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Newspaper article on the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute being turned into an emergency hospital.

Letter to Cardinal Dougherty from B. Franklin Royer, thanking the Archdiocese and sisters for the help against the flu.

indulgence for those attending the consecration of the Cathedral is written by Archbishop Patrick Ryan.

Ticket for entry to the consecration of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.

Paper describing the collection for all masses to pay for the consecration.

Announcement from Archbiship Ryan for the consecration of the Cathedral on June 29, 1890.

Newspaper article from the Catholic Standard and Times on the consecration.

Newspaper article describing the crowds gathered for the Mass protesting the Persecution of the Church in Mexico.

Newspaper article describing the crowds gathered for the Mass protesting the Persecution of the Church in Mexico.

Newspaper article describing the begging stages of the public protest organized in Philadelphia against the persecution of the Church in Mexico.

Newspaper describing the attempts by the Mexican government to limit the number of priests serving throughout the country.

Letter by Cardinal Dougherty to all parishioners about the protest meeting scheduled for the 24th of February, 1935.

Program for the protest against the persecution of the Church in Mexico.

Newspaper article describing the crowds gathered for the Mass protesting the Persecution of the Church in Mexico.

Handbill announcing the lighting ceremony of the Cathedral.

Newspaper article on the lighting of the Cathedral.

Ticket for the grand oratorio for the lighting of the Cathedral.

Program for the grand oratorio concert celebrating the lighting of the Cathedral.

Letter to Bishop Wood, from P. Brady, accounts of the case received by Brady.

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

Letter to Basil Duke from Bishop Wood, during Duke's imprisonment in a Union POW camp. Letter references a coat and book on Catholic missions given to Duke by Wood.

Letter to Basil Duke from Bishop Wood, discusses the Mission book given to Duke and his hopes for being exchanged.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Letter to Archbishop Martin J. Spalding, from Bishop James F. Wood, the Fort Delaware Prisoners – Basil Duke’s stay at the prison; clergy passes

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…

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Martin P. Walsh, plans for the building for the new church and a request for specific boundaries for the parish.

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…

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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…

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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…