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Archdiocese of Chicago Archives & Records Center Title (Free Text Part) Pueri Cantores Classification History Records - Finding Aid Owner Location Pueri Cantores Begin Date 1/1/1907 End Date 12/31/2011 Bulk Dates (yyyy-yyyy) 1950-1999 Processor(s) Binder, Matthew Date Created 9/14/2011 at 10:35 AM Accession Number 199506201 Number of Boxes 18 Security Staff Access, Archives Copyright Notice No restrictions Collection Language(s) English; French; German; Dutch; Italian; Latin Page 1 Biographical/Administrative History The International Federation of Pueri Cantores is an official organization of children and young adults within the Catholic Church dedicated to the promotion of liturgical music, understanding of the Catholic faith and building international friendship and compassion. Established in 1947, the organization has expanded its range from a handful of European choirs to a world wide Catholic choral network with over 60,000 singers in over 30 countries and 5 continents. The mission of spreading sacred music through the angelic voices of children has given Pueri Cantores the blessings of each Pope from Pius XII to Benedict XVI. Pope John Paul II proclaimed: With your voices, with your youth, with your lives you proclaim Jesus, the Saviour You are the little messengers of beauty. The International Federation would not exist if not for the inspiration of the Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, or Little Singers of the Wooden Cross, also known as the Little Singers of Paris. Beginning circa 1907, several French boys under the direction of Paul Berthier founded a small group of choristers who responded to the Motu Proprio of St. Pope Pius X. Pope Pius called for a return to Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphonic music over Baroque pieces and the influences of modern musical instrumentation. The Second Vatican Council followed this Motu Proprio by stating: Choirs must be diligently developed, thus bringing even stronger support for choirs of boys and girls to participate in liturgy. These young French students who came from working class backgrounds would go from city to city, church to church to perform for audiences. The Little Singers of the Wooden Cross gained their name by performing in simple white monastic robes with a small wooden cross that hung around their necks. Over time, the Little Singers of the Wooden Cross would perpetuate their missionary-like enthusiasm for musical evangelism by performing internationally in Europe, North America and Africa. As the group toured internationally they became admired and found that after performing in a city or country they had like-minded souls forming choirs and modeling them after the Little Singers. Even countries that the Little Singers did not visit were inspired to form choirs through phonograph recordings and news reports. As momentum built for the Little Singers of the Wooden Cross, there was a call put out by choir directors and participants for an international fraternity of child choirs. The man to bring about this musical alliance was Monsignor Fernand Maillet, director of the Singers of the Wooden Cross. In 1939 Maillet formed the Federation of Singing Schools with a few French choirs around the Singers of the Wooden Cross. In 1944 the federation grew significantly in size and Maillet formed the French Federation of Pueri Cantores, which was officially recognized by the assembly of Cardinals and Archbishops of France in March 1947. Included in the Federation were several hundred French choirs as well as Belgian, Canadian, Tunisian, English and Swiss groups who wished to be affiliated. As membership into the French Federation grew, Maillet sought to internationalize the organization. In 1947 the first International Congress of Pueri Cantores was held in Paris with 3,000 young male singers. In 1949, Pueri Cantores held its second International Congress in Rome where choirs from fifteen countries celebrated mass with Pope Pius XII in St. Peter s Basilica. At this congress, a constitution of statutes was adopted along with Maillet being nominated President-Director of the International Federation. After the success of the second congress, the Holy See saw it fit to bless the group further: in 1951 the statutes of the International Federation of Pueri Cantores was approved by the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Montini (later to be Pope Paul VI). In 1954 the official International Federation of Pueri Cantores was formed with Msgr. Maillet now overseeing the

Page 2 development of an organization that now included membership in over fifty countries and a patron saint St. Dominic Savio. Maillet s personal vision for Pueri Cantores was for them to be missionaries of peace. After seeing his choir through the turbulence of world war, Maillet saw the role that music had in breaking down international differences and the unifying power it had on those sharing in the Catholic faith. Maillet wrote his vision in a booklet distributed to promote Pueri Cantores: It is really a single musical ideal, which moves these thousands of children gathered from the four corners of the horizon and singing the same selection, an overwhelming symbol of the union, which, in spite of all the inseparable diversities of the human condition can group all men and all Christians together. The approval gave Pueri Cantores legal status within the Church and opened the organization to form both National and Regional organizations. Bi-annual International Congress would be held in a major international city such as Madrid, London, Paris, Vienna, Brussels, Lourdes, Cologne, Guadalajara, Tokyo, Maracaibo, Maastricht