Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General
...ring the Civil War. His first assignment was at Cuyler General Hospital in Philadelphia followed by a general field hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee in March 1864 where he writes almost daily to his mother. These letters to his mother are the bulk of the collection. Below is a typical letter
Lawrence Francis Flick papers, 1889-1930 (MC 18)
...was not hereditary but contagious. He organized the first American tuberculosis society in 1892, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, to educate the public and founded White Haven Sanitarium in 1901. Having a great interest in history, Flick was one of the founders of the American Catholic Historical
Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection
...endars are those from parishes currently located within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Others are from parishes located in surrounding dioceses as well as from parishes located throughout the country. The Parish Calendars are similar to current parish bulletins in that they contain such information as parish events as well as