Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...ribes of the United States, 1529-1854 (1854), An Elementary History of the United States (1855), and A School History of the United States (1855). Shea was very passionate about his life as a scholar; so much so that over the next four decades, he published two hundred and fifty articles
Centennial Exposition
...at Exhibition,” The Philadelphia Public Ledger, May 8, 1876, SB1, 234. [2] United States Centennial International Exhibition Shares, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7137 [3] “The Exhibition,” The Catholic Standard, May 20, 1876, 1. [4] Opening of the Centennial Building on Sunday Afternoons,” The Catholic Standard, SB1, 235. [5] “Great Exhibition,” SB1, 234 [6] The
Newspapers & Periodicals
...in 1886 to collect material documenting the history of Catholicism in the United States. The newspaper collection contains Catholic newspapers from throughout the United States as well as some Catholic newspapers from Canada, England, Ireland, France and Italy. The collection contains over 300 titles, representing 35 states and the District
Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital
...sary, library, and three kitchens referred to as restaurants. Although the official capacity of Satterlee was 4,500, the actual capacity exceeded this number. After the Battle of Bull Run, the wounded arrived by the hundreds. After the Battle of Gettysburg, they arrived by the thousands, swelling the hospital population to