The Church and Labor

...um Novarum" in the College Center, 04/24/1991, Halvey 661H The Bishops of Philadelphia were often vocal in their views of the economic problems in the United States. Archbishop Patrick Ryan was active in labor relations, working on a number of occasions as a mediator between management and labor unions to

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The Centennial Fountain

...Temperance Movement) With the approach of the centennial celebrations in Philadelphia to mark the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of the Diocese of Philadelphia wanted to partake in the festivities. To do so, the organization proposed building a fountain in Fairmount Park to celebrate

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Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items

...Coad’s family, including his son Joseph R. Coad (1829-1868), a prominent Philadelphia physician who served as president of the city’s Board of Health. Dr. Joseph R. Coad, circa 1860 Thus far, I have found that manuscript collections, particularly collections of family papers, often have some interesting miscellaneous items that seemingly

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Newman Centers

...oth professionals and students. Other Newman clubs would begin to open in Philadelphia area schools, including Temple and Drexel as well as many of the medical colleges such as Hahnemann and the Woman’s Medical College.[6] And by the 1940s, a majority of local non-Catholic colleges had their own Newman Centers

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