Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...city as well as carrying on their charitable activities. For more on the Philopatrians check out our online catalog or visit their website [1] Hall of the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute, 02/10/1868, MC26 F2 Constitution and Bylaws; https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8290. [2] Letter to Father Connery from Francis Burns, 7/7/1950, MC78_80.3436
Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute records, 1870-1950 (MC 26)
...in Philadelphia in December 1850 by Father Edward J. Sourin, the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute serves, and continues to serve, as a social, literary, and charitable organization. Father Sourin started the organization as a way for Catholic men to continue their educational and cultural development beyond formal schooling. The Institute
Reverend William McGarvey papers, circa 1900 (MC 5)
...to the Episcopal canon that caused considerable division in the church, and led to other priests leaving for the Roman Catholic Church as well. The Reverend William McGarvey papers contain 4 personal notebooks with handwritten sermon and lecture notes and outlines. One notebook is labeled “Philosophia”, which details McGarvey’s thoughts
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