The Day the Bronx Bomber Played in Kensington

...ting for Ascension of Our Lord, Babe Ruth Baseball today seems more like a business than a sport. Americans look to the past as a simpler time when baseball was played for fun, not profit. These thoughts may just be nostalgic longing for a time that never really existed. But

Continue reading

Patrick Reilly papers, 1828-1878 (MC 42)

...ncerns matters at the school. Some of the letters from students document their experiences during the Civil War. The collection also includes business and legal records of the school. [17 linear feet]...

Continue reading

John Gilmary Shea Correspondence, 1836-1891 (MC 51)

...y. Shea is considered one of the first American Catholic historians in the United States. Much of his recognition and lasting fame comes from the accolades and accomplishments of publishing nearly three hundred articles and books. The John Gilmary Shea Correspondence preserved in the Philadelphia Archdiocese Historical Research Center primarily

Continue reading

Education

...sts often depicted the Irish with ape-like features to showcase the groups’ inferior and animalistic nature. Nast’s cartoons reveal deep-seated animosity towards the Catholic Church. Nast feared a takeover of the United States by the pope and saw threats everywhere, most notably to public education. His cartoons have had a

Continue reading