Thomas Nast Anti-Catholic Cartoons

...r American Catholics, was a threat to the United States government and its people. "The American River Ganges. The priests and the children" https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7357 Another reason for Nast’s anti-Catholic drawings was a fear that Catholics were attacking the public school system, which Nast saw as integral to the foundation of

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Catabloging

...ken off since then as evidenced by the fact that pretty much any archives' website, including ours, includes a blog section where researchers and fellow archivists can find frequent and enlightening posts on a variety of topics. At a more recent DVAG meeting, I was introduced to another form of

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FAQ

...ials are in CHRC’s collection? A: Researchers are encouraged to peruse the website for summaries of information about the various collections and materials held by the CHRC. Information about a significant portion of the printed materials in the collection can be found by searching the online catalog. The catalog contains

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Misericordia Hospital

...that the medical staff had cared for over 4,000 patients as well as 16,000 people through the dispensary.[10] The report also broke down the types of diseases treated, with enlarged tonsils the most common with 609 and appendicitis the second most with 171 cases. Some interesting less common cases were

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