Medical Mission Sisters

...] It was shortly after this that the sisters moved their headquarters from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia at the request of Cardinal Dougherty. [7] Medical Mission Sisters Photograph album https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7369 Now that the Medical Mission Sisters were officially recognized, they began to grow quickly in both membership and service locations.

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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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James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?

...culations and many leading men of both parties are engaged in it. Even the Washington Union appears to lean that way. This is to sink the names of Democrat and Whig and to form a new Union party. Page 2 Buchanan shares his views on the separation of church and

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Associations & Institutions

...institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A variety of types of institutions are included, especially hospitals, orphanages, and colleges. Types of material include institutional histories and anniversary books, annual reports, prospectuses and course catalogs. Also included are ephemera such as brochures.   Some material

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