Eleanor C. Donnelly papers. 1873-1905 (MC 48)

...the Augustinian magazine, “Our Lady of Good 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

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Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1811-1933 (MC 1)

...on Patrick Augustine Sheehan of Doneraile, Ireland, specifically Sheehan’s book, My New Curate; a story gathered from the stray leaves of an old diary, which appeared serially in Heuser’s magazine. Items, such as drafts and research notes, deriving from Heuser’s work with the American Ecclesiastical Review and the Dolphin, are

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TV and Radio

...office focused initially on radio programs, producing shows such as Up On Air, The Sane Society, and Breakthrough. TV production focused on TV Mass aired on WPVI.[5] In 1981, the office created a new show called Real to Reel. The 30 minute magazine style show sought to “promote gospel values

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American Federation of Catholic Societies

...tions of Catholic societies but those were organized strictly along ethnic lines. This was the first attempt to unify all Catholic societies whether they be Irish, German, or Italian. From the beginning, the AFCS made clear it had no desire to control the lay societies that would become affiliated with

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