The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington

...ting for Ascension of Our Lord, Babe Ruth Baseball today seems more like a business than a sport. Americans look to the past as a simpler time when baseball was played for fun, not profit. These thoughts may just be nostalgic longing for a time that never really existed. But

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Thomas Lloyd family papers, 1766-1867 (MC 45)

...ly contains materials related to Thomas Lloyd, including some personal and business correspondence as well as shorthand notes for various events and court cases, including those related to the Hogan Schism as Old St. Mary. Manuscript materials for the book The System of Shorthand Practiced by Thomas Lloyd in Taking

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Digital Collections

Digital Collections CHRC has a large number of items that have been digitized through various digitization projects, partnerships, patron research requests, and social media initiatives. We endeavor to provide standardized descriptive practices and open access to this growing collection over the web. CHRC's Omeka site features a growing set of

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