Martin I. J. Griffin papers, 1842-1950 (MC 8)
...Philadelphia diocesan newspaper, from 1870 to 1873. Griffin founded the American Catholic Historical Society in 1884 and served as its secretary. He also belonged to several other historical associations, including the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Society of Philadelphia and served as secretary for the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union. An
Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...illustrated the Draft Riots of July 1863, where Irish Catholics attacked African-Americans throughout New York City. At the top of the drawing Nast wrote that the Irish Catholic is bound to respect “no caste, no sect, no nation, any rights,” highlighting the believed lack of respect the Irish immigrants had
Victory Mass
...ay, November 1, 1942 Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA." Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia 53, no. 4 (1942): 203. [6] “Great Catholic Mass in Convention Hall to Support War Effort,” SB-36 June 1942-Dec. 1942; Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [7] Leslie White, Modern
National Council of Catholic Women
...its affiliated groups on topics from how to organize a study clubs to the promoting of education through PTAs.[7] They also operated a social service school out of Catholic University and during the 1930s and 1940s had a special focus on youth movements and leadership through a weekly radio broadcast.[8]