Francis B. Gallagher collection of Fenian Brotherhood records, 1862-1870 (MC 14)
The Fenian Brotherhood, the American branch of the Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood, was established in 1858 with the goal of establishing an independent Ireland. As well as raising money and gathering arms to send back to Ireland, the Fenians also engaged in military activity against the British, leading two failed invasions
Eleanor C. Donnelly papers. 1873-1905 (MC 48)
...Counsel.” This collection contains correspondence, largely from priests and Bishops throughout the United States in answer to her requests for facsimiles of episcopal seals. Also included is an autograph book containing signatures of American Confederate prisoners of war held at the Johnson’s Island prison. 1 box, 0.4 linear ft. *Materials
Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs
...ddition, it shows the growing pains of the Church and the daily life of the 1800s. Check out the finding aid for Mary Brackett Willcox's collection to see what other correspondence we have in the archives. [1] Joseph Willcox, Ivy Mills, 1729-1866, Willcox and Allied Families, (Columbia: R.L. Bryan