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...ous printed material on Catholic institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C. A variety of types of institutions are included, especially hospitals, orphanages, and colleges. Associations & Institutions Pamphlets Contains several thousand pamphlets and other printed materials relating to subjects of Catholic interest. Newspapers
Mary Brackett Willcox and Catholicism in the Suburbs
...0] St. Thomas Parish would go on to be called the cradle of Catholicism of Delaware County as roughly a dozen parishes would grow out of its various mission churches.[11] Her manuscript collection contains important correspondence with leading Catholic figures of the 19th century, such as Father Edward Sourin and
A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia
...inal boundary of the Diocese of Philadelphia included all of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and South Jersey. The first bishop was Michael Francis Egan, who had only 11 priests and 12 churches under his jurisdiction in Pennsylvania.[5] As the first bishop, Egan faced problems in establishing authority, with the trustees who ran
Mathew Carey
...nomic interests, Carey called for the creation of a canal system along the Delaware and Chesapeake Rivers as well as the unpopular view that a centralized bank was good for American credit.[11] P001.0150, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8228. As an Irish Catholic, Mathew Carey was deeply involved with both groups in the city of