John W. Keogh papers, 1906-1960 (MC 50)
...movement. He served as president of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of American. He also served as president and was instrumental in the founding of the Priests’ Total Abstinence League of America. The collection is mostly comprised of correspondence, both personal and professional, that mainly documents his work as chaplain
John J. Bonner papers, 1909-1945 (MC 49)
...er graduating from Roman Catholic High School. He transferred to the North American College in Rome, and was ordained there in June 1917. Upon his return to the United States, he was appointed assistant rector of St. Bridget’s Church (1917-18), left this post to serve as a U.S. Army chaplain
Archbishop Ryan
...(appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt) and opening the first African-American parish, St. Peter’s Claver.[12] His work with the underserved could be seen most clearly in his connections with Saint Katharine Drexel. After the death of Bishop O’Connor, Ryan became Drexel’s spiritual advisor. It was Ryan’s suggest that Drexel named the