MBL.SGM Mary B. Lynch Papers Guide University of Notre Dame Archives University of Notre Dame Archives 2005
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Description based on paper finding aids and inhouse database. English 2007-01-25 MBL.SGM converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030122). MBL Mary B. Lynch Papers 1960-1979. Lynch, Mary B, 1925-1979. 10 linear feet. 14 audio tapes. 32 printed items. University of Notre Dame Archives
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English. Legal Status Private Preferred Citation

Mary B Lynch Papers (MBL), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

 Scope and Content

Correspondence, 1960s-1970s; minutes, correspondence, and reports from such groups as the Movement for the Restoration of the Lay Diaconate, the Bishops Committee on a Permanent Diaconate, and the U.S. Section of Women Aspiring to Presbyteral Ministry, 1970s; clippings concerning Lynch's quest for ordination; tape recordings; and printed matter such as Genesis III, the newsletter of the Philadelphia Task Force on Women in Religion, 1960s-1970s.

 Background

Social worker, feminist, and Catholic lay advocate of women's ordination.

 Lynch, Mary B, 1925-1979. Ordination of women -- Catholic Church. Catholic Chruch. National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops' Committee on the Permanent Diaconate. Philadelphia Task Force on Women in Religion. Genesis III. Deacons -- Catholic Church. CMBLMary B. Lynch: Manuscripts CMBL 1 Correspondence1968-1979 CMBL 1 Chronological Correspondence1968-1979 CMBL 1/01 Undated Correspondencend CMBL 1/02 Chronological Correspondence1968-1970 CMBL 1/03 Chronological Correspondence1971 CMBL 1/04 Chronological Correspondence January-July1972 CMBL 1/05 Chronological Correspondence August-December1972 CMBL 1/06 Chronological Correspondence January-May1973 CMBL 1/07 Chronological Correspondence June-December1973 CMBL 1/08 Chronological Correspondence January-February1974 CMBL 1/09 Chronological Correspondence March-May1974 CMBL 1/10 Chronological Correspondence June-December1974 CMBL 1/11 Chronological Correspondence January-February1975 CMBL 1/12 Chronological Correspondence March-May1975 CMBL 1/13 Chronological Correspondence June-August1975 CMBL 1/14 Chronological Correspondence September-December1975 CMBL 1/15 Chronological Correspondence1976-1978 CMBL 1-2/ Subject Correspondence CMBL 1/16 Conference on Woman's Ordination1974 CMBL 1/17 Travels to Meet with Bishops1972-1974 CMBL 1/18 Sister Francesca Cavalieri1971-1974 CMBL 1/19 Joan Morris, Correspondence with Clippings1971-1974 CMBL 1/20 Patricia Hughs, Publicity Coordinator for Ordination Conference1975 CMBL 1/21 Dr. J.M. Ford1970-1973 CMBL 1/22 Rev. Michael O'Connor- Office of Permanent Diaconate St. Paul- Minneapolis1975 CMBL 1/23 Fr. L.A. Ryan OP1970-1973 CMBL 1/24 Rev. John R. Roach, Bishop of St. Paul- Minneapolis1975 CMBL 1/25 Sr. Valentine Buissert1974 CMBL 2/1 Pastoral Leadership Dev. and Inc., Sisters of Mercy1973-1975 CMBL 2/2 Sister Teresa A. Mount1974 CMBL 2/3 Woman Ordination1971-1975 CMBL 2/4 Recent Sense of Powerful Call1974 CMBL 2/5 Fr. Ansgar Christian1970-1972 CMBL 2/6 Individuals at Weston College1974 CMBL 2/7 Graduation Cards1974 CMBL 2/8 Joan Campbell1975 CMBL 2/9 Requests for Information1973-1975n CMBL 2/10 Woman Interested in the Priesthood1974-1975 CMBL 