Douglas and Marie Immaculée Acton Woodruff Family Papers

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Douglas and Marie Immaculée Acton Woodruff Family Papers

1858-1967

Collection of correspondence, diaries, financial records, genealogical information, notebooks, and photographs of Catholic journalist Douglas Woodruff, Catholic charitable activist Marie Immaculée Acton Woodruff, and their families.

4.25 linear ft. (9 containers)

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 7348901

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Brackner, W. J.

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During much of Doctor José Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...

Acton, Richard Maximilian Dalberg Acton, Baron, b. 1870.

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Acton family

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Rospigliosi, Guardino Riccardo Carlo Francesco Maria, b. 1938

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Acton, Dorothy Lyon Dalberg Acton, Lady, 1876-1923

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Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron, 1834-1902

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English historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Dr. Northcote, 1862 Mar. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129748 John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, the first Baron Acton, was an English aristocrat and historian. His Catholicism influenced his early life, and he travelled throughout Western Europe and the United States. He had a brief Parliamentary career, but remained an important advisor to the Liberal government of William Gladstone. He wro...

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Woodruff, Emily Louisa

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Woodruff, Douglas, 1897-1978

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Colonial editor for The Times (London) 1908-1960s. From the description of Papers, 1908-1963. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23712677 English author, editor, and journalist. Woodruff attended Oxford and later entered the field of journalism. He edited THE TABLET from 1936-1967 and served as chairman of Associated Catholic Newspapers from 1953-1970. Woodruff also wrote many books and articles. In 1933, he was married to Hon. Marie Imm...

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