Catholics -- Religious identity
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Rev. John McCoy Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC104-MCCO
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the personal records of Rev. John J. McCoy and includes his personal writings and speeches along with administrative record books and reports concerning the various parishes at which he worked. Additionally, there are records for Catholic schools in western and central Massachusetts and scrapbooks with newspaper clipping documenting Rev. McCoy, his parishes and reports on Catholic groups around the United States. Materials in the collection date from 1877 to 1932.
Dates:
1877-1932
Found in:
Distinctive Collections
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Rev. John McCoy Collection
Rev. William J. Foran Scrapbook
Item — Box SC186-FORA-001
Identifier: SC186-FORA
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook dates from 1887 to 1890 but is arranged in no particular chronological order and contains clippings from various papers or books. The main theme of the collection is one of Catholic and Irish identity. The pages contain pieces on famous Irishmen and Catholics in American History and include the obituaries of Cardinal Newman and the Irish-American poet John Boyle O’Reilly. In between, the young Father Foran created a mix of poetry, news, trivia facts, and history all relating...
Dates:
1887-1890