Collection Development Policy

...also collects the records of area Catholic parishes, schools, institutions, organizations, associations and individuals. The types of records we are interested in include financial, administrative and legal records, parish histories, minute books, letters, journals and diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, artifacts, books, pamphlets and other materials that pertain to the history, development

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Colleges

...holic colleges reveals the changing history of the city of Philadelphia. Explore the exhibit on our Omeka site: https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/exhibits/show/colleges...

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Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items

...ir city without proper nourishment, which included ham, veal, poultry, eggs, 10 pounds of sugar, and 2,000 stewed and 600 fried oysters. Oh yes, and don't forget the segars. Food ordered by military personnel and citizens guarding St. Paul's Catholic Church, May 1844 Archives Archives Select Month April 2024 March

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