The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15 papers, ca. 1810-1898 (MC 56)

...agazine was renamed to American Catholic Historical Researches and Martin I. J. Griffin became both the editor and publisher. The purpose of the quarterly magazine remained the same under the direction of Griffin. Materials in The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15 papers, ca. 1810-1898, were most likely compiled by

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James F. Connelly papers, 1790-1974 (MC 67)

...notes, published materials, ephemera, and mixed media materials, such as cassette tapes, are also included. 23 boxes, 9.2 linear ft....

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The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell

...ided social services to Italian children. St. Francis' Industrial School, n.d. In 1895, Louise and her husband Edward Morrel founded St. Emma’s Agricultural and Industrial School in Virginia to provide young African-American men with secular and religious education. The plight of African-Americans was an area of intense concern for Louise.

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Thomas Nast (1840-1902)

...the American political cartoon, Thomas Nast is an influential figure in U.S. history. Published in Harper’s Weekly, his cartoons were famous for attacking the New York City political machine of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. Nast is also credited with creating the Republican Party’s elephant and drawing the modern image

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