An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition

...ndard and Times, 10/2/1920, 3. [8] John Quinn, “Father Mathew’s Disciples: American Catholic Support for Temperance, 1840-1920,” Church History vol. 64, no. 4, Dec. 1996, 635. [9] Proceedings of the First Conference of Catholic Favoring Prohibition, (Scranton: 1914), 5. [10] Ibid., 22. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024

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Black Catholic periodicals

...ce during the last couple decades of the 19th century. In November 1889, a number of prominent men (the actual number is not known) gathered in Baltimore for the first black Catholic lay congress in the country’s history. The emergence of this community was largely due to the efforts of

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The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15 papers, ca. 1810-1898 (MC 56)

...ed in American Catholicism. By 1886, the quarterly magazine was renamed to American Catholic Historical Researches and Martin I. J. Griffin became both the editor and publisher. The purpose of the quarterly magazine remained the same under the direction of Griffin. Materials in The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15

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Research guide for parish histories

...nformation regarding the history of some educational institutions, CHRC in general does not have school records. The Archives has some school records, report cards mostly, for three parochial schools: St. Teresa of Avila, St. Peter Claver, and St. Philip Neri. Please contact CHRC staff for more information. Researchers should contact

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