James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?

...llection that seems to fall within this category is the David Lynch Papers, 1830-1865 (MC 13), possibly collected by the ACHS due to the mere fact that Lynch may have been Catholic. A tobacconist from Pittsburgh, PA, David Lynch (1793-1860) had served as a major in the land and marine

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Monsignor Hugh J. Nolan

...wing on him the title of Monsignor. Monsignor Nolan passed away on February 1, 1995. The collection housed at the Catholic Historical Research Center contains a majority of the research materials used for the Monsignor’s writings. The bulk of those research materials concern Cardinal Dennis Dougherty. You can access the

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Catholic Interracial Council

.../11/1956 Anna McGarry, an Irish Catholic, was born in Philadelphia on March 17, 1894. In 1920s, she began to dedicate her life to fighting against discrimination against African Americans, after witnessing unfair housing practices in her North Philadelphia neighborhood.[6] Following the creation of the CIIC, McGarry cofounded the West Philadelphia

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Collection Development Policy

...or the Catholic Standard & Times, the official Archdiocesan newspaper, from 1935 to 1999 as well as photographs for Catholic institutions that Halvey took as a freelance photographer. The object collection is largely comprised of Catholic artifacts, and includes the Cardinal Krol Memorabilia Collection. In order to support study of

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