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...ets and other printed materials relating to subjects of Catholic interest. Newspapers CHRC holds one of the largest collections of Catholic newspapers and periodicals in the United States. Parish Histories and Calendars Consists of published parish histories as well as other printed material and ephemera relating to a particular
A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia
...of the Most Rev. John Carroll, Bishop and First Archbishop of Baltimore, (New York: 1888). [4] Thomas Rzeznik, “Roman Catholic Parishes,” The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/roman-catholic-parishes/; “A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,” Archdiocese of Philadelphia, http://archphila.org/about/. [5] The Catholic Standard and Times, (July 29, 1976); “The Catholic
Associations & Institutions
...ontains various 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
Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...ishop James Bayley form Bishop James Wood, 02/01/1865, MC 75_51.1016. [13] Newspaper Clipping, “The Holy See and the Fenians,” 07/13/1865, MC75_52.556 [14] News Clipping, “Father Lavelle’s appeal,”51.204f [15] Letter to Father Moriarty from Bishop Wood, 5/14/1964, MC751.204d, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8441. [16] Letter to Bishop Wood form Father Moriarty, 05/15/1864, MC75_51.204e, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8440 [17]