and Rome, where several Popes have celebrated mass with Pueri Cantores. These congresses would foster not only the appreciation and celebration of liturgical music but would also cultivate the international goodwill between the young singers Maillet sought. The International Federation of Pueri Cantores also became the central authority of music distributed and used among the national choirs as well as keeping contact amongst National and Regional Congresses. The International Federation is also in charge of public promotion through bulletins, newsletters, audio/visual recordings, press releases, pamphlets and many other kinds of media relations tools. In the wake of the formation of the International Federation of Pueri Cantores and the official recognition of the International Federation in 1951, the United States and other countries began to form their own national federations. Americans first heard of the Little Singers of the Wooden Cross from performances in Montreal that then traveled stateside to Detroit and later Chicago to sing. On November 5th, 1952 the Cardinal Archbishop of Detroit celebrated a mass with the Little Singers of the Wooden Cross and a choir from St. Thomas the Apostle in Ann Arbor under the direction of Charles H. Clarke. The Cardinal hailed both choirs for their talent and the event became a yearly musical tradition. Meanwhile in Chicago, Monsignor Charles Meter was the National President of the Federation of the U.S.A. but was trying to form an official American chapter of Pueri Cantores. After the successful performance in Detroit, a pontifical mass was celebrated by Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Stritch, which celebrated the anniversary of Pope Pius X s Motu Proprio. Cardinal Stritch himself had written to Msgr. Maillet expressing interest in spreading the mission and music of Pueri Cantores to the United States. Thirty-eight different groups from around Chicago joined the Little Singers of the Wooden Cross. The groups packed Holy Name Cathedral singing Gregorian chants and polyphonic pieces from Bach, Palestrina, Schubert and others to the delight of those lucky enough to hear the performance. Cardinal Stritch gave a rousing sermon on the pulpit, praising the Little Singers and the adherence to Pope Pius words: At the time of our War of Liberation, France, in the person of La Fayette, came to our help; today the little French singers again come to us to help us spread all over the world the wishes of Pope Pius X concerning sacred music. By 1953, parishes in cities all over America soon wanted to be a part of the growing federation of Pueri Cantores. Cities such as Cincinnati, Newark, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, and Albany joined Chicago and Detroit in forming their own Diocesan Federations under the directions of local bishops. Soon, these groups of choirs, some 360 individual groups, formed the American Federation of Pueri Cantores with Msgr. Charles Meter as their President. Overseeing the actions of Pueri Cantores is an Episcopal Moderator, a bishop or cardinal who gives an ecclesiastical viewpoint to advise the federation. The American Federation took many of the same responsibilities as the International Federation in promoting Pueri Cantores, distributing officially sanctioned music, arranging performances, and putting together National Congresses and regional tours annually. The American Federation also arranges for summer programs to train singers and programs for musical directors and conductors. These programs help aspiring and current choristers form the social and musical cohesion necessary for a group to perform and travel together well. Provenance One half of the collection was acquired through a portion of the personal collection of Very Rev. Charles Meter and was donated to the Chicago Archdiocese Records and Archives Center. The other half was donated by Jan Schmidt of the American Federation of Pueri Cantores to the Chicago Archdiocese Records and Archives Center in October of 2010. Accruals 201027402 - Additional materials donated by Jan Schmidt in October of 2010. Separations 3 cubic feet Scope & Content The collection consists of 18 archival boxes (legal size: 13 full, 2 half; letter size: 2 half; 1 shoebox size). The collection has a wealth of correspondence from prominent leaders of Pueri Cantores including international presidents, national presidents, secretaries, conductors and other members. Most notable are the correspondence collections of Msgr. Meter, organizer and first president of the American Federation of Pueri Cantores, as well as Msgr. Maillet, the founder and first president of the International Federation of Pueri Cantores. Much of the correspondence is in English, however since members are strewn about internationally many of the letters are in Italian, French, German, Dutch and Latin, among other languages. Another major part of the collection is the International and National Congresses. Correspondence, schedules, performances and ephemera from the Congresses are included among the documents. One important note about this portion of the collection is that not all of the International Congresses and National Congresses are included. In addition to these two portions are photographs, sound and video recordings (CDs, DVDs), newsletters, reports, financial records, press releases, periodicals, papal letters (a copy of the Motu Proprio from Pope Pius XII is included), pamphlets, brochures, membership registry, advertisements, legal documents (articles of incorporation, constitution, statutes), as well as letters from Presidents of the United States praising Pueri Cantores and various other documents and ephemera.

