Wister, Charles Jones, 1782-1865
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Boston College collection of anti-Catholic documents
Collection
Abstract
This collection documents popular and political manifestations of anti-Catholic prejudice in the United States during the nineteenth century. Materials document the burning of the Ursuline convent in Charlestown, MA in 1834; riots targeting Catholics in Philadelphia, PA; and the American Party during the 1850s-1860s.
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1844-1930, undated; Majority of material found within 1854 - 1857