Dougherty’s Movie Boycott
...of American agreed to stronger self-censorship and created the Production Code Administration, headed by Catholic layman, Joseph Breen.[9] Another effect of the boycott was the growth in power of the Legion of Decency, a Catholic organization which reviewed and rated movies (the history of the Legion will be explored more
Association of Catholic Diocesan Archivists
...intain accessible, systematic record-keeping systems. Even though the 1917 Code of Canon Law mandated the creation of diocesan archives, there were not many in existence in the United States, and some did not have properly trained archivists. In 1978, while at the Society of American Archivists meeting in Nashville, there
Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee
...12 Over 160,000 people packed the Municipal Stadium (Later JFK Stadium) in South Philadelphia on June 2, 1940 to witness Cardinal Dougherty’s Golden Jubilee Mass.[1] The event was the largest gathering of Catholics in the city since 300,000 attended the 1926 Solemn Pontifical Mass for the Sesquicentennial of the Declaration
Sesquicentennial International Exposition
...ndeveloped land that the Sesquicentennial Exposition was to be built on in South Philadelphia. https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/50124 Talks of having a second World’s Fair in Philadelphia began around 1876 with John Wanamaker, the department store magnate, suggesting it should take place in 1926, coinciding with America’s 150th anniversary. This was not the