese of St. Paul," Vol. 1 (1901)
ca. 1898
Courtesy of the <a href="http://www.archspm.org/departments/records-management/index.php" target="_blank">Office of Archives and Records, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis</a>
Bishops' Program of Social Reconstruction, 1919
This is the final, published form of the Program for "Social Reconstruction" issued by the NCWC. <br /><br /> For more information on this particular item, visit the document page for the <a href="/exhibits/show/bishops/bishops/bishops_documents" target="_blank">Bishops' Program of Social Reconstruction</a>. <br /><br /> This item is a part of the <a href="/exhibits/show/bishops" target="_blank"> 1919 Bishops' Program of Social Reconstruction</a> section.
Committee on Special War Activities, NCWC
<a href="http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/NCWarCouncil.cfm" target="_blank">National Catholic War Council Collection</a>, Box 3, Folder 5
January 1919
American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives
Sherman-Corrigan Correspondence, Dec. 1938-Sept. 1939
This item is a part of the <a href="http://cuomeka.wrlc.org/exhibits/show/kristallnacht"target="_blank"target="_blank">
American Catholics and Nazi Antisemitism</A> section.
Irving Sherman and Fr. Joseph Corrigan
CUA University Records Collection, Office of the Rector, Box 28, Folder 36
December 1, 1938-September 18, 1939.
American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives
Press Release on Anti-Nazi Broadcast, November 21, 1938
This item is a part of the <a href="http://cuomeka.wrlc.org/exhibits/show/kristallnacht"target="_blank"target="_blank">
American Catholics and Nazi Antisemitism</A> section.
National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service
<a href="http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/ncwcogs.cfm" target="_blank">USCCB/NCWC Office of the General Secretary Collection</a> General Administration Series, Box 31, Folder 28
1938
American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives
Catholic University Anti-Nazi Broadcast, November 16, 1938.
This item is a part of the <a href="http://cuomeka.wrlc.org/exhibits/show/kristallnacht" target="_blank">American Catholics and Nazi Antisemitism</a> section. <br /><br />
CUA University Audio-Visual Collections, Office of Public Affairs
1938
American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives
Al Smith, 1928
Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944) was a Catholic and a three-term governor of New York (from 1919-1921, and 1923-1929) who ran for U.S. president on the Democratic ticket in 1928. His candidacy inspired vehement anti-Catholic reactions from some factions of the American populace which in turn spurred the the Catholic hierarchy to establish the National Conference on Apologetics. (View the <a href="http://archives.lib.cua.edu/findingaid/anticath.cfm" target="_blank">Anti-catholic Literature Collection</a> to see more information about the anti-Catholic response to Smith's presidential campaign.) Smith joined other Catholic leaders in delivering an anti-Nazi broadcast in 1938 that denounced German violence against Jewish people and property during Kristallnacht.
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This item is part of the background to the <a href="http://cuomeka.wrlc.org/exhibits/show/kristallnacht" target="_blank">American Catholics and Nazi Antisemitism</a> section.
Chicago Daily News
<a href="http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/AMALL:@field%28NUMBER+@band%28ichicdn+n086890%29%29" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> American Memory Digital Exhibit
1928
Courtesy of the Library of Congress Public Domain Photographs [DN-0086890]