1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut

...he outbreak. The sisters declined the offer, instead asking that the money used to make the plates be used as funds for the orphanages and schools that the order administered. In his diary, Bishop Kenrick commented on the noteworthy efforts of the sisters and priests during the outbreak: “…displaying an

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Lawrence E. McCrossin papers, 1917-1919 (MC 4)

...vities in Europe. Most of the correspondence issued through the Knights of Columbus deals with supply and personnel data. Also included are referrals from noted officials Richard V. Farley of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and Major Thomas F. Meehan of the United States Army; booklets on the

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Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop

...igious life. Accepting an invitation from one of his uncles to come to the United States in 1859, Prendergast enrolled at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, PA. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop James Frederick Wood on November 17, 1865. Edmond F. Prendergast, circa 1890   Prendergast

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Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...0 prints of interior or exterior views of Catholic churches throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This collection has been digitized and is available through Villanova's digital library The firm of Packard and Butler was started by Herbert S. Packard and William H. Butler. Packard was an artist

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