Herman Joseph Heuser (1872 - 1933) was a

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priest, author, and educator. He obtained the degree of Doctor of Divinity. The Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center holds records relating to the correspondence between him and prominent figures in the

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, including Cardinal

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, and Archbishop Patrick Ryan of Philadelphia, Mother

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, Thomas C. Middleton, O.S.A. With these are conserved letters from other noted persons:

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, Princess Catherine Radziwiłł,

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, etc. The "lot" includes archival materials dealing with publication of the book ''My New Curate'' by the Irish author Canon

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, and also has papers deriving from Heuser's work with the ''American Ecclesiastical Review'' and the ''Dolphin Magazine''. A scrapbook entitled ''Commentarius de Judicio Sacramental'' holds both prayers and poems and newspaper clippings, all on a variety of spiritual topics. Heuser edited the 1905 edition of the German theologian, Caspar Schieler's work:''Theory and practice of the confessional; a guide in the administration of the sacrament of penance''.^ Schieler, C. E., Heuser, H. J., & Clarke, R. F. (1905). Theory and practice of the confessional; a guide in the administration of the sacrament of penance. New York: Benziger Brothers.

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