Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...U.S. Department of the Interior, on October 27, 1876 requesting Shea's scholarly assistance. Another large correspondence file comes from Michael Augustine Corrigan, Archbishop of New York. Typed letter composed in 1891 by Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan asking Shea for clarification of sources to the assertion that there were large defections
The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition
...s, was the first of its kind ever presented and represented the finest and largest display of Vatican stamps ever shown in one place at one time. According to stamp expert and museum president Bernard Davis, the exhibit will be "unparalleled In significance and In rarity by any stamp exhibit
Herman Joseph Heuser Papers
...ently painted portraits. In this letter to Heuser, Eakins asks him to translate a phrase into Latin for a portrait of a woman who plans on giving the painting to her son who is learning Latin. He also mentions a portrait of Dr. Patrick Garvey he has painted in 1902,
Associations & Institutions
...s printed material on Catholic institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A variety of types of institutions are included, especially hospitals, orphanages, and colleges. Types of material include institutional histories and anniversary books, annual reports, prospectuses and course catalogs. Also included are ephemera such