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Catholic Historical Research Center (CHRC) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia November 2018 6740 Roosevelt Blvd Philadelphia, PA (215) 904-8149 [email protected] BIshop Edward Cullen Papers MC 103
Table of Contents
Summary Information ...... 3 Biographical/Historical note...... 4 Scope and Contents note...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 5 Controlled Access Headings...... 5 Collection Inventory...... 7 Accession 1990.139...... 7 Accession 2011.009...... 37
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Summary Information
Repository Catholic Historical Research Center (CHRC) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Title Bishop Edward Cullen Papers
Date [bulk] Bulk, 1982-1987
Date [inclusive] 1965-1987
Extent 5.8 Linear feet ;15 Boxes
Language English
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Bishop Edward Cullen when he was a Msgr. in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia while he was head of Catholic Social Services. The bulk of the material deals with his time on the City of Philadelphia’s MOVE Commission as well as his work on the 1983 Holy Year of Redemption and the Council of Priest.
Preferred Citation note [Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Bishop Edward Cullen Papers, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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Biographical/Historical note
Bishop Edward Cullen was Bishop of Allentown from 1998 through 2009 and prior to that he was an Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia. Bishop Cullen during the early 1980s was a monsignor who served as the head of Catholic Social Services in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. During that time he served on a number of committees. The main committee on which Cullen served was the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission, which was formed in 1985 to investigation into the city’s decision to drop a bomb on the house occupied by MOVE. MOVE was a back to nature group that over time and an earlier shot-out with police in 1978 changed into what the commission deemed a terrorist cult. The siege of 6221 Osage Ave in Cobbs Creek ended after the Police Department dropped a bomb on the house to destroy a fortified bunker which MOVE had built on the roof. The resulting fire killed 11 people, including 5 children and estrous 61 homes, leaving over 250 neighbors homeless. The commission found that the city had acted failed to act responsibility throughout the conflict with MOVE and offered a number of recommendations for the future. Cullen also served on the 1983 Holy Year of Redemption Committee which was called by Pope John Paul II to commemorate the 1950th anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus. The committee planed events for the Holy Year in Philadelphia. The third group that Cullen served on was the Council of Priests, which is an assembly of priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia which meet to give advice and assist the Archbishop in governing the archdiocese.
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains the papers of Bishop Edward Cullen when he was a Msgr. in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia while he was head of Catholic Social Services. This includes minute books, correspondence, and publications. The bulk of the collection is from 1981-1986 but has material dating to the late 1960s as well. Series I subseries I contains material relating to the City of Philadelphia’s Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission. This part of the collection deals with the commission’s investigation into the city’s decision to drop a bomb on the house occupied by MOVE. This includes minute books and witness interviews as well as transcripts from the public hearings. There are also reports and memos dealing with different aspects of the investigation, including the final published findings of the commission. There are also folders with copies of court cases between the Fraternal Order of Police and the city and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against Ramona Africa.
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Administrative Information
Publication Information Catholic Historical Research Center (CHRC) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia November 2018
Conditions Governing Use note This collection is open for research use.
Custodial History note Accession Numbers 1990.139 and 2011.009
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
• Administrative reports • Minute books
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Geographic Name(s)
• Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject(s)
• Catholic Church--Philadelphia (Pa.) • Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Pa.) • Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Collection Inventory
Accession 1990.139
MOVE Commission 1978-1987
Supplemental Report of Dr. Hameli 1986
Box Folder 1 1 Text
Witness Schedule and Interviews 10/23/1985
Box Folder 1 2 Text
Witness Schedule and Interviews 10/18/1985
Box Folder 1 3 Text
Witness Schedule and Interviews 10/22/1985
