National Council of Catholic Women

...special focus on youth movements and leadership through a weekly radio broadcast.[8] 11th Annual Convention. The National Council of Catholic Women. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. October 7, 1931 During Cardinal O’Hara’s time as archbishop, Philadelphia still remained separate from the NCCW; however, he was more receptive to the group and

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Joseph M. Corrigan papers, 1896-1942 (MC 25)

...an, D.D. served as the sixth rector of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. from 1936 until his sudden death in June 1942. He was also rector of and a professor at St. Charles Seminary (Wynnewood, Pa.) from 1918 to 1936. After his ordination in Rome in 1903, Corrigan

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James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?

...ovides a good deal of insight into Buchanan's personality and political philosophies as well as the current state of politics in both Pennsylvania and the country. Part of the first page of the letter reads: You know I am not a sanguine man, nor is my heart so fixed upon

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Mathew Carey

...country The publication focused on American literature, which lead George Washington to say that “no more useful literary plan has ever been undertaken in America.”[5] Contributors included Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush and helped lead to an increased interest in American literature.[6] An even larger impact on the American literary

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