Digitizing the Halvey Photograph Collection, Step One

...ian Grady, and I used sampling to accomplish this task. After counting the number of envelopes in each box, we counted the number of negatives in a sample population of envelopes, as each envelope contains a sometimes vastly different number of negatives. Based on the results, we can reasonably estimate

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Black Catholic periodicals

...by Swann and Hart. Though it lasted less than a year, The Journal spoke to Philadelphia’s growing number of Black Catholics. It appears that PAHRC is the only institution that has this publication. PAHRC also has a single issue of The Catholic Herald (February 18, 1905) which was published in

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American Federation of Catholic Societies

...sts and work of religion, pity and education.”[7] Archbishop Ryan spoke at Philadelphia’s Federation founding, stating that he was hesitant to support it but now he saw that “there cannot possibly be any objection to the Federation, since its objects are … to make us better men and better citizens.[8]

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Friendly and Adopted Sons

...y for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, March 17, 1871-March 17, 1892 (Philadelphia: The Hibernian Society, 1892), 2006.067.01 [7] Ibid. [8] Hood, A Brief Account, P001.0487 [9] Act of Incorporation, Bylaws, etc. of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, Philadelphia, 1859, AC119. [10] Hood, A

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