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Association Notice
The next spring meeting of the American Catholic Historical Association will be held on April 5-6, 2013, at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts. Proposals for individual papers or panels may be submitted to Richard Gribble, C.S.C., chair of the Program Committee, at rgribble@ stonehill.edu. Stonehill College is an undergraduate institution founded in 1948 and sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross. It is located approx- imately twenty miles southeast of Boston and is served by both the Boston and Providence airports. For details on transportation, lodging, and registra- tion, contact Father Gribble.
Archives
Controversy has erupted over the plan to disperse the Scottish Catholic Archives, currently housed in Columba House in Edinburgh, to regional cen- ters while a new episcopal center is constructed in Glasgow and to sell off some of the items in the collection to pay for the shortfall in funding the center. Pre-Restoration (1878) materials are to go to the library of the University of Aberdeen, whereas post-Restoration items are to be returned to their diocese of origins until the new center is ready to house them. Critics have claimed that Edinburgh, which hosts the National Library and National Galleries of Scotland, is a more appropriate location for a central- ized archive. As some Catholic materials on loan are already housed in the National Library of Scotland, critics contend that it is more logical to send materials there rather than Aberdeen, which is in the northeastern corner of the country. Questions of finance and regional loyalty are influencing the debate.
Michael F. Lombardo (Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA), has submitted the following report on the "Archival Sources for the Life and Career of John J. Wynne, S.J. (1859-1948)":
Few individuals shaped the course of early-twentieth-century American Catholicism more than John J.Wynne, S.J. (1859-1948). As founder of two of the most successful publishing ventures in American Catholic history-the national Catholic weekly America (1909) and the original Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-14)-Wynne left an indelible impression on American Catholic intellectual life. Wynne was among the American Catholic Historical Association's founding members and also served, at Peter Guilday's urging, as the association's first vice-president in 1921. Less well-known, but equally important, was his lifelong work as vice-postulator for...