[5][2][3] The philanthropist said he hoped the building would "help our Catholic young men and women rise to the level of the great opportunities, which our nation offers them".
[2] James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel Corporation, was a featured speaker at the dedication.
[2] In recognition of his many charitable gifts, he was made a papal marquis in 1902 by Pope Leo XIII.
[6] He was born in Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland, and moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania when he was six years old.
[7] Maloney vacationed in Spring Lake Beach, New Jersey, where he had a home called Ballingarry.