Karl M. Schmitt was born on July 22, 1922 and was raised in Louisville, KY. He entered CUA in the Fall of 1940 and demonstrated an academic interest in Latin American Studies. He was mentored by Professor Manoel Cardozo. Schmitt pursued extracurricular activities in theater and acted in three plays, before entering the World War II draft in February 1943. He served in the United States Army until September 1945. Re-enrolling at CUA upon his discharge, Schmitt took an interest in student government and was elected as President of the Baltimore Washington Chapter of the National Federation of Catholic College Students during his senior year.
Graduating from The Catholic University of America in 1947 with a Bachelor of Arts in History, he went on to obtain an M.A. from CUA in 1949. Dr. Schmitt then pursued a distinguished teaching career as a history and government professor. After earning his doctorate from University of Pennsylvania in 1954, Dr. Schmitt worked for the U.S. Department of State in the mid-1950s. He joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin in 1958 where he spent the majority of his career. He is the author of several books on Latin American studies. Dr. Schmitt is currently retired.
The material in this collection was donated to The Catholic University of America by Dr. Karl M. Schmitt in 1999. The photograph series in this collection documents the pre-World War II and post-World War II periods on campus. Roughly half of the photographs are taken of Schmitt's freshman and sophomore years on campus. His friends and classmates are identified among the many outdoor group photos. Most are dated and include scenes evoking the war years leading up to his decision to enlist in the United States Army. The post war images are also campus scenes, largely of nursing school students.
Series 1 consists of 48 small, assorted black and white vintage prints (2"x3", 3"x5", and 5"x7"). Series 2 consists of an unpublished manuscript documenting Dr. Schmitt's CUA experience.
The Karl M. Schmitt Collection consists of two series:
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Hitz, Gilbert A., Photographs and Ephemera Collection
Yannarell, Nicholas T., Photographic and Ephemera Collection
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This photo collection was donated to ACUA by Karl Schmitt on March 7, 2000. Richard Wilkinson from the Office of Public Affairs donated the manuscript on July 14, 2003. It was submitted to CUA Magazine but not published.
Processing completed in June 2010 by Carter Rawson. EAD markup completed in July 2010 by Carter Rawson and Robin C. Pike.
The photograph series consists of 48 small, assorted black and white vintage prints (2"x3", 3"x5" and 5"x7").
L-R: Karl Schmitt, Rafael Fornaris, Jose Pou
L-R: Egon Wildermuth, Paul Twiddy, Karl Schmitt
L-R: Egon Wildermuth, Paul Twiddy, Karl Schmitt
L-R: Egon Wildermuth, Karl Schmitt
L-R: Karl Schmitt, Egon Wildermuth, Paul Twiddy
L-R: Walter Giffrich, Karl Schmitt, Paul Twiddy
L-R: unknown, Karl Schmitt, Jim Cosgrove, Rafael Fornaris, unknown, Luis Cardenal, Jim Cosgrove, Manuel Salazar
L-R: Luis Salazar, Luis Cardenal, Jim Cosgrove, Karl Schmitt, unknown, Alberto Casares, unknown, Manuel Salazar
L-R: Luis Salazar, Karl Schmitt, Alberto Casares
L-R: Walter Giffrich, Rafael Fornaris
L-R: Albert Casares, Joe Sokolowski, Karl Schmitt, Walter Giffrich
Standing: Rafael Fornaris, Walter Griffrich, Kneeling: Alberto Casares, Jose Po, Luis Salazar
L-R: Egon Wildermuth, Paul Twiddy
overlooking Trinity College
photo of Karl Schmitt
photo of Karl Schmitt
Paul Twiddy, Rafael Fornaris
Karl Schmitt, James Cosgrove (d. 1944/5)
Karl Schmitt as Zachariah in performance of Athaliah
seated: Monsignor McCormick, standing: Fr. Dillon, seated: Fr. Stratemeyer, others unknown
Monsignor McCormick(Vice Rector), Fr. Dillon (Navy Chaplain)
L-R: Rafael Fornaris, Luis Salazar, Alberto Casares
Rafael Fornaris, John DeGroot
Kathleen Bowser, Anabelle Melville, Rita Bondi, Joan Chapman
Anabelle Melville, Lois Pecor, Kathleen Bowser
L-R, Standing: *Joan Chapman, Lois Copenhaver, Norma Davis, unknown, unknown, Terry Fabrizio, Kneeling: *Lois Pecor, unknown, *Rita Bondi, *Kathleen Bowser
Ralph Parker, Frank Walker, Jack O'Donnell
L-R: John Mahoney, Earl Essex, Rita Bondi, Lois Pecor, Kathleen Bowser
L-R: Kathleen Bowser, Lois Pecor
Joan Chapman
L-R: unknown, unknown, Rita Bondi
L-R: Attracta O'Connor (hidden), Martha Lauerbacher, Mary Dubey, Rita Bondi, Anabelle Melville, Kathleen Bowser, Lois Pecor
L-R: Jack O'Donnell, Harold McDonnell
L-R: Jack Canavan, Karl Schmitt, Jack O'Donnell, Harold McDonnell
L-R: Standing: Kathleen Bowser, Unknown, Mary Dubey, Lois Pecor, Anabelle Melville, Lois Copenhaver, Kneeling: Rita Bondi, unknown, unknown
Dick Orsini, Lois Pecor
L-R: Lois Pecor, Kathleen Bowser, Anabelle Melville
L-R: Lois Pecor, Kathleen Bowser, Joan Chapman
Joan Chapman
Harold McDonnell, Karl Schmitt
Harold McDonnell, Karl Schmitt
L-R: Kathleen Bowser, Earl Essex, Bill Volz, Rita Bondi, Anabelle Melville,Lois Pecor, Frank Walker
L-R: Harold McDonnell, Karl Schmitt, Donald Sommers
L-R: Harold McDonnell, Joe Lennon, Norman Helmstedder
Series 2 consists of an unpublished manuscript documenting Dr. Schmitt's CUA experience.