Page 3 ries I: Correspondence of the International Presidents: 1951-1994 Letters, telegrams, cables, memos, newsletters, postcards and other written methods of communication sent or received by incumbents of the office of International Federation President. Series II: Correspondence of the American Federation Presidents: 1952 1994 Letters, telegrams, cables, memos, newsletters, postcards and other written methods of communication sent or received by incumbents of the office of American Federation President. Series III: Correspondence of the Episcopal Moderators: 1950 1994 Letters, telegrams, cables, memos, newsletters, postcards and other written methods of communication sent or received by incumbents of the office of Episcopal Moderator. Series IV: International Congresses: 1954 2010 Letters, programs, booklets, handouts, itineraries, advertisements, photographs, and other ephemera. Series V: National Congresses: 1974 1984 Letters, programs, booklets, handouts, itineraries, advertisements, photographs, and other ephemera. Series VI: Local Chicago Congresses: 1953-1978 Letters, programs, booklets, handouts, itineraries, advertisements, photographs, and other ephemera. Series VII: Regional Congresses: 1991-1994 Letters, programs, booklets, handouts, itineraries, advertisements, photographs, and other ephemera. Series VIII: American Federation Conferences: 2000 2010 Letters, programs, booklets, handouts, itineraries, advertisements, photographs, and other ephemera. Series IX: American Federation Performances: 2000 2011 Letters, programs, booklets, handouts, itineraries, advertisements, photographs, and other ephemera from a regional tour or special performance. Series X: Printed Materials: 1950 2010 Newsletters, brochures, magazines, and periodicals published by and about Pueri Cantores. Series XI: Legal Records: 1951 2010 Constution, statutes, bylaws, and trademark rights. Series XII: Photographs: 1950-2011 Photographs, prints and negatives of Pueri Cantores members, performances, directors, conductors, as well as meetings with Popes and other clergy. Series XIII: Audio/Visual Recordings: 2000-2011 Compact Disc copies of studio and live recordings commissioned by Pueri Cantores (some feature only the choir from Corpus Christi, Texas) as well as DVD recordings of performances. Series XIV: Historical Records: 1907 2011 Papal Letters, letters from Presidents of the United States (Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton), correspondence, introductory letters, biographies on conductors, member enrollment, member lists, reports, press releases, newspaper articles, and other ephemera. Contacts Meter, Charles Nicholas (Very Rev.)

