Associations & Institutions
...ainly national associations but also include material on local chapters of national associations as well as local associations and societies. Types of printed material include Constitutions and By-Laws, histories, programs of annual meetings and dinners and ephemeral material such as circulars and brochures. The Institutions Collection (1838- present) contains various
James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?
...historic value. Materials in the collection offer a glimpse into state and national politics during the antebellum period, including information relating to a significant national figure. A full finding aid for the collection will be available shortly. Archives Archives Select Month April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023
Monsignor Francis X. Meehan
...peace, respect of human rights, justice and reconciliation throughout the world. The collection housed at the Catholic Historical Research Center contains many of the writings Monsignor Francis Meehan penned for different journals, such as Catholic Mind and Linarce Quarterly. Also included are his sermons for Holy Days, liturgical celebrations, and
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...ned to the ground during the riots of 1844. Lithograph of St. Augustine in ruins, 1844 Cholera had run its course in Philadelphia by early September. None of the sisters who ministered in the city and at Duffy’s cut during the outbreak perished from the disease. Their assistance, as well