2/11 Affiliates, Sr. Clarie Marie Wick1974 CMBL 2/12 Vocation Offices1972-1973 CMBL 2/13 Bishops1975 CMBL 2/14 Interest in Diaconate1972-1973 CMBL 2/15 Elena Rojas, Janice Brown,Sr. Lenora Maier, Margaret Smith RSCJ, Mary Spieker1971-1975 CMBL 2/16 Interest in Woman's Ordination1973-1975 CMBL 2/17 New Mailing Addresses and Requests1974 CMBL 2/18 Woman Aspiring to the Presbyteral Ministry1974-1975 CMBL 2/19 Permanent Diaconate1974 CMBL 2/20 Mary Schaefer, Sr. Francesca Cavalieri, Rev. Semple1973-1975 CMBL 2/21 Regarding Lynch's illness1979 CMBL 2/22 Form Letters1971-1973 CMBL 2/23 Des Moines, Names and Addresses1974 CMBL 2/24 Concerning Ford Letter in SISTERS TODAY publication1974 CMBL 2/25 Mailing Address Labels CMBL 2/26 Brochure Mailing List CMBL 2/27 Notes and Mailing List CMBL 2/28 Notes and Mailing Addresses CMBL 2/30-44 Deaconess Movement CMBL 2/30 Program for the Admission to Candidacy of Permanent Diaconate- Santa Fe, NM CMBL 2/31 Diaconate and Organizational Material CMBL 2/32 Bishop's Committee on the Permanent Diaconate CMBL 2/33 Applications requested for Permanent Diaconate1974 CMBL 2/34 Diaconate Training CMBL 2/35 Permanent Diaconate and CMBL 2/35 Denver Conference on Permanent Diaconate1974 CMBL 2/36 Denver- Diaconate CMBL 2/37 Permanent Diaconate Directors CMBL 2/38 Survey on Woman Deacons CMBL 2/39 Survey on Woman Deacons CMBL 2/40 Survey on Woman Deacons CMBL 2/41 Bishops Committee on the Permanent Diaconate CMBL 2/42 Deaconess Movement CMBL 2/43 Bishops Committee on the Permanent Diaconate CMBL 2/44 Supporters- Responses to Woman as Deacons Survey CMBL 2/45-54 Woman's Ordination Taskforce CMBL 2/45 Notebook on Ordination Taskforce CMBL 2/46 Ordination Conference Organizational Material CMBL 2/47 Conference on Woman's Ordination, Preparations1975 CMBL 2/48 Ordination Taskforce Meeting1974-1975 CMBL 2/49 Ordination Conference Publicity Committee CMBL 2/50 Ordination Conference Taskforce CMBL 2/51 Woman's Ordination Conference CMBL 2/52 Ordination and Diaconate Issues CMBL 2/53 Core Commission of Woman's Ordination Conference CMBL 3-5/ Subject Files CMBL 3/1 National Catholic Organizations- name list CMBL 3/2 Bulletins of AWAPM- Assoc. of Woman Aspiring to the Prebyteral Ministry CMBL 3/3 AWAPM Newsletters sent Lych by Sr. V. Buissert CMBL 3/4 Ecumentical Woman's Center- Chicago CMBL 3/5 Woman's History Library CMBL 3/6 National Sister's Vocational Conference CMBL 3/7 National Sister's Vocational Conference CMBL 3/8 Sister's Formation Conference CMBL 3/9 Sister's Formation Conference CMBL 3/10 Sister's Formation Conference CMBL 3/11 Saint Joan's Alliance CMBL 3/12 Saint Joan's Alliance CMBL 3/13 Saint Joan's Alliance CMBL 3/14 International Association of Woman Ministers CMBL 3/15 Semion- Dominican Social Project CMBL 3/16 Philadephia Task Force on Woman in Religion CMBL 3/17 National Housing and Human Development Alliance CMBL 3/18 Paraclete Prayer Center CMBL 3/19 NCCCV- Fr. Ed Baldwin CMBL 3/20 Detroit- National Center for Church Vocations CMBL 3/21 Woman's Center for Theologizing CMBL 3/22 Assoiciation of Church Personnel Administrators CMBL 3/23 National Association of Woman Religious CMBL 3/24 National Association of Woman Religious CMBL 3/25 National Assembly of Religious Brothers CMBL 3/26 Joint Committee of Organizations CMBL 3/27 Acheivement Motivation Programs CMBL 3/28 Convention of NFCLC: National