Liturgical Music and Peter LaManna

...chdiocesan Boy Choir has performed in parishes around the Archdiocese, the United States, and the world. The other major choir that LaManna lead was the Collegiate Choir of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul. The collection has records detailing the planning of international trips the choirs took, including to

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Carmelite Monastery

...k of Poplar Street. On July 26, 1902, the fifth Carmelite monastery in the United States was established: the Carmelite Monastery on Saint Joseph and Saint Anne.   The four Foundresses: Sr. Mary of St. Joseph, Sr. Stanisalus of the Blessed Sacrament, Sr. Xavier of the Angels, Sr. Gertrude of

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Eleanor C. Donnelly papers. 1873-1905 (MC 48)

...n contains correspondence, largely from priests and Bishops throughout the United States in answer to her requests for facsimiles of episcopal seals. Also included is an autograph book containing signatures of American Confederate prisoners of war held at the Johnson’s Island prison. 1 box, 0.4 linear ft. *Materials in this

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Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General

.... Robert Maitland O'Reilly (1845-1912) was the 20th Surgeon General of the United States Army serving from September 7, 1902 to January 14, 1909. O'Reilly served a long military medical career beginning as a medical cadet in August 1862 during the Civil War. Notable accomplishments include a position as the

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