Abstract James Gibbons was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 23, 1834 to Irish-born parents. In 1886, he was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, becoming the second American to earn the rank in the Catholic Church. The James Cardinal Gibbons memorabilia collection, 1869-1994, contains newspapers, correspondence, plaques, and jubilee souvenirs relating to Cardinal Gibbons' religious life and death. The collection includes official photographs of the...

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The Natural history scrapbook, 1890s, contains clippings of newspaper articles and pictures about animals, plants, and natural history wonders. The title page, page numbers and index are hand-drawn with intricate detail. It is believed the natural history scrapbook belonged to a College of Notre Dame of Maryland student or faculty member.