Correspondence between Cardinal Dougherty and Father Paul James Francis Wattson. Discusses the sisters of St. Simon's House collecting alms in Philadelphia.
Photographs mounted on a large black board depicting the ceremonies for the laying of the cornerstone of St. Patrick's Church, Philadelphia, Pa., October 2, 1910. Title taken from verso. Photographer's stamp appears on verso.
Letter to Bishop Joseph McCord of Philadelphia, from “The Committee” (Palmerton), parishioners of Palmerton apply for charter for erection of a Slovak Roman Catholic Church brought on because Reverend Emry Kucharic‟s successor has driven people away…
Letter to Archbishop Prendergast, from People of Palmerton Parish, petition to the Archbishop to allow them to build a Slovak Church, the Bishop Refused – and yet they went ahead and built the church.
Letter to Father McDermott, from St. Patrick‟s Rectory, Pottsville, Pennsylvania (Part of the letter is missing), a fragment of a letter about a disturbance in New Philadelphia, a priest was yelling – he was only having a nightmare