Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...own opposition in the United States as expressed by Nast in his cartoons. Next blog will explore part two: Nast’s anti-Catholic cartoons. [1] Fiona Deans Halloran, Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons, (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2013), 2-3. [2] Vinson, J. Chal. "Thomas
Martin I. J. Griffin papers, 1842-1950 (MC 8)
.... 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 energetic promoter, he organized Philadelphia’s first youth’s Catholic Total Abstinence Society and in 1872 was one of the founders of
Martin, Campbell, and Furlong families papers, 1795-1963 (MC 90)
...g families with the Martin family receiving the most coverage. To a lesser extent, the Kennedy and Jenkins families, who had strong personal and mercantile ties to the Martin family, are also represented. These interrelated middle class Irish Catholic families who lived in Philadelphia as well as Baltimore and New
Jane and Marianne Campbell: Catholic Feminists
...ed at the Academy of the Fine Arts, often entering paintings in its annual exhibitions. Although there is only a limited amount of documentation for Marianne Campbell, including a few letters, obituary notices, and estate items, there is a decent amount of correspondence to and from Jane Campbell. The majority