Federation of Christian Life Communities CMBL 3/29 Christian Life Communities CMBL 3/30 Christian Life Communicator Convention Talk CMBL 3/31 Valentine, Paris, Beatrix, October1974 CMBL 3/32 Christian Feminists CMBL 3/33 Pastoral Planning Workshop CMBL 3/33 Spiritual Development Commission October 12,13,1972 CMBL 3/34 Consultation for Sisters at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago CMBL 3/35 Priests for Equality Newsletter CMBL 3/36 Alverno College- Research Center on Woman CMBL 3/37 Dominicans at Dover Retreat Center CMBL 3/38 54th Annual Meeting National Conference of CMBL 3/38 Catholic Charities1968 CMBL 3/39 Diocesan Guidance Center Summer Program CMBL 3/40 Conference at Colombiere College CMBL 3/41 Conference on Woman's Liberation at CMBL 3/41 Graymoor Ecmunical Institute, Garrison NY Nov. 11-121970 CMBL 3/42 Dominican Generalate Colloquium on CMBL 3/42 Woman in Ministry, Adrian Mich. July 30-August 3,1973 CMBL 3/43 Workshops and Conferences on Conciousness raising CMBL 3/44 Orchard Lake, Pastoral Studies Seminar CMBL 3/45 Seminar on Ministeral Role of Woman in the Church, College of St. Teresa, July 8-12, CMBL 3/46 Possible cities for associates to come together CMBL 3/47 Materials on issue of Woman in Priesthood CMBL 3/48 Printed Material on Woman in the Church CMBL 3/49 Newsletter and Informantion concerning Liturgy CMBL 4/1 The Church on Woman CMBL 4/2 Papers defending Woman's Right to Minister CMBL 4/3 Issues of Perspective- Office of Placement Services CMBL 4/3 Adrian Dominican Services1974-1975 CMBL 4/4 Liturgies CMBL 4/5 St. Thomas More Press and National Conference of Catholic Charities Printed Materials CMBL 4/6 Supporting Woman's Ordinatin CMBL 4/7 Supporting Greater Roles in the Church for Woman CMBL 4/8 Philadelphia Task Force on Woman in Religion: GENESIS Newsletter and DIAKONOS Newsletter CMBL 4/9 DIASPORA Newsletter of the Society of Priests for a Free Ministry CMBL 4/10 Talks on Woman in the Ministry CMBL 4/11 Catholic Newspapers CMBL 4/12 Creative Ministry CMBL 4/13 Theological School Information CMBL 4/14 Des Moines1973 CMBL 4/15 Diocese of Des Moines CMBL 4/16 Lay Ministry- Des Moines CMBL 4/17 James Carroll Lenten Series in NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER CMBL 4/18 Ecumenical:Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans CMBL 4/19 Woman in the Ministry CMBL 4/20 Liturgical Conference Publication: LIVING WORSHIP CMBL 4/21 Talks: speeches, writings concerning Woman Ordination CMBL 4/22 Notes on Christ as a Priest; N.A. Dahl's article "A New and Living Way" CMBL 4/23 Mailings from Catholic Woman's Groups CMBL 4/24 Preparation programs for ministry CMBL 4/25 Priestly Life CMBL 4/26 Radical Feminism CMBL 4/27 Theology of the Priesthood CMBL 4/28 Various Readings CMBL 4/29 Music and Liturgy CMBL 4/30 History of Religions and Paper on the Spirit CMBL 4/31 Priestly Life and Ministry Report of Spirtual Life Avisory Committee of Columbia CMBL 4/32 Cleveland Process Summary CMBL 4/33 Registration and Organizational Materials for Catholic Theoligical Seminary CMBL 4/34 Song Material CMBL 4/35 "Sharing the Pastoral Ministry by Woman" by Jane Marie Franklin, OP CMBL 4/36 Margaret Farley CMBL 4/37 Pastoral Planning Material CMBL 4/38 Misc. Printed Material CMBL 4/39 Survey of Religions in Green Bay, Cleveland, Pittsburg CMBL 4/40 Grace notes CMBL 4/41 Sexual Ethics