Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs

...ith, “Sketch of Mary Brackett Willcox of Ivy Mills, PA,” Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, (12/1896), 395 [3] Friends of Old St. Thomas. "Ivy Mills/Saint Thomas Guide Book." March 2012, 6, PH171 [4] Sister William Josephine Ludwick, "The Early History of St. Thomas the Apostle Church,

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...sports stadium within Chinatown. Robert Halvey, The Catholic Standard and Times, (February 15, 1973), Catholic Historical Research Center Holy Redeemer has continued to grow and thrive, serving as a bedrock in the Chinese community. The church has provided community programming including a free health clinic and English language classes to

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Collection Development Policy

...chdiocese since their founding. CHRC also houses the collections of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, as well as some records from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. ACHS records include printed, visual, and ephemeral materials that document institutions, associations, societies, religious orders, and parishes located within the Archdiocese as well

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...Contact us Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHRC) 6719 Calvert Street Philadelphia, PA 19149 Phone: (215) 904-8149 Email: archives@chrc-phila.org...

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