Mathew Carey
...ecause Carey would publish the debates in the PA House Assembly. Two years later, he published American Museum, the second magazine in the country The publication focused on American literature, which lead George Washington to say that “no more useful literary plan has ever been undertaken in America.”[5] Contributors included
Archdiocesan Superintendent of Schools records, 1890-1932 (MC 92)
...r, the first Catholic schools in Philadelphia can be traced to the mid- to late-18th century under the purview of local parishes, and early expansion occurred unsystematically until the 1850s. Since few parishes had the resources to provide a K-12 education, many Catholic households chose to send their children to
Saint John Neumann and the Forty Hours Devotion
...May 26, 1853, at Saint Philip Neri Church One night, while he was working late and fell asleep at his desk, “a candle burned down and charred some papers, but they were still readable. When Bishop Neumann awoke, he knelt to give thanks to God for His protection that a
Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...tensive scholarly works. The Shea correspondence collection I processed in late fall 2012 provides a unique perspective and reveals Shea’s activities as a writer, researching scholar, historian, and friend. During my initial review of the collection, I found that most of the correspondence was overstuffed in worn out archival folders