Visiting CHRC
...olic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Please read the information below to help make your time with us as productive as it can be. Please contact us at archives@chrc-phila.org or at (215) 904-8149 to make an appointment to visit the archives. Researchers should also contact CHRC to
Research
...nsure that we are open. At that time, staff will also conduct a reference interview to establish what materials and collections need to be accessed. Please read our Access Policies and Guidelines before visiting. Policies Services Collections...
Augustine G. Kappes papers, 1899-1909 (MC 59)
...s in the Diocese of Harrisburg (Pa.) from 1902 until his death in March 1930. Kappes’ German background and knowledge of the language likely played a large factor in his assignment to churches with mostly German parishioners. One such parish was St. Gertrude’s in Lebanon. During his tenure as rector,
Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1811-1933 (MC 1)
..., and Leopold Stokowski. Some of the topics covered include Catholicity in Russia, church architecture, Catholic American Indians, and the religious aspects of the issue of vasectomy. A significant amount of materials in the collection relate to Canon Patrick Augustine Sheehan of Doneraile, Ireland, specifically Sheehan’s book, My New Curate;