Library Record
| Title | National Catholic Women's Union printed material. |
| Author |
National Catholic Women's Union |
| Collection | Associations |
| Call# | AC0155A |
| Year Range from | 1939 |
| Year Range to | 1941 |
| Language | English |
| Summary |
See notes for short description of Catholic Central Verein of America and its affiliate, the National Catholic Women's Union. See AC0155 for additional material. -Ofiicial Bulletin. Vol. XX, No. 1. January 15, 1939. -Synopsis of Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Convention, August 24-28, 1940 -Official Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Convention, August 16-20, 1941 |
| Notes |
Unless otherwise indicated on the materials, all items in this collection have the accession number 1994.003. The Central Verein was founded in 1855 as a national union of Catholic lay societies. The original organization consisted almost entirely of societies serving German Catholic immigrants and their families. The Verein underwent a major reorganization circa 1900, becoming a national association built upon state federations of Catholic societies, rather than having each local society hold direct membership in the national association. A permanent Central Bureau was established at St Louis, Missouri in 1908 with Frederick P. Kenkel as director. An affiliated National Catholic Women's Union (originally the Frauenbund) was established by 1916. The two organizations generally held joint conventions at both the national and state levels. The Verien and the Women's Union engaged in such activities as newspaper publishing, assisting German immigrants, providing aid to the sick, providing a form of life insurance for members, and assisting widows and orphans. The two organizations gradually lost most of their German character by the end of World War II, and eventually the Central Verein changed its name to the Central Union. |
| Subjects |
Catholic Central Verein of America. -- Central Bureau. National Federation of German American Catholics. Catholic Central Union of America. National Catholic Women's Union (U.S.) Frauenbund. Church and social problems -- Catholic Church -- United States -- Societies, etc. Catholic action -- United States -- Societies, etc. Catholics, German -- United States -- Societies, etc. |
| Object Type | Printed Material |
| Object ID | AC0155A |