Box List Page 4 Box Record Number ADMN/C5920/242 Classification History Records - Photographic Materials Title (Free Text Part) Photographs Begin Date 1/1/1900 End Date 12/31/2011 Box Record Number ADMN/M1770/5 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) 28th-34th International Congress - 1996-2010 Begin Date 7/10/1996 End Date 7/15/2007 DB Box Number 32534.02 Box Record Number ADMN/M1770/6 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Local Congress, Regional Congress, and AFPC Conferences - 1953-2010 Begin Date 11/7/1953 End Date 2/10/2010 DB Box Number 32534.03 Box Record Number ADMN/M1770/7 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) International Presidents - 1951-1995 Begin Date 4/6/1951 End Date 2/28/1995 DB Box Number 32535.01 Box Record Number HIST/H3300/199 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) American Federation Pueri Cantores - 1952-1994 Begin Date 11/20/1952 End Date 10/6/1998 DB Box Number 32535.02 Box Record Number HIST/H3300/2 Classification Administrative Records - Newsletters Title (Free Text Part) 1954-2010 Begin Date 4/20/1954 End Date 12/31/2010 DB Box Number 32533.04 Box Record Number ADMN/C5922/12624 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Episcopal Moderators -1950-1994 Begin Date 11/30/1953 End Date 8/10/1994 DB Box Number 32535.03 Box Record Number ADMN/M1770/47 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) 5th-12th International Congress - 1954-1970 Begin Date 12/1/1953 End Date 1/1/1970 DB Box Number 32535.04 Box Record Number ADMN/M1770/48 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) 13th-18th International Congress - 1970-1978 Begin Date 6/23/1970 End Date 6/12/1978 DB Box Number 32535.05 Box Record Number ADMN/M1770/49 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) 20th-27th International Congress - 1980-1995 Begin Date 12/27/1980 End Date 7/6/1995 DB Box Number 32534.01 Box Record Number ADMN/M1770/50 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) 1st-3rd National Congress - 1974-1984 Begin Date 2/14/1974 End Date 6/21/1984 DB Box Number 32534.04 Box Record Number ADMN/P7220/275 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files - 2000-2011 Begin Date 8/5/2000 End Date 6/19/2011 DB Box Number 32534.05 Box Record Number HIST/P6900/34 Classification History Records - Printed Material: Periodicals Title (Free Text Part) 1950-1969 Begin Date 3/27/1951 End Date 6/27/1969 DB Box Number 32533.01

Page 5 Box Record Number HIST/P6900/35 Classification History Records - Printed Material: Periodicals Title (Free Text Part) 1970-1994 Begin Date 11/1/1970 End Date 1/31/1994 DB Box Number 32533.02 Box Record Number HIST/H3300/284 Classification History Records - Historical Records Title (Free Text Part) Reports and Press Releases - 1950-2001 Begin Date 1/1/1954 End Date 11/22/2001 DB Box Number 32533.05 Box Record Number ADMN/C5820/11 Classification Administrative Records - Constitution & Bylaws Title (Free Text Part) Pueri Cantores - Constitution and Bylaws Begin Date 4/6/1951 End Date 7/8/2010 DB Box Number 32533.06 Box Record Number HIST/H3300/285 Classification History Records - Historical Records Title (Free Text Part) 1907-2011 Begin Date 1/1/1952 End Date 12/31/2010 DB Box Number 32533.07 Box Record Number HIST/A8100/205 Classification History Records - Audio Recordings Title (Free Text Part) Audio/Visual Begin Date 1/1/2006 End Date 1/1/2011 DB Box Number 32532.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/7#1 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence - Msgr. Maillet Begin Date 4/6/1951 End Date 12/31/1977 DB Box Number 32535.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/7#2 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Msgr. Romita Begin Date 1/1/1963 End Date 2/18/1972 DB Box Number 32535.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/7#3 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Msgr. Roucairol Begin Date 9/12/1972 End Date 12/18/1985 DB Box Number 32535.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/7#4 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Siegfried Koesler Begin Date 4/25/1984 End Date 4/11/1985 DB Box Number 32535.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/7#5 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Msgr. Terzariol Begin Date 5/23/1973 End Date 1/15/1986 DB Box Number 32535.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/7#6 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence William Buys Begin Date 1/15/1981 End Date 12/31/1994 DB Box Number 32535.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/7#7 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Patrick Flahive Begin Date 6/30/1993 End Date 1/31/1995 DB Box Number 32535.01 Folder Record Number HIST/H3300/199#1 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Msgr. Meter Begin Date 1/1/1953 End Date 12/31/1979 DB Box Number 32535.02

Page 6 Folder Record Number HIST/H3300/199#2 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Msgr. Meter Begin Date 5/14/1980 End Date 10/10/1998 DB Box Number 32535.02 Folder Record Number HIST/H3300/199#3 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Msgr. Mrozkowski Begin Date 2/10/1992 End Date 10/31/1994 DB Box Number 32535.02 Folder Record Number HIST/H3300/199#4 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Terrence Clark Begin Date 1/18/1981 End Date 5/16/1991 DB Box Number 32535.02 Folder Record Number HIST/H3300/199#5 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence William Tapp Begin Date 3/20/1974 End Date 6/29/1994 DB Box Number 32535.02 Folder Record Number ADMN/C5922/12624#1 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Cleon Cosmetto Begin Date 1/1/1950 End Date 4/30/1992 DB Box Number 32535.