Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal

...y in the United States; a descriptive bibliography and union list. Second series: Part Five, Pennsylvania. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1964. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023

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Lawrence Francis Flick papers, 1889-1930 (MC 18)

...tagious. He organized the first American tuberculosis society in 1892, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, to educate the public and founded White Haven Sanitarium in 1901. Having a great interest in history, Flick was one of the founders of the American Catholic Historical Society (ACHS) and served

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Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General

...Civil War ended O’Reilly finished his medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating in 1866 he served in the army around the country and was continually promoted to higher ranking positions. The actual certificates are large in scale, below is a letter congratulating O'Reilly on his new position

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Collection Development Policy

...e history, development and practice of the Catholic Church in Southeastern Pennsylvania. If you are interested in donating materials to the CHRC, please contact Patrick Shank, Archivist, first to identify which items are appropriate for preservation and to arrange transfer of the materials. Catholic Historical Research Center (CHRC) of the

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