James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?
...igion into politics and to make a man's creed operate against him, I don't care to what sect he may belong. Page 3 Page 4 The collection also includes estate papers relating to James Buchanan's Pennsylvania properties, presumably because Lynch as an auctioneer was somehow involved with the transfer of
Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia
...X351 Besides education, the sisters have had a history of working in healthcare in the archdiocese. The first instance was when they founded St. Joseph hospital at the instance of Bishop Kenrick and ran the hospital for 10 years.[10] Due to their work there, they were called upon to act
Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...both interest him and provide a living. For 25 years Redpath had a varied career as an abolitionist, reporter, publisher, lobbyist, superintendent of schools in the reconstruction south, social activist and entertainment mogul. Redpath had sold his Lyceum booking agency several years earlier and was recuperating from an accident. He
Pope
...onal Guard protecting an Irish Protestant parade. In response, Nast drew a number of anti-Irish cartoons for Harper’s Weekly. This cartoon illustrated the Draft Riots of July 1863, where Irish Catholics attacked African-Americans throughout New York City. Nast blamed the attacks on both the ethnicity of the Irish and their