A Philadelphia Artist
...s asked to exhibit paintings at the Metropolitan Mechanical Institution in Washington D.C. Moreover, Librarian of Congress, John Silva Meehan took an interest in his paintings. Meehan worked on Martin’s behalf to have him hired to paint a marine subject for one of the panels in the new extensions of
Joseph M. Corrigan papers, 1896-1942 (MC 25)
...an, 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
Education
...l students are left on the hook for the cost of their education. Knudsen, “Washington Mirage?” September 14, 1972 The promise of tax credits from politicians never seem to materialize while Catholic parents are struggling under the weight of taxes and tuition. McGovern, “Babes in the Woods,” August 28, 1969
Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...shortened further to Redpath’s Weekly. This reflected the reduction in the number of illustrations due to rising publication costs. By August 1883, the paper had become more literary and less a vehicle for Irish freedom and social activism with more space devoted to serialized fiction, including French and Russian works