Reverend William McGarvey papers, circa 1900 (MC 5)

...aving for the Roman Catholic Church as well. The Reverend William McGarvey papers contain 4 personal notebooks with handwritten sermon and lecture notes and outlines. One notebook is labeled “Philosophia”, which details McGarvey’s thoughts and observations on Lazarus, Marian devotion, Lenten symbolism, the “Temple of God,” and church doctrine in

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Patrick Coad family papers, 1798-1880 (MC 37)

...family members are also documented through correspondence, ephemera, and estate items, including his son Joseph R. Coad (1829-1868), a prominent Philadelphia physician. A family scrapbook with miscellaneous materials is also included. 2 boxes, 1.5 linear ft. *Materials in this collection have been digitized and can be viewed at the Digital

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John W. Keogh papers, 1906-1960 (MC 50)

...man Club at the University of Pennsylvania. Also included are clippings, research notes, and published materials reflecting Keogh’s interests in various current events of the first half of the 20th century, particularly those that the Catholic Church was engaged in, such as abstinence, communism, birth control, and Catholic Action. The

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Elizabeth Sarah Kite papers, 1865-1954 (MC 2)

...ith French Catholics. From 1909 to 1918, Kite was employed in the research laboratory at the Vineland Training School, and conducted research in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. She translated Development of Intelligence in Children and The Intelligence of the Feeble-Minded by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon (translation published

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