CMBL 4/42 Charismatic ideas CMBL 4/43 Notebook on New Directions in Theology CMBL 4/44 Misc. Notes on Organizational matters CMBL 4/45 Notes on Readings conected with Woman's Movement CMBL 4/46 Ideas: notes on "the movement" CMBL 4/47 Brainstorming CMBL 4/48 History of Community Experiences CMBL 5/1 Notes on Spirituality- from a retreat? CMBL 5/2 Organizational notes CMBL 5/3 Clippings on Thomas Merton CMBL 5/4 Articles of Interest- on woman's movement CMBL 5/5 Publicity clippings CMBL 5/6 Publicity clippings on Lynch's efforts CMBL 5/7 Clippings on Woman's role in the Church CMBL 5/8 Misc. Notes: Spititual matters CMBL 5/9 Initiation CMBL 5-6/ Educational Material CMBL 5/10 Lynch's Masters of social Work Dissertation: "The use of Group Work Program in an Instution as a means of achieving Socialization" CMBL 5/11 Social Work- Dayton CMBL 5/12 Notes on Montessori and Spiritual Education CMBL 5/13 Montessori: Child care CMBL 5/14 Montessori CMBL 5/15 Montessori and Religious Teaching CMBL 5/16 Group Home and child care CMBL 5/17 Dramatics CMBL 5/18 Coordinator of SACW- Social Work and Child Care Note CMBL 5/19 Clippings for Lynch's work with Children CMBL 5/20 Extension work in Oklahoma1962 CMBL 5/21 Lynch's work with Children CMBL 5/22 Catholic Education Studies1960-1969 CMBL 5/23 Toronto Child Care- program for child care workers CMBL 5/24 Sister Serena- St. Joseph's Hall for Woman CMBL 5/25 Orinentation and Application Material for Seminary of Indianapolis CMBL 5/26 St. Louis School-Programs CMBL 5/27 Gerontology CMBL 5/28 Program on Pastoral Care at Univesity of Indiana CMBL 5/29 Pastoral Care for the Mentally Ill CMBL 5/30 Indiana Counseling and Pastoral Care Center CMBL 5/31 Notes for Class CMBL 5/32 Notes for HDS 460- Sacraments for Healing and Vocation CMBL 5/33 Indiana Pastoral Counseling Center CMBL 5/34 Geography course1973 CMBL 5/35 Morality course1971 CMBL 5/36 Journal for course April 7,-June 7,1974 CMBL 5/37 Education and Spirituality CMBL 5/38 Anthanasius and Basil on the Holy Spirit- essay CMBL 5/39 Material from Education training CMBL 5/40 Papers: "The Mother of Jesus and the Authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews" and "Our Lady of the Ministry of Woman in the Church" CMBL 5/41 Class Notes- NCSSC CMBL 5/42 Notebook: Spiritual and Theological issues CMBL 5/43 Woman's Studies CMBL 5/44 Bibliography on Woman in Religion CMBL 6/1 Notebook from HDS 390- course on Spirituality CMBL 6/2 Notebook on Scripture CMBL 6/3 Notebook on Sacraments CMBL 6/4 Current Spiritual Ideas and Readings CMBL 6/5 Lynch's writings CMBL 6/6 Notes and Theology and ethics from seminary CMBL 6/6-18 THE JOURNEY CMBL 6/7 Committee Reprints- Clippings from L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO on Synod preparations CMBL 6/8 Clippings from Synod covered by Lynch1974 CMBL 6/9 Trip to Rome1974 CMBL 6/10 Subscription requests1972-1975 CMBL 6/11 Subscription requests generated by Lynch letter in THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER CMBL 6/12 Returns and cancellations CMBL 6/13 THE JOURNEY- complete file- 18 issues1970-1976 CMBL 6/14 Subscription and financial information CMBL 6/15 Notes for THE JOURNEY publication1974-1975 CMBL 6/16 Notes for THE JOURNEY publication CMBL 6/17 Notes for THE JOURNEY publication CMBL 6/18 SYNODUS EPISCOPORUM- Synod newspaper CMBL 6/19-21 Personal Material