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Browne, Henry Joseph, 1919-19SD. Papers, 1825-1960. ca. 2600 items (53 boxes). Organisation: Selected items cataloged; remainder arranged in series. Historian, archivist, social activist, and onetime Roman Catholic priest. Browne taught at Catholic University of America^ (where he also served as university archivist); St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, M.Y.; Cathedral College, New York City; and Rutgers University. He was active in community affairs in New York and later in Pat/erson, M.J. His primary reserarch interest were , first of New York, and urban,and church history. Summary: Correspondence, manuscripts, photoglyph's", printed materials and research materials for the life of John Hughes including original correspondence and documents and typescript, manuscript and photographic copies from various repositories, and notes and correspondence from earlier biographers Thomas Cassidy and Peter Builday. These materials document Hughes work in Baltimore before his appointment to New York; his efforts to found St. John's College (which later became Forclham University) and to build a new St. Patrick's cathedral. Especially well documented was his conflict with the Jesuits over the title to the land on which St. John's was built and Hughes' relations with political figures such as Thurlow Weed and William Henry Seward. Browne's own files include materials documenting his involvement with the Mew York City Council against Poverty, the Catholic Committee^pn Urban Ministry, the Priests' Senate, Stryckers Bay Housing Development, Patterson, N.J. urban development, and Rutgers University. In his work with the Stryckers Bay Councils and Committees he corresponded with city and state officials including Robert F. Kennedy, John Lindsay, and William Ryan. In his work in the church he corresponded frequently with Cardinals Spellman and Cooke as well as a number of other church men and women concerning affairs of the Archdiocese of New York. His materials well document aspects of social activism within the church and community in the 1960s™ Gift of Flavia Alaya, 19S6. In English, Latin, French, Spanish, etc. Con tents list, 6p. JCA 10/86. Location; Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript. Library, Butler Library, New York, NY 10027.

, ,•...... _..- - • • - - 1. Hughes, John, 1797-1864. 2. Guilday, Peter Kennan, 1684-1947. 3. Spellman, Francis, 1689-1967. 4. McCloskey, John, J.810--18S3. 5. Cooke, Terrance, 1921- 1983. 6. Ryan, William Frederick, 1926- 7. Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872. 8. Weed, Thurlow 1797-1882. 9. Rutgers University. Dept. of History. 10. Archdiocese of New York (M.Y.). 11. Catholic Church—United States. 12. . 13. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1665. 14. New York City—City planning. 15. Patterson (N.J.)—City planning. 16. Photoprints 17. Clergy 16. Historians

035: Ms Coll/Browne, H. IDs MYCR86-A72 CC: 9554 DCF: a PROC: b Henry Joseph Browne Papers

Box No. 1-2 Cataloged Correspondence and Documents: 19th and 20th century materials are listed separately but interfiled.

19th Century :

Acton, Charles, Cardinal, 1803-1847 Alemany, Joseph S., Archbishop of San Francisco, 1814-1888 Beckx, Pierre, General of the Jesuits Bedini, Gaetano, Archbishop of Thebes Biddle, Clement Cornell, 1784-1852 Blanc, Antoine, Archbishop of New Orleans, 1792-1860 Blanchet, Francois Herbert, 1795-1883 Brute de Remur, Simon William Gabriel, 1779-1839, Bishop of Vincennes (Ind.) Bufondi, G. Cardinal Calderon de la Barca, Angel 1790-1861 Chauche, John Mary Joseph, 1795-1852, Bishop of Natchez Cretin, Joseph, 1810-1857, Bishop of St. Paul Cullen, Paul Cardinal, 1803-1878 Dubois, John, 1764-1842, Bishop of New York Ecclestin, Samuel, 1801-1851, Archbishop of Baltimore England, John, 1786-1842, Bishop of Charleston Fenwick, Benedict Joseph, 1782-1846, Bishop of Boston Fitzpatrick, John Bernard, 1812-1866, Bishop of Boston Flaget, Benedict Joseph, 1763-1850 Gregory XVI, Pope, 1765-1846 Hughes, John, Archbishop of New York, 1797-1864 Kenrick, Francis Patrick, Archbishop of Baltimore, 1796-1863 Leahy, Patrick, Archbishop of Cashel, 1806-1875 Leo XII, Pope, 1760-1829 Lincoln, Abraham Lynch, Patrick Niesen, 1817-1882, Bishop of Charleston McClelland, Robert McCloskey, John, 1810-1885, Cardinal McGill, John, 1809-1872, Bishop of Richmond McHale, John, Archbishop of Tuam Meade, Richard Worsam, 1807-1870 0'Boyle, Patrick Aloysius, 1896- , Cardinal O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847 O'Connor, Michael, 1810-1872, Bishop of Pittsburgh O'Connor, James, 1823-1890, Bishop of Omaha Perry, Matthew Galbraith, 1794-1858 Persico, Ignatius, 1823-1895, Cardinal Pius IX, Pope, 1792-1878 Polding, John Bede, 1794-1877, Archbishop of Sydney Porter, Alexander, 1786-1844 Purcell, John Baptiste, 1800-1883, Archbishop of Quarter, William, 1806-1848 Seward, William Henry Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892 Spalding, Martin John, 1810-1872, Archbishop of Baltimore Henry Browne Papers p. 2

