James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?

...dent. In the following letter, dated December 23, 1850, sent from his Wheatland estate in Lancaster, PA, Buchanan provides Lynch with a lengthy response regarding the likelihood of Buchanan becoming President. The letter provides a good deal of insight into Buchanan's personality and political philosophies as well as the current

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Robert M. O’Reilly papers, 1862-1925 (MC 34)

...include physician at the White House during both of President Grover Cleveland’s administrations, attending surgeon in Washington, D. C., and chief surgeon for several units during the Spanish-American War. He also served as a delegate at the International Conference for the Revision of the Geneva Convention in Geneva in 1906.

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Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful

...Catholic historian and journalist Martin I.J. Griffin, Katrina moved to Philadelphia from Lancaster to receive the ministry of the Jesuit Father Ferdinand Farmer. She worked as a servant of an innkeeper in Philadelphia. Katrina survived the yellow fever epidemic that ravaged the city in 1793. Fear of the fever was

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Education

...l students are left on the hook for the cost of their education. Knudsen, “Washington Mirage?” September 14, 1972 The promise of tax credits from politicians never seem to materialize while Catholic parents are struggling under the weight of taxes and tuition. McGovern, “Babes in the Woods,” August 28, 1969

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