Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1811-1933 (MC 1)
...earchers will find it useful to use the more recent (html) finding aid in conjunction with the legacy finding aid, which includes item-level information. View finding aid (HTML) Legacy finding aid (PDF)...
Marian Year collection, 1954 (MC 6)
...This collection contains various souvenir materials, including correspondence, ephemera, published items, and photographs commemorating the Marian year celebrations and events that took place within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1954. View legacy finding aid (PDF)...
Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...s and other violent episodes that many saw as a sign that the Irish were incompatible with the ideals of the nation. Indeed, nativism arose due to the fear that the Irish and other ethnic groups would corrupt the fabric of America. This fear of the Irish was compounded because
Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal
...880s, black Catholics began a concerted effort to establish a church and accompanying school for the community. In 1886, the St. Peter Claver Union, which Father Ernest Hiltermann of Holy Trinity Church had formed for black Catholics, along with the help of others within the Catholic community, most notably Katharine