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Carolyn S. Burns papers, 1943-1968

8 linear feet

Files relating to her work with Italian-American organizations, especially the American committee on Italian Migration, the American-Italian Business and Professional Women's Club, and the Piemontese Ladies Social Club; papers concerning her interest in U. S. immigration law and the problems of displaced persons and refugees; files relating to her Catholic faith and work for Catholic missionary organizations, notably the Friends of Sts. Peter and Paul Missionaries; and files concerning Democratic Party politics and her work during the 1966 senatorial campaign of G. Mennen Williams.

The papers of Carolyn Sinelli Burns portray a woman with many interests and talents. Particularly gifted as an organizer and fund raiser, Carolyn Burns involved herself with the problems of displaced persons and refugees, with Catholic missionary societies, with immigration law reform, and with Democratic Party affairs. Unifying her many diverse interests is a belief in the dignity of all mankind, a belief she received as part of her Catholic faith.

The Burns' collection is divided into six broad categories: ethnic organizations; immigration reference file; United Nations material; religious material; the 1966 G. Mennen Williams senatorial campaign; and a miscellaneous file.

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Religious material, 1943-1968

Among the religious material are several interesting and a few unique items. Unique are notes taken over the course of many years by Ms. Burns during personal retreats. Almost every year for nineteen years she took eight days to listen to the presentations of priests and nuns and to reflect upon her own spiritual development. The notes she took during these retreats are often quite detailed and reflect both upon her own faith and the character of Catholicism.

Of interest in this series are materials from the Friends of Saints Peter and Paul, Missionaries. The Missionaries of Sts. Peter and Paul form the American province of the Catholic Pontifical Institute of Mission Extension. The friends raised funds to support the missionaries efforts to convert third world peoples to Catholicism. Ms. Burns was deeply involved in organizing many of these fundraising events.

Carolyn S. Burns papers, 1943-1968
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Democratic Party material, 1933-1966

In 1966 Carolyn Sinelli Burns was responsible for the scheduling of all persons involved in the G. Mennen Williams senatorial campaign, including Williams himself. Among the documents she retained after the campaign's unsuccessful conclusion was the master file of 11regrets", that is requests for an appearance by Williams which were rejected.

Carolyn S. Burns papers, 1943-1968
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