Colleges
...cese of Philadelphia. Some were created in response to the increase in the city's population following both the Industrial Revolution and European immigration. Later, as women were given the right to vote in 1920, institutions that had educated young women expanded to include further instruction. Examining the founding of the
James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?
...r in 1833. Certificate of Lynch's appointment as an auctioneer for the City of Pittsburgh, February 9, 1830(?) A staunch Democrat who was actively involved in politics, David Lynch happened to be friends with fellow Pennsylvanian James Buchanan. The collection includes a few letters between the two men that were
Priest and Rosary Calm Tension – Oral History Interview
...hia Police Department​ as they joined forces to calm tensions in the inner city. Msgr. Devlin was later appointed Director of the Cardinal's Commission on Human Relations. http://www.pahrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Devlin-online-clip-1.wav Devlin: George Fencl, (Chief Inspector and head of the Police Department’s Civil Affairs Unit), would call me. And one time we were
Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...often raise money for the various Catholic orphanages and hospitals in the city.[7] During the Spanish Flu of 1918, the Philopatrians’ building on Arch Street was turned into a hospital to help combat the flu. Called Emergency Hospital #3, members assisted the religious sisters who were acting as nurses.[8] One