The Centennial Fountain
...Temperance Movement) With the approach of the centennial celebrations in Philadelphia to mark the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of the Diocese of Philadelphia wanted to partake in the festivities. To do so, the organization proposed building a fountain in Fairmount Park to celebrate
Associations & Institutions
...re, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A variety of types of institutions are included, especially hospitals, orphanages, and colleges. Types of material include institutional histories and anniversary books, annual reports, prospectuses and course catalogs. Also included are ephemera such as brochures. Some material may also be found in
Jane and Marianne Campbell: Catholic Feminists
I recently completed processing and creating a finding aid-available online- for the collection, Martin-Campbell-Furlong Family Papers, 1795-1963 (MC 90) . Before moving on to another project, I wanted to bring attention to two more family members who are documented within this collection, Sarah Jane Campbell (1844-1928) and her sister Marianne
Interesting film history finds in the Parish Calendar collection
...dars 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