CMBL 6/19 Material from Lynch's Youth CMBL 6/20 Personal Material CMBL 6/21 History- Lynch's work1960-1969 CMBL 6/22 Text and Preparations for statement on the Diaconate for the Bishop's Committee on the Permanent Diaconate, prepared in South Bend, Ind.1974 CMBL 7/1 Woman's Ordination Conference Certificate CMBL 7/2 Publicity Clippings CMBL 7/3 Scrapbook of clippings on Woman's Ordination and Celibacy CMBL 7/4 Scrapbook of clippings on Ordination and Diaconate CMBL 8/1 Index Cards of mailing addresses AMBLMary B. Lynch: Audio-Visual Material AMBL A0971Massn.d. AMBL A1160-161Conference on the Astor (NY) Home for Childrenn.d. AMBL A1162Assoc. of Women Aspiring to the Presbyterial Ministry AMBL A1163-164Pat Senton, Radio program on Irish American issues AMBL A1163-164WTUR Radio (Camden, NJ) program on Irish American issues AMBL A1165-166Joyce Richardson, Women and the Church1970/11 AMBL A1165-166Mary Luke Tobin, Women and the Church1970/11 AMBL A1165-166Sidney Callahan, Women and the Church1970/11 AMBL A1165-168Conference on Women's Liberation & the Christian Church1970/11 AMBL A1166-167Cynthia Wedel, Women and the Church1970/11 AMBL A1167Betty Friedan, Women and the Church1970/11 AMBL A1167Jaroslav Pelikan, Women and the Church1970/11 AMBL A1168Dorothy Day, Women and the Church1970/11 AMBL A1169Catholic Charities Conferencen.d. AMBL A1170Discussion of Montassori Education methods1968 AMBL A1171LaVonne Althouse, Women and the Churchn.d. AMBL A1171Len Swidler, Women and the Churchn.d. AMBL A1172Daniel Berrigan - lecture (poor recording)n.d. GMBLMary B. Lynch: Graphics PMBLMary B. Lynch: Printed Material PMBL 1NEW DOMINICAN TERTIARIES' MANUAL1941 PMBL 1Holy Cards PMBL 2CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION: ANNOUNCEMENTS1972-1973 PMBL 3SAINT FRANCIS SEMINARY SCHOOL BULLETIN1972-1973 PMBL 4CHICAGO CLUSTER OF THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS: Announcements1973-1974 PMBL 5CTU NEWSLETTER PMBL 6JOINT DIRECTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS1972-1973 PMBL 7JOINT DIRECTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS1971-1972 PMBL 9CHICAGO CLUSTER OF THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS: ANNOUNCEMENTS1972-1973 PMBL 10CONTEMPLATIVE REVIEW` August1973 PMBL 11THE PROCESSEANS` May PMBL 12GENESIS III: Phil. Task Force on Woman in Religion1971 PMBL 13E.E. Davis PMBL 13ATTITUDE CHANGE: No. 191964 PMBL 14THE PROCESS: Church of the Final Judgement PMBL 15FRENCH PEASANT FURNITURE PMBL 16ALVERNA1973 PMBL 16Alverna Retreat Center in Indianapolis, Ind. PMBL 17Rev. Jerry E. Hardy PMBL 17"PERSONAL PRAYER AS A CONPONENT OF INDENTITY" PMBL 18DIRECTIVES AND GUIDELINES FOR PARISH COUNCILS PMBL 18publication of Archdiocese of Detroit PMBL 19THE LAMP: A Christian Unity Magazine` August1969 PMBL 20HOLY YEAR IN SANTIAGO DE COMPSTELA IN 19761976 PMBL 21VIVERE IN VIVERE IN1974 PMBL 22SOCIAL CASEWORK` May1967 PMBL 23CALL TO SHARE: WORSHIP1973 PMBL 24CALL TO SHARE: PERSONS IN NEED OF EXCEPTIONAL CARE1973 PMBL 25CALL TO SHARE: ADMINISTRATION1973 PMBL 26CALL TO SHARE: PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE EARTH (MISSIONS)1973 PMBL 27CALL TO SHARE: PERSONS SELECTED FOR SPECIAL CONCERN1973 PMBL 28CALL TO SHARE: RELIGIOUS1973 PMBL 29CALL TO SHARE: ECUMENISM1973 PMBL 30CALL TO SHARE: PRIESTS1973 PMBL 31CALL TO SHARE: TOTAL EDUCATION1973 PMBL 32U.S. CATHOLIC` August1974