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Photograph of sanctuary and altar of Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia, with catafalque (possibly of Archbishop Wood). Photographer's signature appears on verso.

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Hand-painted photograph portrait of Francis A. Drexel. Oval shape. Note on back reads "Presented by Walter G. [i.e., George] Smith". Title taken from verso.

Wood 50.33.pdf
To Monsignor l’Abbe Nicolaus Mauron, Gen., C.SS.R., on financial trouble at St. Boniface Church.

Wood 50.53a.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Richard Kinahan, et al., report to Archbishop Wood, from the investigative committee concerning Father Barry. This item is the testimony of Father Kennedy.

Wood 50.53b.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Richard Kinahan, et al., report to Archbishop Wood from the investigative committee concerning Father Barry. This item is the testimony of Mary Donohue.

Wood 50.53c.pdf
Letter to Reverend D.A. Kennedy, from Mrs. Donohue, letter begging mercy for her actions, admitting she has done wrong.

Wood 50.53d.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel Kennedy, accusing Father Barry of being intimate with a woman who lived in his parish, Mrs. Donahue

Wood 50.53e.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Thomas Barry, Church of the Visitation, defending himself against the accusations of Father Kennedy.

Wood 50.53f.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel Kennedy accusing Father Barry of Being “too familiar” with Mrs. Donahue

Wood 50.53g.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel Kennedy, report that he has seen Father Barry being overly friendly with another woman of the parish, Mrs. Passmore

Wood 51.50ab.pdf
Letter to Edward Brady, Sr., from Archbishop Wood, reply to Mr. Brady’s letter of November 18, about his son’s conversion from Protestantism to Catholicism assuring him his son is not obligated to believe his father is doomed to perdition.

Wood 51.50ab.pdf
Questions concerning the state of the Diocesan Church in Philadelphia; St. Joseph’s church in Tamaqua; Holy Family Church in Shenandoah; Spiritual and Temporal matters

Wood 50.97.pdf
Letter to Bishop Wood, from P. Joseph Wissel, C.SS.R., St. Theresa, a letter of introduction for Elizabeth Dickey, whose husband cannot be found. She is pregnant by another man.

Wood 51.55ach.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Anthony Brenken and John Miller, Tamaqua, request for Wood to assist them in paying their debts

Wood 51.56.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from John Miller, Tamaqua, financial matters.

Wood 51.63.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel O’Connor, Girardville, financial matters of St. Mary’s Church, Mahanoy City.

Wood 51.64.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel O’Connor, Girardville, account of pew collections.

Wood 51.78ach.pdf
To Bishop Wood, from Nick Mauron, C.SS.R. St. Boniface Church – debt of $175,000.

Wood 51.82.pdf
To Bishop Wood, from Father Charles A. McFadden, reporting to Wood about money problems, the people, and the dishonesty of Father McEvoy

Wood 51.101ach.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel O’Connor, about a Father Walsh, who states he is pastor of a new parish in Lost Creek, This is also a letter of protest on the split of the parish in Shenandoah.

Wood 51.102ach.pdf
Letter to Wood, from H. O’Reilly of Annunciation Church, Shenandoah, arguments against the establishment of Lost Creek Parish

Wood 51.103ach.pdf
Letter to Wood, from Martin P. Walsh, there is mentioned the following: the first masses celebrated at Lost Creek; the number of people attending the Masses; the number of confessions heard (in Gaelic and in English); and the first steps toward the…

Wood 51.105ach.pdf
Letter to Wood, from Daniel O’Connor. Father O’Connor’s objection to Father Walsh having established a new parish and collecting money from the people, etc., without his knowledge. There is also a request for the redistribution of families for the…

Wood 51.155.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Father Daniel Magorien. Informing Wood that he is not in the best of health and sometimes has people in the room with him in order to help him while he says Mass

Wood 51.156ach.pdf
To Archbishop Wood, from D. Wagoner, Port Carbon, debt of $1,600.00 owed to Wagoner by the Church in Port Carbon (St. Stephen) – request that Archbishop Wood pay it.

Wood 51.163ach.pdf
To Archbishop Wood, from Patrick O’Connell, Towanda, PA, Molly Maguires and Towanda, PA.

Wood 51.165ach.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Hugh McKenney (Barclay), Molly Maguires and Towanda, PA

Wood 51.166ach.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Citizens of Towanda, PA, church in Towanda, PA, and Father Toner.

Wood 51.168ach.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Reverend Maurus Graetzer, Easton, Pennsylvania, case with Anthony Brekman and St. Joseph’s Church, Tamaqua.

Wood 51.182.pdf
Letter to Mr. Healy, from Reverend James J. Smith, stating when Reverend McDermott’s burial would be.

Wood 51.356con.pdf
Letter to Wood, from George Miller, a note of thanks for the Archbishop’s kind reception of the Committee and a promise of a solution to the Lithuanians’ problem, there is also a copy of the letter of Father Koncz, a Lithuanian priest who was asked…

Wood 51.359con.pdf
Letter to Wood, from Officers of the Polish National Guard of Warsaw, a letter of support for Father Lenarkiewicz which presents the Polish side of the story.

Wood 51.371con.pdf
Letter to Father McFadden, from M.G., Father McEvoy; the scandal connected with him.

Wood 51.384con.pdf
Letter to F. Walsh, from Father H. Lane, (St. Teresa’s). McEvoy Case, Father Lane advised him to drop all lawsuits against his calumniators in Mahanoy City.

Wood 51.385con.pdf
Letter to Bishop Wood, from Father Charles A. McFadden (St. Canicus), the acquisition of property sold by Father McEvoy to a Protestant near church owned-lots.

Wood 51.388con.pdf
Letter to Bishop Wood, from Father Charles A. McFadden. Difficulties McFadden is encountering building a new Church in Mahanoy City, a report of McEvoy and Julia Purcell, who lives in his rectory in Coarteville.

Wood 51.390con.pdf
To Very reverend C.J.H. Carter, Vicar General, from Daniel Gill, Mahanoy City, a request to present a document to Bishop Wood, the document concerns money which was collected for the new church which was taken by McEvoy. A general report was made…

Wood 51.550.pdf
List of names of people who contributed to building of Church in Girardville, their occupation and place of residence; no date.

Wood 51.676R.pdf
From Little Sisters of the Poor, list of persons with their birth date, place of birth, year of immigration and parish of residence that the sisters cared for.

Wood 51.963wmc.pdf
Letter to Bishop Wood, from McDermott, McDermott is “superceded” as pastor of Centralia.

Wood 51.992wmc.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from D.I. McDermott, financial status – St. Patrick’s, Pottsville; more accusations.

Wood 51.995wmc.pdf
To Archbishop Wood, from D.I. McDermott, will wait for Wood’s return to Philadelphia to take action.

Wood 52.35ab.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, Land Sale and mortgage transaction.

Wood 52.36ab.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Mr. P. Brady, Sale of property in Towanda,

Wood 52.39ab.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, land for convent in Towanda.

Wood 52.44ab.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, land of Duchess of Leeds; convent; timber lands in Lycoming County

Wood 52.45ab.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, land problems and timber stealing; Duchess of Leeds property

Wood 52.53ab.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, (Easton, Pennsylvania), signature for deed for Mr. Phelps, Towanda.

Wood 52.190acl.pdf
Letter to Bishop Wood, from Reverend Julius Kuenzer, request for his brother, Reverend Rudolph Kuenzer to come to Philadelphia

Wood 52.323con.pdf
Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Stephen S. Remak, attorney, case of Commonwealth v. Blasius Pistorius.
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