Rev. John P. McNamee papers
The Rev. John P. McNamee papers are arranged into eleven series that chronicle his community work, speaking engagements, correspondence, parish work, research and writing. Included are photographs and other biographical documents. The documents range in date from the 1940s to 2016. However, the bulk...
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DePaul University Library Special Collections and Archives
circa 1940-2016
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| Summary: | The Rev. John P. McNamee papers are arranged into eleven series that chronicle his community work, speaking engagements, correspondence, parish work, research and writing. Included are photographs and other biographical documents. The documents range in date from the 1940s to 2016. However, the bulk of the documents date from the 1970s to 2011 and most relate to his experiences as a Catholic parish priest at the inner city parish of St. Malachy Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Deeply committed to a wide range of peace and social justice issues, Fr. McNamee also corresponded, worked with organizations, and collected research to assist in his efforts to promote community development, obtain services for his parishioners, counsel conscientious objectors during the Vietnam conflict and support the efforts of other Catholic action groups toward nuclear disarmament. Fr. McNamee expressed himself in a variety of different genres: personal diaries, articles, homilies, speeches, books, and poetry. His papers include handwritten drafts, journals, notebooks, typed manuscripts, clippings, and published works that reflect the social conditions within his parish, his spirituality, his love of poetry, and his peace and justice activism. |
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| Physical Description: | 15 LF |