A lengthy and active military career
...l moments during his career as it coincided with several national and international wars and conflicts. O'Reilly's career began in 1862 when he interrupted his medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania to enlist as a medical cadet during the Civil War. A good deal of correspondence in the collection
Collection Development Policy
...ary with both reference and research materials, including Archdiocesan and National Catholic directories, Philadelphia City directories, and encyclopedias. Secondary sources include scholarship relating to the history of Catholicism in the United States as well as social and cultural histories of the various ethnicities that shaped the American Catholic Church. CHRC
Collections
...ns of Catholic newspapers and periodicals in the United States. Parish Histories and Calendars Consists of published parish histories as well as other printed material and ephemera relating to a particular parish. About the Collections The Catholic Historical Research Center collects printed materials, manuscript collections, and audiovisual materials relating
Catholic Interracial Council
...reation of the CIIC, McGarry cofounded the West Philadelphia Interracial Forum (WPIF) at St. Ignatius parish in 1937.[7] The organization had roundtable forums as well as operated a recreation and education center.[8] McGarry and the WPIF also had a focus on fighting for fair-hiring practices, such as pressuring the Philadelphia