Our Lady of Czestochowa Dedication
...er Cardinals Wyszynki, O’Hara, and Krol. The shrine would continue to be visited by pilgrimages from around the world, with at least 50,000 coming every year. President Johnson was not the only world leader to come to the shrine, with President Ronald Reagan, President George H.W. Bush, and Karol Cardinal
Catholic Interracial Council
..., on which Anna McGarry served as vice president.[13] This city government commission sought to end discrimination in employment and was later formed into the Commission on Human Relations.[14] The Catholic Interracial Council would also play a large role in easing the racial tensions that erupted in Levittown in 1957
Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...tion is housed in approximately seven boxes. The bulk of the collection is comprised of incoming correspondence. Some of the larger files with twenty or more letters are from notable figures who helped Shea during his scholarly years. For instance, the collection contains a large file of correspondence between Oscar
Temperance Movement
...tional 400 society branches by 1876. However, the following year the union complained about a fall in per capita members, blaming it on the growing acceptance of abstinence and thus decrease in need for the societies.[10] This decrease likely influenced the CTAU’s decision to allow women societies to become honorary