Philip Richard McDevitt Papers

Fonds

Identifier: MCD

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Correspondence, diaries, sermons, books, educational material, newspapers, religious memorabilia and photographs covering the period from 1885 until his death in 1935. One box of correspondence concerns the persecution of the Church in Mexico, 1926-1929.

Microfilm of newspapers contained within the collection, arranged topically; one reel of microfilm duplicates the contents of the box on the persecution of the Church in Mexico.

Gift of the late Miss Helen C. McDevitt and Miss Mary R. McDevitt, in January 1953. Before his death, the Bishop had presented the Archives with the one box of letters dealing with the persecution of the Church in Mexico.

Dates

Creation: 1885-1935

Creator

McDevitt, Philip Richard, 1858-1935. (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Conditions Governing Access

Contractual restrictions may apply.

Background

Bishop of Harrisburg, 1916-1935; before 1916 superintendent of Catholic schools in Philadelphia, active in the formation of the National Catholic Educational Association and the establishment in Philadelphia of the first free diocesan high school for girls.