Patrick Coad family papers, 1798-1880 (MC 37)
Patrick Coad, undated Patrick Coad (1783-1872), an Irish immigrant who settled in Philadelphia, was the first patentee of a graduated galvanic battery with insulated poles. Touting his battery among other uses as an instrument that helped cure various diseases, Coad’s invention attracted a good deal of attention within the scientific
Eucharistic Congress
...sses were held, ranging from Armenian to Korean, with 40,000 attending the Irish Mass held on the grounds of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Halvey_A448_072 Halvey_A441_065 Halvey_A441_037 Dignitaries and Pilgrims In addition to the numerous pilgrims, there were also a number of recognizable attendees who addressed the crowds during various
Digital Collections
...the American Catholic Historical Society, the majority of which relate to Irish American history. ACHS material can be found here and CHRC Historic Papers can be found here. The Catholic Historical Research Center's oral history program, which focuses on the life histories of retired Diocesan priests, serves to fill gaps
Herman Joseph Heuser Papers
...oncerned with Heuser’s work concerning Canon Patrick Augustine Sheehan, an Irish Roman Catholic priest who was an author and activist. In this letter discusses Holmes reading proofs of Heuser’s biography on Sheehan, Canon Sheehan of Doneraile. Oliver Wendell Holmes to Herman Joseph Heuser, May 1, 1917 Archives Archives Select Month