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Papal Infallibility

...was also displayed is a contemporary cartoon by Thomas Nast, which showed American Catholics literally tied to the Pope at the hip. One of the papers the pope holds reads "oath of allegiance to the Pope." Also in the background, the Germans can be seen cutting their attachment to Rome,

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Walter George Smith papers, 1836-1933 (MC 47)

...ian Commissioners, a Manager of the Drexel Institute, and President of the American Bar Association. The collection contains correspondence, including family correspondence; diaries, journals and travel logs; speeches, addresses, published and unpublished writings. Scrapbooks, memorabilia, and obituaries are also included. A significant portion of the materials concern Smith’s resignation as

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