Great primary source material can be found in Catholic newspapers published during the time the Council was taking place. Click the logo above to see full text from a number of Catholic newspapers from the period of Vatican II, including the Pittsburgh Catholic.
Another way to get to newspaper content contemporaneous with the Council is:
There are a number of databases that will be particularly helpful for finding magazine and journal articles on Vatican II. They are listed below. All of these resources can be accessed from off-campus, but you will need to enter your Multipass username and password when you click on a link below.
For articles from contemporary open access journals search:
Click on any link below to run a search in the online catalog, for all books and other materials on that subject in, or accessible through, the Gumberg Library.
The Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA) is a consortium that exists to collect and make available rare, unique, and uncommon research materials on the Catholic experience. Duquesne University is a member. Many CRRA institutions own primary source materials dealing with Vatican II, links to which you wil lfind below.
This resource can be accessed from off-campus, but you will need to enter your Multipass username and password when you click on the link below.
Click on any link below to run a search in the online catalog, for all books and other materials on that subject in, or accessible through, the Gumberg Library.
Click on any link below to run a search in the online catalog, for all books and other materials on that subject in, or accessible through, the Gumberg Library.
The most comprehensive resource for finding dissertations is:
To use this off-campus you will need to enter your Multipass username and password.
Good sources for open access theses and dissertations are:
