Catholic University of America records, 1947-1955 (MC 35)

...The majority of the collection is minutes as well as reports of the minutes of Board of Trustee meetings, financial committee materials, and materials concerning the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. 2 boxes, 0.8 linear ft....

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Archbishop John Carroll

...ide the new dioceses until his death on December 3, 1815.[17]     [1] Annabelle Melville, John Carroll of Baltimore: Founder of the American Catholic Hierarchy, (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1955), 11. [2] Ibid., 14. [3] John Gilmary Shea, Life and Times of the Most rev. John Carroll, Bishop

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Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

...s, the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul has continued to play a central role in the celebration of Catholic life in the city of Philadelphia. [1] A Brief History and Description of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, (Philadelphia: Archdiocese of Philadelphia 1917), 4 [2] Letter from

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