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/C5922/12624#2 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Cardinal Stritch Begin Date 11/12/1953 End Date 12/12/1957 DB Box Number 32535.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/C5922/12624#3 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence - Bishop Lyons Begin Date 1/1/1954 End Date 12/31/1985 DB Box Number 32535.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/C5922/12624#4 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Cardinal Cody Begin Date 6/9/1967 End Date 10/31/1974 DB Box Number 32535.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/C5922/12624#5 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Cardinal Bernadine Begin Date 11/11/1972 End Date 9/9/1985 DB Box Number 32535.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/C5922/12624#6 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Bishop John R. Keating Begin Date 1/18/1985 End Date 8/10/1994 DB Box Number 32535.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/C5922/12624#7 Classification Administrative Records - Correspondence Files Title (Free Text Part) Correspondence Episcopal Moderator Begin Date 11/3/1972 End Date 2/7/1985 DB Box Number 32535.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/47#1 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 5th International Conference: Rome Begin Date 12/1/1953 End Date 2/25/1954 DB Box Number 32535.04 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/47#2 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 6th International Congress: Paris Begin Date 7/5/1956 End Date 7/10/1956 DB Box Number 32535.04

Page 7 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/47#3 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 7th International Congress: Lourdes Begin Date 8/2/1958 End Date 10/31/1958 DB Box Number 32535.04 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/47#4 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 8th International Congress: Rome Begin Date 12/28/1960 End Date 1/2/1961 DB Box Number 32535.04 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/47#5 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 9th International Congress: Madrid Begin Date 6/13/1963 End Date 7/9/1963 DB Box Number 32535.04 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/47#6 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 11th International Congress: Rome Begin Date 7/4/1967 End Date 7/9/1967 DB Box Number 32535.04 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/47#7 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 12th International Congress: Guadalajara Begin Date 12/27/1969 End Date 1/1/1970 DB Box Number 32535.04 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/48#1 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 13th International Congress: Wurzberg Begin Date 7/23/1970 End Date 7/27/1970 DB Box Number 32535.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/48#2 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 14th International Congress: Venray Begin Date 2/1/1972 End Date 7/9/1972 DB Box Number 32535.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/48#3 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 15th International Congresss: Rome Begin Date 12/28/1974 End Date 1/1/1975 DB Box Number 32535.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/48#4 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 16th International Congress: London Begin Date 7/7/1976 End Date 7/11/1976 DB Box Number 32535.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/48#5 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 17th International Congress: Tokyo Begin Date 7/15/1977 End Date 7/19/1977 DB Box Number 32535.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/48#6 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 18th International Congress: Vienna Begin Date 7/12/1978 End Date 7/16/1978 DB Box Number 32535.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/49#1 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 20th International Congress: Rome Begin Date 12/27/1980 End Date 1/1/1981 DB Box Number 32534.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/49#2 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 21st International Congress: Brussels Begin Date 7/17/1982 End Date 7/23/1982 DB Box Number 32534.01

Page 8 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/49#3 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 22nd International Congress: Paris Begin Date 7/2/1985 End Date 7/7/1985 DB Box Number 32534.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/49#4 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 23rd International Congress: Rome Begin Date 12/28/1987 End Date 1/1/1988 DB Box Number 32534.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/49#5 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 24th International Congress: Maastricht Begin Date 7/5/1990 End Date 7/8/1990 DB Box Number 32534.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/49#6 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 25th International Congress: Salamanca Begin Date 7/10/1991 End Date 7/14/1991 DB Box Number 32534.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/49#7 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 26th International Congress: Rome Begin Date 12/28/1993 End Date 1/1/1994 DB Box Number 32534.