John J. Bonner papers, 1909-1945 (MC 49)

...ited with establishing the Philadelphia Catholic League and was one of the best-known Catholic educators in the country. Born in Philadelphia on November 2, 1890, John Bonner entered St. Charles Seminary after graduating from Roman Catholic High School. He transferred to the North American College in Rome, and was ordained

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...s to twenty historic Catholic newspapers and news agencies from across the country from as early as the 1830s. All material is fully searchable by date and keyword.   Access to these newly digitized issues allows individuals to learn about many important issues, including: - Catholic involvement in World War

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Eleanor C. Donnelly papers. 1873-1905 (MC 48)

...the Augustinian magazine, “Our Lady of Good Counsel.” This collection contains correspondence, largely from priests and Bishops throughout the United States in answer to her requests for facsimiles of episcopal seals. Also included is an autograph book containing signatures of American Confederate prisoners of war held at the Johnson’s Island

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Irish Catholics and Secret Societies

...of the Peace, for Schuylkill County, Penna., (Pottsville: Miners' Journal Book and Job Rooms, 1878), P001.1567 [9] P001.1567 [10] The great Mollie Maguire trials in Carbon and Schuylkill counties, Pa. : brief reference to such trials and arguments of Gen. Charles Albright and Hon. F.W. Hughes, in the case of

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