Thomas Lloyd family papers, 1766-1867 (MC 45)

...tes taken in his shorthand. Other accomplishments included working for the United States Treasurer, and reporting George Washington’s first inaugural address, which was published in the Gazette of the United States. Lloyd emigrated from London shortly before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. During the war, he served as a

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The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition

..., the Spellman collection also includes rare coins and meals from both the United States and the Vatican. The collection would once again be exhibited in Philadelphia during Vistarama, the largest exhibit of Catholic Missions in United States history, in 1956. The collection, as well as the holdings of the

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Pamphlets

...al thousand pamphlets and other printed materials relating to subjects of Catholic interest. There is also ephemeral material such as brochures, event programs, leaflets and newspaper clippings. The material covers a wide range of topics relating to the history of the Catholic Church in the United States including Catholic individuals,

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Collection Development Policy

...sources include scholarship relating to the history of Catholicism in the United States as well as social and cultural histories of the various ethnicities that shaped the American Catholic Church. CHRC does not actively collect non-institutional records, but welcomes donations of print and non-print materials related to Catholicism in the

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