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Box Folder 1 4 Text
Report of Dr. Hameli 1985
Box Folder 1 5 Text
Analysis of Explosive Employments and Correspondence 1985
Box Folder 1 6 Text
Court Case: FOP vs City of Philadelphia 1985
Box Folder 1 7 Text
Witness Interviews 1985
Box Folder 1 8 Text
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Witness Schedule and Interviews 10/29-10/30/1985
Box Folder 1 9 Text
5th Amendment Rights
Box Folder 1 10 Text
Chronology of Events
Box Folder 1 11 Text
Handwritten Chronology and Interviews
Box Folder 1 12 Text
Police Reports, Interviwes, and Directives
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Box Folder 1 13 Text
Police Command Meeting: MOVE 1985
Box Folder 1 14 Text
Police Planning for MOVE Operation
Box Folder 1 15 Text
William Lytton's Notes: RE Police Commissioner Sambor
Box Folder 1 16 Text
Witness Schedule 11/5/1985
Box Folder 1 17 Text
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Fire Department Memo 5/13/1985
Box Folder 1 18 Text
Metallurgy Reports
Box Folder 1 19 Text
Examination of the Remains
Box Folder 1 20 Text
Fire Department Memo 1984
Box Folder 2 1 Text
Witness Interviews 1 of 2
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Box Folder 2 2 Text
Witness Interviews 2 of 2
Box Folder 2 3 Text
Testimony of Mayor Goode
Box Folder 2 4 Text
Testimony of Leo Brooks
Box Folder 2 5 Text
Testimony of Gregore Sambor
Bin Folder 2 6 Text
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Witness Interviews
Box Folder 2 7 Text
Witness Interviews
Box Folder 2 8 Text
Report Opinion of Commissioner Bowser
Box Folder 2 9 Text
Findings of Commission 3/6/1986
Box Folder 2 10 Text
Commision Questions Guidelines
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Box Folder 2 11 Text
Court of Common Pleas: Commonwealth vs Romona Africa 1/28/1986
Box Folder 2 12 Text
Police Memo: Assigment Sheet
Box Folder 2 13 Text
Summary of Hearing and Misc. Correspondence
Box Folder 2 14 Text
Commission Executive Order and Membership
Box Folder 2 15 Text
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Fraternal Order of Police Suit
Box Folder 2 16 Text
Folder Labeled July 1, 1985
Box Folder 3 1 Text
Folder Labeled June 22, 1985
Box Folder 3 2 Text
Folder Labeled June 8, 1985
Box Folder 3 3 Text
Press Releases
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Box Folder 3 4 Text
Financial Statements
Box Folder 3 5 Text
Commission Rules of Procedure
Box Folder 3 6 Text
Meeting Binder 10/8/1985
Box Folder 3 7 Text
Meeting Binder 10/9/1985
Box Folder 3 8 Text
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Meeting Binder 10/10/1985
Box Folder 3 9 Text
Meeting Binder 10/11/1985
Box Folder 3 10 Text
Meeting Binder 10/12/1985
Box Folder 3 11 Text
Meeting Binder: Alley Shotout
Box Folder 3 12 Text
Meeting Binder 10/15/1985
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Box Folder 3 13 Text
Meeting Binder 10/16/1985
Box Folder 3 14 Text
Mayor Goode Interview and Material
Box Folder 3 15 Text
Mayor's File on MOVE 1978-1985
Box Folder 3 16 Text
William Stewart Interview
Box Folder 3 17 Text
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Court of Common Pleas: Commonwealth vs Ramona Africa 1/24/1985
Box Folder 3 18 Text
MOVE General Policy
Box Folder 3 18 Text
Public Hearing 10/8/1985
Box Folder 3 19 Text
Misc. Newspapers
Box Folder 4 1 Text
Misc. Commision Papers
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Box Folder 4 2 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/8/1985
Box Folder 4 3 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/8/1985
Box Folder 4 4 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/9/1985
Box Folder 4 5 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/9/1985
Box Box 4 6 Text
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Public Hearing A.M. 10/10/1985
Box Folder 4 7 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/10/1985
Box Folder 4 8 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/11/1985
Box Folder 5 1 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/11/1985
Box Folder 5 2 Text
Micheal Moses Ward Tesimony 10/12/1985
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Box Folder 5 3 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/15/1985
Box Folder 5 4 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/15/1985
Box Folder 5 5 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/16/1985
Box Folder 5 6 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/16/1985
Box Folder 5 7 Text
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Public Hearing A.M. 10/17/1985
Box Folder 6 1 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/17/1985
Box Folder 6 2 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/18/1985
Box Folder 6 3 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/18/1985
Box Folder 6 4 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/22/1985
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Box Folder 6 5 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/22/1985
Box Folder 6 6 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/23/1985
Box Folder 7 1 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/23/1985
Box Folder 7 2 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/24/1985