Box no. Timon, John, 1797-1867, Bishop of Buffalo Weed, Thurlow Wood, James, F., 1813-1883, Bishop of Yakab, Mar, Bishop of Edessa

20th Century:

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn Cooke, Terrance Hoover, J. Edgar Ellmann, Richard Handlin, Oscar Hoover, J. Edgar Kennedy, Robert F. Lindsay, John Vliet McCaffree, Mary Jane Meany, George Morris, Richard B. Murray, Philip Sheen, Fulton John Spellman, Francis Joseph, Cardinal

3-11 Original materials relating to Archbishop John Hughes, primarily correspondence recieved by Hughes but also letters to Cardinal McClosky and others; documents and correspondence relating to St. Joseph Seminary, St. John's College at Fordham, and its transfer to the , and to St. Patricks Cathedral. Among the materials are items copied and transcribed and originals from the Archdiocese of New York Archives in Dunwoodie. Much of the materials was collected by Thomas Cassidy, later transferred to , another would-be biographer of Hughes, and then to Henry Browne. Selected items have been cataloged.

Arranged Hughes Materials :

3 Antellela, Victorne d1 Bacon, David (Bishop of Portland) Birr, Eliza Mahon Boulger, James, to pewholders of St. Joseph's Breckinridge discussion Bruges, Bishof of Butler, J.W., "Golden Jubilee of St. John's College Carroll, Charles Connolly, Thomas, Bishop of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada Conwell, Henry Coskery, H.B. (Rev.) Donaghoe, T.J. Ecclesiastical documents Escal6na, Raphael de Eugenie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French Ewing, Charles to Card. McCloskey Farley, John Murphy, Cardinal Fleix y Solans, Don Francisco, Bishop of Havana Forbes, John Murray Henry Browne Papers p. 3

Box no. Forbin-Janson, Bishop of Nancy, France Frenaye, M.A. Garland, Bishop of Savannah? Gillooly, L., Bishop of Sligo (?) Guerra y Noriega, Jose de la Guth, Francis Havermans, P. Hayden, Thomas to John Hassard Hughes, John, Archbishop of New York. Drafts and retained copies of letters Hughes, John, Archbishop of New York. Misc. documents Hughes, John, Archbishop of New York. Speeches Hughes, Patrick Hus, J • B. Ives, L.S. Jesuits, Hughes correspondence with Jesuits, Documents concerning Hughes' relations with Keane, William Keiley, Richard Kelly, Eugene Kennedy, John, Supt. of Police Kershaw, Robert (Newman Defense Fund) Lynch, John Joseph, Bishop of Toronto McCarthy, Elizabeth, Last will and testament MacGennis, F. McBride, M.E. Me Dermo 11, Thomas McGettigan, Daniel McMaster & McGee McNally, (Bishop) Major, Henry Manning, James Marine Barracks, Philadelphia Navy Yard Milde, Eduard, Bishop of Vienna Mills, Drake Mullock, John I., Bishop of St. Johns Mulvarry, George F. Myers, C. Napoleon III, Emperor of the French Nationalists of Ireland Naval Academy at Annapolis New York Board of Supervisors New York Express New York Public School Society Committee 4 O'Callaghan, E.B. 0'Donoghue, Francis 0'Donovan, John Oley, Dexter 0'Regan, Anthony (Bishop of Chicago) Persico, V. (Bishop) Peters, J. Montgomery to McCloskey Pise, Charles Constantine to McCloskey Plunkett, William H. Poe, George Jr. Henry Browne Papers p. 4

