Digital Collections
...can be found here. Through a partnership with CHRC, the Digital Library@Villanova has digitized books, papers, and periodicals owned by 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
Anti-Catholicism in Jacksonian Philadelphia
...he amount of anti-Catholic materials published. The trustee problems that plagued Philadelphia beginning in the 1820s played a significant role, badly damaging the reputation of Catholics and left Philadelphians suspicious of the motives of the Catholic hierarchy. In this pamphlet published in Philadelphia in 1833, Samuel Smith, a former priest,
Friendly and Adopted Sons
...Bylaws, etc. of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, Philadelphia, 1859, AC119. [10] Hood, A Brief Account, P001.0487 [11] 116th Annual Banquet of the Hibernian Society Banquet Programs: 1887, AC 119; 126th Annual Banquet of the Hibernian Society Banquet Programs: 1887, AC 119; the Society of
Research Request Forms
...el of the Saints, Most Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Victory, St. Peter Claver, St. Philip Neri, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Vincent de Paul. We also have records for schools administered by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.