Robert M. O’Reilly papers, 1862-1925 (MC 34)
...ce for the Revision of the Geneva Convention in Geneva in 1906. During his time as surgeon general, O’Reilly made significant improvements by elevating the status and personnel of the army medical corps and furthering medical research. This collection contains both personal and professional correspondence, much of which documents O’Reilly’s
A lengthy and active military career
...was the last in a long line of assignments that came during his almost 50 years of service. O'Reilly certainly did not experience many dull moments during his career as it coincided with several national and international wars and conflicts. O'Reilly's career began in 1862 when he interrupted his medical
Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1811-1933 (MC 1)
...l the American Ecclesiastical Review (1889-1975), which he edited for many years. Along with editing the American Ecclesiastical Review, Heuser also organized and directed the Dolphin Press of Philadelphia, which printed many ecclesiastical works. From 1900 to 1908 he published the Dolphin, a general Catholic literary magazine that began as
Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...ered the leading American Catholic historian of his time. Shea was only 14 years old when he published his first article, a short essay on Cardinal Albornoz in the Children’s Catholic Magazine. It wasn't until the 1850s when Shea really began his work in American Catholic history. Between 1852 and