Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...e paper also supported other social causes such as women’s suffrage, civil service reform and the labor movement. Depictions of tenement housing in New York City Illustration showing British imperialism in Egypt Redpath also realized that a newspaper devoted primarily to Ireland and social reform may have limited appeal,
William C. White letters, 1861-1869 (MC 17)
...Irish Catholic Union soldier from Philadelphia. White began his Civil War service as a volunteer with the 69th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers on August 19, 1861 and served in some of the bloodiest and most important battles of the War – Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. This collection contains letters
CORDUM
...: Worship, Evangelization, Education, Structure and Personnel, Witness and Service, and Finance. Areas that were looked at include the inclusion of youth in parish life, the permanent diaconate among the Hispanic and African-American populations, and the creation of programs that attempt to meet the human needs of the people in
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...s... September 26, 1862, page 1 September 26, 1862, page 2 White began his service during the Civil War on August 19, 1861. His collection of letters to his parents recount his experiences in some of the most important battles of the war– Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. The letters