Collection Development Policy
...(including negatives) that Robert Halvey took for the Catholic Standard & Times, the official Archdiocesan newspaper, from 1935 to 1999 as well as photographs for Catholic institutions that Halvey took as a freelance photographer. The object collection is largely comprised of Catholic artifacts, and includes the Cardinal Krol Memorabilia Collection.
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
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Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...ent a petition to the Vatican to be a separate congregation with their own rules. This was approved in 1896, with their new constitution laying out that humility and clarity would be the spirit driving their congregation.[14] By 1910, the order had grown substantially to over 700 nuns, novices, and
The Centennial Fountain
...ranite work.[5] Work began on the fountain on July 5th 1875 with the groundbreaking, giving the workers only a year to finish the construction. In order to pay for the project, the Philadelphia chapter of the CTAU began to have public rallies to raise donations. While they were able to