Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee

...elphia: St. Joseph House, 1940), 20. [5] Nolan, “The Native Son,” 340. [6] Official Jubilee, 26 & 41. [7] Nolan, “The Native Son,” 344, 360. [8] Official Jubilee, 134. [9] Letter from Hugh Lamb to the priests of the Archdiocese, 05/15/1940, Scrapbook, 1990.284; https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8243. [10] Letter from Hugh Lamb to

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Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence

...__________________________________________________________ References: The American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. (1897). Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia Vol. VIII No. 1. Philadelphia: The Society. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023

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Catholic Interracial Council

...losing. In 1959, McGarry retired from the organization, which marked the unofficial end of the council. The CICP continued to have sporadic informal meetings until 1961, when it officially ceased.[18] With the installation of Archbishop John Krol, there was some hope for a revival and Father LaFarge wrote to him

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