Box Folder 7 3 Text
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Public Hearing P.M. 10/24/1985
Box Folder 7 4 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/25/1985
Box Folder 7 5 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/25/1985
Box Folder 7 6 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/29/1985
Box Folder 7 7 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/29/1985
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Box Folder 8 1 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/30/1985
Box Folder 8 2 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/30/1985
Box Folder 8 3 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 10/31/1985
Box Folder 8 4 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 10/31/1985
Box Folder 8 5 Text
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Public Hearing A.M. 11/1/1985
Box Folder 8 6 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 11/1/1985
Box Folder 9 1 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 11/5/1985
Box Folder 9 2 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 11/5/1985
Box Folder 9 3 Text
Public Hearing A.M. 11/6/1985
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Box Folder 9 4 Text
Public Hearing P.M. 11/6/1985
Box Folder 9 5 Text
Michael Macy's Statement 11/7/1985
Box Folder 9 6 Text
Stephan Rementer's Statement 11/20/1985
Box Folder 9 7 Text
Commissioner Fauffman Dissent
Box Folder 10 1 Text
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Final Report 3/6/1986
Box Folder 10 2 Text
Holy Year of Redemption 1975-1984
Holy Year of Redemption Prayer
Box Folder 10 4 Text
Holy Year Newspapers
Box Folder 10 5 Text
Holy Year Correspondence
Box Folder 10 6 Text
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Holy Year Events
Box Folder 10 7 Text
Holy Year Minutes
Box Folder 10 8 Text
Holy Year Committee 2/24/1983
Box Folder 10 9 Text
Holy Year Committee 4/8/1983
Box Folder 10 10 Text
Holy Year Committee 5/23/1983
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Box Folder 10 11 Text
Holy Year Committee 8/31/1983
Box Folder 10 12 Text
Lenten Reflections
Box Folder 11 1 Text
1975 Holy Year Material
Box Folder 11 2 Text
Piligrimage of Faith
Box Folder 11 3 Text
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Pamphlets
Box Folder 11 4 Text
Preparatory Catechesis
Box Folder 11 5 Text
Holy Year Committee
Box Folder 11 6 Text
Holy Year Catholic Schools
Box Folder 11 7 Text
Parish Surveys
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Box Folder 11 8 Text
Convocation
Box Folder 11 9 Text
Catholic Standard and Times
Box Folder 11 10 Text
1975 Holy Year Binder I 1 of 3
Box Folder 11 11 Text
1975 Holy Year Binder I 2 of 3
Box Folder 11 12 Text
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1975 Holy Year Binder I 3 of 3
Box Folder 11 13 Text
1975 Holy Year Binder II 1 of 2
Box Folder 12 1 Text
1975 Holy Year Binder II 2 of 2
Box Folder 12 2 Text
1975 Holy Year Binder III 1 of 2
Box Folder 12 3 Text
1975 Holy Year Binder III 2 of 2
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Box Folder 12 4 Text
Council of Priests 1967-1983
Council of Priests Binder 1 of 3 1967-1974
Box Folder 12 5 Text
Council of Priests Binder 2 of 3 1967-1972
Box Folder 12 6 Text
Council of Priests Binder 3 of 3 1967-1972
Box Folder 12 7 Text
Priest Salary Study
Box Folder
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13 1 Text
Council of Priest 9/1981-5/1982 1 of 2
Box Folder 13 2 Text
Council of Priest 9/1981-5/1982 2 of 2
Box Folder 13 3 Text
Council of Priest 6/1982-3/1983 1 of 2
Box Folder 13 4 Text
Council of Priest 6/1982-3/1983 2 of 2
Box Folder 13 5 Text
Council of Priest 4/1983-5/1983
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Box Folder 13 6 Text
Council of Priest 6/1983-11/1983
Box Folder 13 7 Text
Accession 2011.009
Box Folder Holy Year of Redemption 1983-1984 14 1
Holy Year General 1983-1984
Box Folder 14 1 Text
Holy Year Prayers
Box Folder 14 2 Text
Holy Year Opening 3/23/1983
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Box Folder 14 3 Text
Places of Pilgrimage
Box Folder 14 4 Text
Committee Meeting 2/24/1983
Box Folder 14 5 Text
Committee Meeting 4/8/1983
Box Folder 14 6 Text
Committee Meeting 5/23/1983
Box Folder 14 7 Text
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Committee Meeting 8/31/1983
Box Folder 14 8 Text
Committee Meeting 11/3/1983
Box Folder 14 9 Text
Committee Meeting 3/9/1984
Box Folder 14 11 Text
Clergy Level Events
Box Folder 14 11 Text
Diocesan Level Events
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Box Folder 14 12 Text
Ecumenical Events
Box Folder 14 13 Text
Parish Level Events
Box Folder 14 14 Text
Religious Level Events
Box Folder 14 15 Text
School Level Events
Box Folder 14 16 Text
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Bills
Box Folder 14 17 Text
Council of Priests 1976-1984
Council of Priests General 1976-1984
Box Folder 15 1 Text
Bills
Box Folder 15 2 Text
Executive Committe
Box Folder 15 3 Text
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Revised Code of Canon Law
Box Folder 15 4 Text
Evangelization/ Parish Renewal
Box Folder 15 5 Text
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