Joseph M. Corrigan papers, 1896-1942 (MC 25)

...Corrigan, D.D. served as the sixth rector of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. from 1936 until his sudden death in June 1942. He was also rector of and a professor at St. Charles Seminary (Wynnewood, Pa.) from 1918 to 1936. After his ordination in Rome in 1903, Corrigan

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Irish College, Rome. Transcripts, 1832-1848 (MC 53)

...ry published edited versions of these transcripts in the Records of the American Catholic Historical Society (volumes 7-9). The intent was to document some of people and events connected with the history of Catholicity in North America. Correspondents include Francis P. Kenrick, Peter R. Kenrick, Edward Barron, Michael O’Connor, John

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Centennial Exposition

...hich spoke of the importance of religious liberty and faith in building America.[14] By the time the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine closed on November 10, 1876, over 10 million visitors had been through the exhibit grounds. The event proved to be a

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Serra Club of Philadelphia

...aint Charles Borromeo Seminary. The collection housed at the Catholic Historical Research Center covers Serra club material from the 1950s to the mid- 1980s. It is subdivided into many different categories, from correspondence to pamphlets from various Serra International Conventions. You can explore the finding aid for the newly processed

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