In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell

...ever, on a whole their correspondence deals with more family issues, which offers insights into the lives of these two prominent Catholic women. Letters range from birthday greetings to sadness over the death of the family dog.[9] Much of the correspondence also relates to the travel that the sisters did,

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James Buchanan materials at the Archdiocesan Archives?

...Lynch Papers, nevertheless has 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 July 2025 June 2025

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The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell

...from God and would spend her days answering correspondence from the large number of charities she helped support and overseeing the affairs of St. Joseph’s and St. Emma’s Industrial Schools. When not working she would toil in her greenhouse or walk the grounds of her estate. During the depression she

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Citation Information

...ections: [Indicate cited item or series here], Collection Name, Collection number, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Photographs: In general, only photographs from the Robert Halvey Collection are to be published with written permission from CHRC. These photographs are to be captioned: Courtesy of the

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