Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

Among the print collections of the CHRC is a collection of Catholic church lithographs by the Philadelphia lithography firm of Packard and Butler (later Packard, Butler and Partridge), There are over 400 prints of interior or exterior views of Catholic churches throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This

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Newspapers & Periodicals

Newspapers CHRC holds one of the largest collections of Catholic newspapers in the United States. These newspapers were collected by the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia which was founded in 1886 to collect material documenting the history of Catholicism in the United States. The newspaper collection contains Catholic newspapers

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Associations & Institutions

.... Also included are ephemera such as brochures.   Some material may also be found in the General Pamphlet collection.   Search the collections via our online catalog....

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