Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General
...scrapbook kept while O’Reilly was abroad serving as a delegate at the 1906 International Conference for the Revisions of the Geneva Convention for the conference. The scrapbook contains calling cards, menus, invitations, and notes. Scrapbook page, 1906 Scrapbook page, 1906 Archives Archives Select Month October 2024 July 2024 May 2024
Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...ree of truth and have put up a sign for a new school with the slogan, “our rule, mob rule.” The cartoon further shows them supporting Boss Tweed, the Democrat whose political machine ran New York. Thus by depicting them as children, Nast was questioning their ability to think on
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...om significant events within the Archdiocese’s history, including the 41st International Eucharistic Congress held in Philadelphia in 1976 and Pope John Paul II’s visit in October 1979. Archdiocesan records also include the sacramental registers of those parishes located within the present Archdiocese since their founding. CHRC also houses the collections
A lengthy and active military career
...y dull moments during his career as it coincided with several national and international wars and conflicts. O'Reilly's career began in 1862 when he interrupted his medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania to enlist as a medical cadet during the Civil War. A good deal of correspondence in the