Walter George Smith papers, 1836-1933 (MC 47)
...the causes of uniform state laws, was an appointed member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, a Manager of the Drexel Institute, and President of the American Bar Association. The collection contains correspondence, including family correspondence; diaries, journals and travel logs; speeches, addresses, published and unpublished writings. Scrapbooks, memorabilia, and
Recently Processed Collection: John Gilmary Shea Correspondence
...n of Mississippi Valley (1852), History of the Catholic Missions Among the Indian Tribes of the United States, 1529-1854 (1854), An Elementary History of the United States (1855), and A School History of the United States (1855). Shea was very passionate about his life as a scholar; so much so
Marian Year of 1954
.... Several pilgrimages took place during the year, most of which included a stop at the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal in Germantown. The Shrine, which had been housed in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of Saint Vincent’s Seminary since 1927, saw about 65,000 pilgrims from 322 groups during
Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
...funds from donations from the Catholics of the diocese, which at this time numbered 60,000 in the Philadelphia area.[4] Despite the possible challenges, things started off well. Napoleon Le Brun, who also built St. Augustine’s and St. Patrick’s, was hired as the architect.[5] The building quickly got under way with