Bartholomew F. Fair papers, 1906-1966 (MC 24)
...to the newly created post of executive director. He had been active in the Society for over 23 years, also serving as its librarian and curator. He supervised the move of the ACHS to its present headquarters at 263 South Fourth Street and was also responsible for moving the Society’s
Lawrence Francis Flick papers, 1889-1930 (MC 18)
...ot hereditary but contagious. He organized the first American tuberculosis society in 1892, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, to educate the public and founded White Haven Sanitarium in 1901. Having a great interest in history, Flick was one of the founders of the American Catholic Historical Society
Martin I. J. Griffin papers, 1842-1950 (MC 8)
...paper, from 1870 to 1873. Griffin founded the American Catholic Historical Society in 1884 and served as its secretary. He also belonged to several other historical associations, including the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Society of Philadelphia and served as secretary for the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union. An energetic promoter,
Thomas Cooke Middleton papers, 1859-1917 (MC 7)
..., an organization he helped found in 1884. He also served as editor of the Society’s journal, the Records of the American Catholic Historical Society from 1899 to 1905. Middleton wrote many essays on local Catholic history and the Augustinian Order. This collection contains correspondence, most of which relates to