In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell

...death of the family dog.[9] Much of the correspondence also relates to the travel that the sisters did, from summering in Rhode Island to travelling in Europe.[10] Jane would also often write her brother William, who ran the family bookstore, asking for him to send books to her and her

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Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home

...rst year about 200 men visited the club each day and by 1943 that was up to 800.[11] The women volunteers, called the Morale Corps, would organize various themes for the dances as well as staff the offices and service desks and serve food and refreshments. The military men described

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Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find

...shortened further to Redpath’s Weekly. This reflected the reduction in the number of illustrations due to rising publication costs. By August 1883, the paper had become more literary and less a vehicle for Irish freedom and social activism with more space devoted to serialized fiction, including French and Russian works

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Liturgical Week

...ts Peter and Paul on November 29, 1964, the first day such a vernacular Mass was allowed by the Vatican. In addition, Krol wanted the parishes to roll out these changes as quickly as possible and issued a number of manuals and directions to guide pastors and congregations in implementing

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