Alliance of Catholic Women

..../1932, MC78-80.153. [5] Official Catholic Directory of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, (Philadelphia: Catholic Standard and Times, 1946). [6] E.A. Douredoure, “Letter to Cardinal Dougherty,” 07/02/1920, Mc78-80.6121. [7] Report on the Dr. Julia P. Harton Memorial Scholarship, 1949, Mc78-80.6132. [8] Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Hopkins on behalf of the Alliance of

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1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut

...es concerning the 1832 cholera epidemic, the toll that the disease took on Philadelphia that summer was high. Many residents fled from the city to the countryside. August proved to be the worst month with well over a hundred cases a day reported. A significant number of those cases resulted

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Mathew Carey

...90. [5] Ibid., 96. [6] James F Connelly, ed. History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, (Philadelphia: Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 1976), 588. [7] Maier, “Carey,”105. [8] Ibid., 112. [9] “Mathew Carey,” P013.105, 2. [10] Maier, “Carey,” 131. [11] “Mathew Carey,” P013.105, 4 [12] Ibid., 3. [13] “Notice: Philadelphia, Dec. 30, 1826:

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Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home

...McCormick, 08/08/1941, MC78_80.8310 [7] “A Report on the USO Activities in Philadelphia,” Philadelphia USO Council, 05/01/1942, MC78_80.8310 [8] The Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home, 1946, P018.034 [9] The Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home, 1946, P018.034 [10] “A Report on the USO Activities in Philadelphia,” Philadelphia USO

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