Week 3: Extension Magazine

This week I continued to work on surveying the files from the Catholic Church Extension Society. Most of these files contained letters concerning appeals for assistance applications, as well as donations from various individuals. Also included in these files were pictures from churches that had received funding from the society as well as subscription requests to the society's Extension Magazine. The magazine was published in order to raise awareness of the Extension Society's mission by providing stories from Catholics and Churches throughout the U.S. that had received help. Along with these letters, I came across a letter of approval from the Vatican, praising the society for its work and recognizing it as a canonical institution. These files show the importance of archives because it provides information about the Catholic Church Extension Society and its history.

Here are some examples of the files: