Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies最新文献

{"title":"Mystery and Marvel: Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition","authors":"Zachary Brodt","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.93.2.0330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.93.2.0330","url":null,"abstract":"The centennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence was destined to be a celebration of the founding of the United States and a retrospective of the country’s last century of accomplishments; however, thanks to other factors, such as the Civil War and an ongoing industrial revolution, the 1876 Centennial Exposition also became a display of modern marvels and an expression of cohesion for an otherwise still-healing nation. This world’s fair, the first in the United States, hosted about 10 million visitors who came to view exhibits like the famous Corliss steam engine as well as mingle among the throngs of their countrymen and foreign tourists in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. In Mystery and Marvel John Henry Hepp, IV, explores how organizers and exhibitors at the Centennial Exposition presented modernity to these visitors through its fairgrounds and displays. He accomplishes this by relying not only on their official records but also on the words of fairgoers who documented their impressions of new technologies and cultural shifts in personal diaries and journals.Hepp sets expectations in his introduction by explaining that this book “is not a complete history of the Centennial but instead an examination of how people—some famous but most not—both shaped and reacted to the presentation of a modern world at the fair” (xi). Through seven chapters, he introduces the reader to various aspects of the exposition not only as a physical space, but also as one meant to foster intellectual discussion. The ability for the Centennial to initiate such conversation, Hepp argues, was a product of that specific point in time, where revolutions in science, industry, communication, and transportation intersected. Before diving into what visitors saw at the exposition, the first chapter details how Philadelphia residents and nonresidents prepared for a visit to the vast fairgrounds and their initial impressions by exploring the experiences of four individuals.Chapter 2 explains how many exhibitors utilized historic artifacts as a means of celebrating those whose efforts allowed the United States to develop into its current form and emphasizing economic and industrial progress on the journey to modernity. The following chapter continues this discussion by expanding on the various technologies displayed at the fair including locomotives and the Corliss engine, which powered almost everything in Machinery Hall. Chapter 4 focuses on the exposition’s incorporation of the Victorian material culture that resulted from these industrial advancements, particularly the fascination with size and abundance, and its influence on John Wanamaker as he conceived his new Philadelphia department store. Hepp posits, though, that in its attempt to be the greatest world’s fair, the Centennial became an intimidating labyrinth of cluttered exhibits for fairgoers despite the efforts of guidebooks, which contributed to the confusion by emphasizing trivia about the enormity of th","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"93 2","pages":"330-333"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147905873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hysong v. Gallitzin Borough School District: Industrialization, Immigration, and Nativism Converge in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania","authors":"Kathleen M. Washy","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0398","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:This article examines the convergence of industry, immigrants, and nativists in a public school in the Western Pennsylvania town of Gallitzin in the mid-1890s. In the court system, the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics, a nativist group, challenged the Gallitzin School District's employment of the Sisters of St. Joseph as teachers in the public schools. This article explores the events leading up to the initial county trial; public school life in Gallitzin at the time as portrayed in the witnesses' testimony at the trial; and its aftermath.","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"25 1","pages":"398 - 420"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91267771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Conewago Chapel","authors":"Therese Boyd","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0380","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:In the 1600s Jesuit priests arrived in Maryland from England to start missions and spread the Catholic faith. Their work took root in Southcentral Pennsylvania with what would become known as the Conewago Chapel. From its beginnings in religious oppression and holding Mass in buildings that were not by law permitted to appear to be churches, with the efforts of many priests and parishioners through the years the Chapel is now an impressive brownstone church known as the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"42 1","pages":"380 - 397"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76718785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Elder Family: Intergenerational Slaveholding in Early American Catholicism","authors":"David J. Endres","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0349","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:For at least five generations, the Elder family held enslaved persons as part of their agricultural, commercial, and domestic pursuits in Maryland, Kentucky, and Louisiana. Though scholars have highlighted slaveholding by US religious orders, especially the Jesuits, little attention has been paid to how lay Catholics bought, sold, and treated their bondspeople. This study explores how the Elder family was connected to slavery, including the intergenerational transfer of human property—and the practices and mentality that sustained it.","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"110 1","pages":"349 - 379"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81967213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hidden Voices: Preserving and Digitizing Oral Histories on Industry, Community, and the Catholic Church","authors":"Kathleen M. Washy","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0503","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:From 1979 to 1982, and in 1995, Sister Sally Witt conducted eighty oral histories as part of two separate projects. These oral histories are now available at the University of Pittsburgh's Historic Pittsburgh website (https://historicpittsburgh.org/). This article provides an overview of those interviews.","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"38 1","pages":"503 - 505"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80053539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Conestoga Rosary: Trade, Diplomacy, and Sacred Power in Eighteenth-Century Pennsylvania","authors":"Laura E. Masur","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0479","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:This short piece investigates the life history of a Catholic rosary from Conestoga Town, an eighteenth-century Susquehannock town and trading center in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The rosary was either acquired or modified by Susquehannock Indians, incorporating two unusual elements: blue trade beads and a medal depicting the Protestant King George II and Queen Caroline, indicating political alliance with the English. The object's appearance shows familiarity with the form and power of Catholic devotional objects, probably learned through interaction with Jesuit missionaries. Yet its modifications and presence in an infant's grave at Conestoga Town suggest connections to Susquehannock notions of sacred power as orenda.","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"2012 1","pages":"479 - 487"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82644055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New Deal and Postwar Era Labor Collections At The Catholic University of America","authors":"William J Shepherd","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0488","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:The Special Collections at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, is home to a large archive of records and documents related to the Catholic Church and social justice. These include the papers of several notable Catholic lay labor leaders, such as Philip Murray and John Brophy, as well as several \"labor priests,\" in particular Msgr. John A. Ryan and Bishop Francis J. Haas, who articulated Church support for workers' rights. Additionally, there are the organizational records of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) prior to their 1955 merger with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) to form the AFL-CIO. Many Catholics, including Murray and Brophy, were significant CIO leaders.","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"23 1","pages":"488 - 502"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74448796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"Any Violation of This Arrangement\": Catholic Negotiations at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, 1883–1918","authors":"Elizabeth C. Davis","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0421","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:This article examines the relationship between the administration at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and Catholic missionaries, particularly those associated with the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, as well as the local clergy. It traces the development of the school from the Protestant regime under Richard Pratt to the secular one under Moses Friedman. Throughout this shift, Catholics tried to negotiate a place for themselves at the school. The success of their efforts reflected federal policies on religious education, the personalities of those involved, or the perception of common goals. The author argues that Catholic attempts to develop a place for themselves were initially limited by Protestant sentiment and later the rise of the supposed secular school. In doing so, Davis adds to the historiography on interreligious tensions and dialogue at the turn of the twentieth century, placing the Carlisle Indian Industrial School at the center of these negotiations.","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"2 1","pages":"421 - 443"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73431990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Finding Father Mollinger: The Historiography of a Catholic Priest","authors":"Kate Lukaszewicz","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0444","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:In the late nineteenth century, Father Suitbert Mollinger was an internationally famous Catholic priest who pastored in Troy Hill, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. During his tenure there, his fame ever increased on account of his medical ministry and impressive collection of Catholic relics, the third largest such collection in the world. While pilgrims daily sought physical remedy from Mollinger, the crowds surged in mid-June every year, during the feast week of St. Anthony of Padua. While these stories have been expounded in diocesan and parish histories, recent advances in research technologies have been critical to uncovering a more robust narrative of Mollinger's life, including his methods of healing and his life in Europe. Exploring the digitized Dutch archives revealed a misguided young man inexplicably estranged from his family and serving a prison sentence for a fraud conviction. This article explores the evolving historiography of this important figure in nineteenth-century American Catholicism.","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"444 - 478"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78583088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Catholicism in the History of the Keystone State and its Borderlands","authors":"K. Heineman","doi":"10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.90.3.0339","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:The story of Catholicism in Pennsylvania and its borderlands is as complex as it is varied. While no single issue of Pennsylvania History could hope to be comprehensive, it is our intention to highlight the variety of the Catholic experience in the Keystone State.","PeriodicalId":42553,"journal":{"name":"Pennsylvania History-A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies","volume":"67 1","pages":"339 - 348"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91134605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}