Bartholomew F. Fair papers, 1906-1966 (MC 24)

...tor. He supervised the move of the ACHS to its present headquarters at 263 South Fourth Street and was also responsible for moving the Society’s collection to its present location at St. Charles Seminary. This collection contains correspondence and writings, including Fair’s dissertation, as well as other miscellaneous materials. Some

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CORDUM

...ch community were conducted in five geographical areas of the city (North, South, West, Germantown and Southwest). Forty parishes were observed in this study. The findings were published in the Spring of 1975 containing six chapters: Worship, Evangelization, Education, Structure and Personnel, Witness and Service, and Finance. Areas that were

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The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell

...In 1892, as an offshoot of St. Francis, Louise established the Drexmoor on South 9th Street as a home for boys who had graduated from St. Francis and were working in the city. In 1914, the Drexmoor was given to the Salesian’s of Don Bosco. Louise then became the major

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Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish

...uckius Street to Sepviva then to Ontario and then to J Street. In fact the southern boarder was only two blocks from the where the church was to be built. Adding to the difficulty was that much of the area was mills and other industry and most of the families

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