Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find

...per of the paper: "I shall try to make this journal an interpreter between American and Irish friends of liberty. As soon as Americans know the true story of Ireland they will support her in every wise effort to overthrow the despotic rule of England." By the third issue, published

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James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?

...d that it's purpose "shall be the preservation and publication of Catholic American historical documents, the investigation of American Catholic history, especially that of Philadelphia, and the development of interest in Catholic historical research." It appears, however, that like many historical societies, the ACHS sometimes accepted materials that did not

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The Vatican – Marian Year Stamp Philatelic Exhibition

...llman at the opening, Archbishop O’Hara described His Eminence as “a great American citizen and a representative of the Holy Father, outstanding in the devotion he gives to God and Country." His collection consists of every Vatican stamp since 1929, which is when Vatican City was established as an independent

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Dougherty’s Movie Boycott

...on the movie industry. In June of 1934, the Motion Picture Association of American agreed to stronger self-censorship and created the Production Code Administration, headed by Catholic layman, Joseph Breen.[9] Another effect of the boycott was the growth in power of the Legion of Decency, a Catholic organization which reviewed

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