National Council of Catholic Women
...n between associations rather than a local group focused on a single issue.[2] Indeed, the NCCW saw itself as a federation seeking to unite and strengthen local groups, not to be in competition with them.[3] When the NCCW began, there were 264 women’s groups that affiliated with it. Structurally, the
Marian Year collection, 1954 (MC 6)
...This collection contains various souvenir materials, including correspondence, ephemera, published items, and photographs commemorating the Marian year celebrations and events that took place within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1954. View legacy finding aid (PDF)...
Elizabeth Ann Seton letters, 1799-1818 (MC 44)
...Conway. Matthias, a prominent Philadelphian especially within the Catholic community, was the father of Cecilia O’Conway, Philadelphia’s first nun and the first women to join Seton’s order, the Sisters of Charity. The correspondence is personal in nature and relates to several members of the O’Conway family, particularly Cecilia. Also included