The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers, 1910-2007 (MC 91)
...ic materials relating to St. Charles Seminary and the University of Pennsylvania, travel documents and ephemera, correspondence, notes, journals, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and subject files containing clippings and other printed materials. 7.5 linear feet; 18 boxes Researchers may find it helpful to use the more recent finding aid (HTML) in
Martin, Campbell, and Furlong families papers, 1795-1963 (MC 90)
..., including the labor movement and women’s suffrage. Distinguished members of these families are represented, including suffragist and writer Sarah Jane Campbell (1844-1928). Items in the collection date from 1795 to 1939 with the majority of materials dating from the period 1825 to 1925. Most items are correspondence, family-oriented and
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church
...ty began in 1939 when Archbishop Paul Yu Pin of China visited Philadelphia.[1] He stayed at St. John’s Rectory, just south of Chinatown, and wanted to address the Chinese population. However, at the time there was only one Catholic Chinese family in the entire area.[2] In response to this and
Roman Catholic and Archdiocese High Schools
...establish, The Roman Catholic High School… for the free education of boys.”[1] The land would be purchased in 1884 at Board and Vine with construction starting two years later.[2] The building was designed and built by the famed Philadelphian architect, Edward Durang, at the cost of $128,000.[3] After four years