Catholic Church -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15 papers
Bishop John England Letters
This collections contains correspondence of Bishop John England, first Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina. The bulk of the collection contains outgoing letters from Bishop England to the Honorable William Gaston.
Bishop John Neumann Beatification and Canonization
This collection contains material covering the cause fo rBishop John Neumann's Beatification and Canonization.
Heuser, Herman Joseph, D.D., Papers. 1872-1933.
Herman Joseph Heuser papers
Irish Catholic Benevolent Union
This collection contains materials related to the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union. The bulk of the collection contains incoming and outgoing correspondence to the national headquarters as well as invitations and programs to events hosted by the I.C.B.U.
Kurtz-Fichtel Family Papers
The collection is comprised of material saved by the Kurtz-Fichtel Family for genealogy. The Kurtz family was Roman Catholic while the Fitchel family was originally Protestant but converted to Catholicism after coming to America. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence and property deeds for land in and around Germantown.
Nativist Riots
This collection contains materials related to the Nativist Riots (also known as the Anti-Catholic Philadelphia Riots, the Philadelphia Prayer Riots, and the Bible Riots) in 1844. The bulk of the collection is contemporary pamphlets published about the riots as well as correspondence from Morton McMichael the sheriff of Philadelphia at the time of the riots.