Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...Correspondence, 1836-1891 (MC 51). John Gilmary Shea was not only a writer, editor, and lawyer, Shea was considered the leading American Catholic historian of his time. Shea was only 14 years old when he published his first article, a short essay on Cardinal Albornoz in the Children’s Catholic Magazine. It
James F. Connelly papers, 1790-1974 (MC 67)
...n the history of the Archdiocese and St. Charles Seminary. He authored two works, St. Charles Seminary, Philadelphia : a history of the Theological Seminary of Saint Charles Borromeo, Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1832-1979 and The visit of Archbishop Gaetano Bedini to the United States of America, June 1853-February 1854. Connelly
A Philadelphia Artist
...g a meeting of artists associated with the Academy of Fine Arts, January 15, 1856, p.1 Sartain letter, p.2 Martin’s correspondence and business-related materials appear to demonstrate that Martin had a fairly steady amount of business in his home town. His work garnered some interest outside Philadelphia as well. He
Collection Development Policy
...also collects the records of area Catholic parishes, schools, institutions, organizations, associations and individuals. The types of records we are interested in include financial, administrative and legal records, parish histories, minute books, letters, journals and diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, artifacts, books, pamphlets and other materials that pertain to the history, development