Collection

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Collection

Entry/Object ID

2014.2.3125g

Scope and Content

A small, 1 page folded pamphlet about Emmett McLoughlin, and promoting his book "People's Padre". His picture in on the front.

Context

Front page - Emmett McLoughlin, A Catholic priest for 14 years, he gave up his church to find God in the slums. In "People's Padre" he tells his own story. Inside double page at the top is a quote from the Arizona Republic, dated February 17, 1946. The body of the page has headings of: 'The Priest and His Work'; 'Charged with Spiritual Neglect'; 'Read this Great Humanitarian's Own Story'. A quote at the bottom from Catholic World, June 1947 "The hospital, the mission, the clinics, and the housing developments - are the living monuments to a priest's compassion for the little fellow and to his conviction that a man is not born with intolerance but acquires it". The back page is an order form for a copy of his book and a quote from Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam - "An invaluable contribution . . . The transparent honesty of it is very persuasive. The public needs his revelations."

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

3.25" x 6"