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"Renouncing Millions: Miss Kate Drexel, the Heiress, Enters a Convent." May 8, 1889.
Additional sub-headings read: "A Sister of Mercy. Sad, Yet Beautiful Parting With Sisters and Friends. Description of the Order. The Lady's Future to be Devoted to the Alleviation of Misery and the Education of the Poor.
Photograph of Saint Katharine Drexel, S.B.S. during "Kiddies Day" at Xavier University of Louisiana, with children.
Children are identified as Doris Wiltz (standing left with bonnet) (XULA Class of 1946), Dr. Philip G. Wiltz, Jr. (seated), and Muriel Wiltz (standing right of Drexel) (Class of 1950). The other children are unidentified. Their mother, Ms. Teresa…
"The Gossips," July 20, 1952. Cover. Today: The Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine.
From the inside cover: "ON THE COVER. These three young ladies, all students in the College of Home Economics, Drexel Institute of Technology, are wearing late 19th and early 20th century costumes, three of 16 recently presented to Drexel's costume…