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/49#8 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 27th International Congress: Montreal Begin Date 6/30/1994 End Date 7/6/1995 DB Box Number 32534.01 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/5#1 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 28th International Congress: Salzburg Begin Date 7/10/1996 End Date 7/14/1996 DB Box Number 32534.02 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/5#2 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 29th International Congress: Barcelona Begin Date 7/7/1998 End Date 7/12/1998 DB Box Number 32534.02 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/5#3 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 30th International Congress: Rome Begin Date 12/29/1999 End Date 1/2/2000 DB Box Number 32534.02 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/5#4 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 31st International Congress: Lyon Begin Date 7/10/2002 End Date 7/15/2002 DB Box Number 32534.02 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/5#5 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 32nd International Congress: Cologne Begin Date 7/11/2004 End Date 7/18/2004 DB Box Number 32534.02 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/5#6 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 33rd International Congress: Rome Begin Date 12/28/2005 End Date 1/1/2006 DB Box Number 32534.02 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/5#7 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 34th International Congress: Krakow Begin Date 7/10/2007 End Date 7/15/2007 DB Box Number 32534.02

Page 9 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/6#1 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: Local Chicago Congress Begin Date 11/7/1953 End Date 11/22/1953 DB Box Number 32534.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/6#2 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: Local Chicago Congress Begin Date 10/29/1955 End Date 11/22/1955 DB Box Number 32534.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/6#3 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: Local Chicago Congress Begin Date 2/22/1957 End Date 3/9/1957 DB Box Number 32534.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/6#4 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: Local Chicago Congress Begin Date 3/13/1973 End Date 5/20/1973 DB Box Number 32534.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/6#5 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: Local Chicago Congress Begin Date 4/27/1978 End Date 5/22/1978 DB Box Number 32534.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/6#6 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: Regional Congress Begin Date 1/1/1991 End Date 9/18/1994 DB Box Number 32534.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/6#7 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: AFPC Begin Date 12/29/2000 End Date 2/9/2010 DB Box Number 32534.03 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/50#1 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 1st National Congress: Washington D.C. Begin Date 2/14/1974 End Date 10/24/1974 DB Box Number 32534.04 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/50#2 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 2nd National Congress: Philadelphia Begin Date 1/28/1976 End Date 10/6/1976 DB Box Number 32534.04 Folder Record Number ADMN/M1770/50#3 Classification Administrative Records - Meetings and Conferences Title (Free Text Part) Meetings and Conferences: 3rd National Congress: Washington D.C. Begin Date 3/1/1984 End Date 6/21/1984 DB Box Number 32534.04 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#1 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 8/5/2000 End Date 11/17/2000 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#2 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 2/3/2002 End Date 2/3/2002 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#3 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 2/7/2003 End Date 11/16/2003 DB Box Number 32534.05

Page 10 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#4 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 11/7/2004 End Date 11/14/2004 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#5 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 2/26/2005 End Date 11/6/2005 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#6 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 2/11/2006 End Date 10/22/2006 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#7 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 1/10/2007 End Date 10/1/2007 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#8 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 2/2/2008 End Date 11/8/2008 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#9 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 2/28/2009 End Date 7/6/2009 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#10 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 11/6/2010 End Date 11/20/2010 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number ADMN/P7220/275#11 Classification Administrative Records - Program Files Begin Date 2/26/2011 End Date 6/19/2011 DB Box Number 32534.05 Folder Record Number HIST/P6900/34#1 Classification History Records - Printed Material: Periodicals Begin Date 9/1/1950 End Date 2/28/1953 DB Box Number 32533.01 Folder Record Number HIST/P6900/34#2 Classification History Records - Printed Material: Periodicals Begin Date 12/1/1954 End Date 12/31/1955 DB Box Number 32533.01 Folder Record Number HIST/P6900/34#3 Classification History Records - Printed Material: Periodicals Begin Date 10/1/1956 End Date 2/28/1959 DB Box Number 32533.01 Folder Record Number HIST/P6900/34#4 Classification History Records - Printed Material: Periodicals Begin Date 6/1/1960 End Date 6/30/1965 DB Box Number 32533.01 Folder Record Number HIST/P6900/34#5 Classification History Records - Printed Material: Periodicals Begin Date 10/1/1967 End Date 7/27/1969 DB Box Number 32533.01

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