Digitizing the Halvey Photograph Collection, Step One
...ian Grady, and I used sampling to accomplish this task. After counting the number of envelopes in each box, we counted the number of negatives in a sample population of envelopes, as each envelope contains a sometimes vastly different number of negatives. Based on the results, we can reasonably estimate
National Council of Catholic Women
...position of the archdiocese. Thus, while Pittsburg had over 200 affiliated groups and every woman’s group in Harrisburg was a member, only four groups in Philadelphia were connected to the NCCW.[10] It would not be until Cardinal Krol, that the archdiocese showed interest in joining. However, because of his involvement
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
...ing the Battle of Gettysburg which occurred during July 1863, the greatest number of wounded were admitted to the hospital in a single month. The following month of August saw the greatest number of deaths in any one month, averaging at least one per day. In just one year, patients
Research guide for parish histories
...descriptions of consultors meetings. The Diocesan consultors are a certain number of priests in each diocese of the United States who act as official advisers of the bishop in certain matters pertaining to the administration of the diocese. Information relating to parishes usually consists of votes on a request to