Box no. Poitier, Michael (Bishop of Mobile) Potosi, Bishop of Power, Michael Prime, S. Raffelin, Antonio Raymond, Henry J. Read, William G. Reily, P.M. Reynolds, Ignatius Aloysius, Bishop of Charleston Richards, G.W. Robinson, William E. Rodrigues, Margaret Hughes and other family members (2) Rodrock, W.D. Rud, William D. Ryan, James St. Ives, Ignatius St. John's Baptist Church Trustees St. John's College, Fordham, Seminarians' Complaint St. John's College, Fordham, Business papers (2) St. John's College, Fordham, Check receipts and other documents St. Joseph's Seminary St. Joseph's Seminary Students St. Louis Church, Buffalo Trustees St. Nicholas Church Trustees St. Patrick's Cathedrial Board of Trustees St. Patrick's Cathedrial Pewholders Schwars, J.G. Scott, R.K. Seward, William H. (photocopies and drafts of replies) Shea, John G. Sisters of Charity (Father Deluol) Sloane, F. Smith, Bernard Smith, Samuel Spalding, C.A. Spalding, H.A. Statistics on Catholic population Stewart, A.T. Stuart, C.E. Stillman, W. Talbott, George, Msgr. Thrall, S. le Toole, Peter Toucey, Issac Unknown correspondents Varela, Felix, Obituary by Hughes Vaughn, Herbert, Bishop of Salford to Cardinal McCloskey Verplank, G.C. Wahl, Carroll Walsh, William (Bishop of Halifax) Walter, Geroge W. Walworth, E.H. Whelan, Richard, Bishop of Richmond White, J.R. Henry Browne Papers p. 5

Box no. White, R.E. Whitfield, ALfred Willoughby & Co. (re: Denay Bible) Wilson, G.A.J. Wilson, R.A. Wood, Fernando

Young Catholic Friends' Society of Washington

5 Letterbooks, scrapbooks, etc.

6 Typescript copies of Hughes' and others' correspondence

7 Photographic copies of Hughes' correspondence

8 Microfilm and other copies of Hughes' correspondence

9 Cassidy, Thomas, materials transfered to Peter Guilday.

10-11 Guilday's correspondence and notes for Biography of Hughes

12 Manuscript of Guildays' biography of Hughes:

I Early Years II Emmitsburg III Controversalist IV Controversy with Breckenridge V Church Progess IX Oxford Movement in America XII War with Mexico XIII Sisters of Charity XIV Diocesan Development XV Irish Diaspora New York End of Religious Controversy

13-14 Browne's correspondence and notes for Hughes biography

15 Browne's drafts and notes for Hughes biography:

16 Browne's mss of Biography of Hughes

17-18 Other manuscripts by Browne and his students 19 Church history and Society of American Archivists correspondendence

20-24 General correspondence arranged by date

20 1949-53 21 1953-56 22 1957-62 23 1962-68 24 1969-70 Henry Browne Papers p. 6

Box no. 25 Name and subject file:

Brown, F. Carey, Hugh L Dictionary of American Biography Kelleher, Stephen Life Magazine New York Times Papp, Joseph Podhoretz, Norman Ryan, William Schwarz, Marian (Mrs. F.A.O.) St. Joseph's Seminary and College « Report Shaw, Richard Walther, Sandy Book Rieview Newspaper clippings Photographs

26-27 New York City Council Against Poverty

28-29 Catholic Committee Urban Ministry

30 Priests Senate, 1966-69

31-37 Stryckers Bay Housing Development: Correspondence, minutes, agenda, fact sheets, proposals, memoranda, manuscripts, and printed materials, dealing with the development of the upper west side of . The files include materials on government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the New York City Housing Authority and the Board of Estimate; neighborhood organizations such as Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council, the Mexican American Cultural Center, Liberty and Justice for All and Mission in the Metropolis; and subject such as the City-Wide Squatters Movement.

38-40 Patterson, N.J. including materials on urban development, a new city charter and the church, Our Lady of Victory

41 Rutgers University Adminstrative materials

42-44 Teaching materials on church history, European history, and urban affairs from Catholic University of America, St. Joseph's Seminary, and Rutgers University

45 Get well cards

46 Condolence letters

47 Prayer societies

48-53 Printed materials