Catholic Standard and Times records, 1909-1941 (MC 27)

The Catholic Standard was first published on January 6, 1866 as the official organ of the Diocese of Philadelphia. The Catholic Times first appeared on December 3, 1892. The two papers merged at the end of November 1895 and the first issue of The Catholic Standard and Times was published

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41st International Eucharistic Congress

...ms/show/8125. [3] MC 80, 100.2580: 41st International Eucharistic Congress Official Program, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8124. [4] MC 80, 100.2580: 41st International Eucharistic Congress Official Program. [5] The 41st IEC: A History, 124. [6] MC 80, 100.1548: Letter to Cardinal Krol from Dorothy Day January 29, 1976, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8123; MC 80, 100.1673: Letter to Cardinal

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Collection Development Policy

...These materials include the records of numerous Archdiocesan offices, the official correspondence of all of the bishops and archbishops of Philadelphia up to the present, as well as records from the 41st International Eucharistic Congress held in Philadelphia in 1976 and Pope John Paul II’s visit in October 1979. Archdiocesan

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Catholics in WWII

...respondence from the White House revealed that Dougherty sought to prevent sites like the shire of Saint Theresa at Lisieux from being bombed during the liberation of Europe.[1] Letter to Cardinal Dougherty fromCaptain Harry Boylan, 05/28/1945, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8233 One of the main pieces of correspondence from soldiers is between Cardinal Dougherty

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