Cartooning Catholics: Depictions of Catholics in Cartoons and Comics
...n beliefs through cartoons. Cartoons are a unique window into the past because they both express and form public opinion. By examining cartoons depicting Catholics and Catholic social thought, it will be possible to understand how Catholics viewed the world and how the world viewed Catholics. Use the menu
Research
...tically unlimited and major portions of the Seminary, Archdiocesan and Drexel materials are open to researchers. Use of Archdiocesan departmental records requires the permission of the department. The reference services offered by the Catholic Historical Research Center are designed to accommodate requests for access to information found in our holdings
Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters
...12, 1920, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [6] “Unparalleled in history of city,” undated. SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [7] Francis Edward Tourscher, Work of the Sisters during the epidemic of influenza, October, 1918, (Philadelphia:
Philly in Focus: Robert Halvey’s Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia
...he years 1935 to 1999. These images capture everyday participants in Philadelphia Catholic life, as well as presidents, popes, and entertainers. In addition to photographs taken for The Catholic Standard and Times, there are also photos taken for Catholic institutions, organizations, parishes and schools. Due to Halvey’s long and prolific