Archdiocesan Superintendent of Schools records, 1890-1932 (MC 92)
...n Philadelphia can be traced to the mid- to late-18th century under the purview of local parishes, and early expansion occurred unsystematically until the 1850s. Since few parishes had the resources to provide a K-12 education, many Catholic households chose to send their children to Philadelphia’s public schools. Due to
Catholics Responses to the Spanish Civil War
...ishops and Nazism during the Spanish Civil War." The Catholic Historical Review 99, no. 3 (2013), 500. [2] James Flint, ""Must God Go Fascist?": English Catholic Opinion and the Spanish Civil War." Church History 56, no. 3 (1987), 368. [3] Donald F. Crosby, "Boston's Catholics and the Spanish Civil War:
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...igures of all Christian denominations in the United States and Britain who viewed the outbreak as punishment for people’s sins, specifically those dealing with the overindulgence of food and drink. And although Kenrick greatly assisted those affected by the disease, in a letter to Bishop Rese of Detroit, Kenrick shares
Walter George Smith papers, 1836-1933 (MC 47)
...the causes of uniform state laws, was an appointed member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, a Manager of the Drexel Institute, and President of the American Bar Association. The collection contains correspondence, including family correspondence; diaries, journals and travel logs; speeches, addresses, published and unpublished writings. Scrapbooks, memorabilia, and