Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General

...of Pennsylvania. After graduating in 1866 he served in the army around the country and was continually promoted to higher ranking positions. The actual certificates are large in scale, below is a letter congratulating O'Reilly on his new position as Assistant Surgeon. Letter from War Department, August 5, 1867 Letter

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Education

...s in ruins. Nast believed that Catholicism was attacking the future of the country by destroying public schools. “Tilden’s “Wolf at the Door, Gaunt and Hungry.” Don’t let him in,” September 16, 1876 Here a wolf with a papal and Democratic Party collar is trying to force its way into

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TV and Radio

...eal to Real, 03/29/1989, Halvey_574G In 1990, Catholic dioceses around the country formed a national cooperative for producing and sharing segments called the Diocesan Producer Group.[8] Soon after, DVCOTVR took over full production of Real to Reel and changed the shows name to Catholic Magazine. With the change, Catholic Magazine

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Catholic Club of Philadelphia records, 1871-1923 (MC 23)

...uary 2, 1877. The club, one of many founded in major cities throughout the country during the late 19th century, offered wealthy men of a certain socioeconomic background cultural, intellectual, and social opportunities. These clubs sponsored balls, concerts, lectures as well as other events and activities that raised large sums

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