Catholic Interracial Council

...an relations, which would have similar aims as the CICP but would be under direct control of the Archdiocese.[20] Spanning three decades, the Interracial council movement had a large impact on the Catholic Church and relations between whites and blacks. The councils sought to better integrate both groups within the

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Collection Development Policy

...ncluding Archdiocesan and National Catholic directories, Philadelphia City directories, and encyclopedias. Secondary sources include scholarship relating to the history of Catholicism in the United States as well as social and cultural histories of the various ethnicities that shaped the American Catholic Church. CHRC does not actively collect non-institutional records, but

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Parish Histories and Calendars

...Pennsylvania. Inquiries on parishes outside of Pennsylvania can be made by phone or e-mail. Some material for parishes outside of Pennsylvania may be found in the Pamphlet Collection. Parish Calendar Collection This collection contains Monthly Parish Calendars for over three hundred parishes. The date range for most is from about

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...Contact us Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHRC) 6719 Calvert Street Philadelphia, PA 19149 Phone: (215) 904-8149 Email: archives@chrc-phila.org...

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