Records of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors, a professional membership organization offering training and assessment opportunities to national and international diocesan vocation offices. Records include meeting minutes, Executive Directors' subject files, convention proceedings and programs, newsletters, publications, regional activities, and the Committee on Vocations.

Donated by the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors, 1990; additions donated by the NCDVD in 2004.

Processed by Matt Blessing, Heidi Braunschweig, and McKayla Sutton in 2011.

Historical Note

The National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors is a professional membership organization within the Catholic Church that traces its origins to 1962 when the West-Midwest Vocation Directors and the Eastern Seaboard Vocation Directors agreed to hold a joint national convention. Formally established in 1971, the service organization has a national office located in Chicago, IL and offers membership opportunities to national and international diocesan vocation offices. It supports the assessment and training of priestly candidates, encourages the formation of seminarians, and promotes the interests of diocesan vocation ministry, including the Fishers of Men program and issues dealing with the Program for Priestly Formation. In addition to holding an annual convention and offering regional activities for its members, the organization publishes a newsletter, directories, and journals. The Executive Board members are elected and include the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, two members-at-large, as well as the Past President and the Executive Director. The NCDVD's website provides a list of officers, information for members, a calendar of upcoming events, and other resources related to the organization.

Scope and Content

Series 1, Board of Directors, 1968-1992, includes the meeting minutes for the Executive Board of the NCDVD, arranged chronologically.

Series 2, Executive Directors, 1973-1990, contains reports, studies, publications, and administrative subject files related to the Executive Directors of the organization, arranged alphabetically by title.

Series 3, Conventions, 1958-2000, is composed of the schedules, proceedings, and meeting minutes of the NCDVD's annual conventions, arranged chronologically.

Series 4, Publications, 1968-2000, includes newsletters, directories, journals, and histories published by the organization, arranged chronologically.

Series 5, Regional Activities, 1973-1989, consists of regional meeting minutes, handbooks, contact information, memorandums, and activities reports for Regions I through VII, arranged alphabetically by title and chronologically thereunder.    

Series 6, Committee on Vocations, 1973-1986, covers the proceedings of and guidelines for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Vocations. English and Italian language documents from the 1981 International Congress in Rome are also included. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically thereunder.

Series 7, Curated Website Captures, provides access to versions of the NCDVD's website.