Guide to the Seminaries: St. Joseph’s, Dunwoodie Collection Collection Number 013.003 Guide to the Seminaries: St. Joseph’s, Dunwoodie Collection Archives of the Archdiocese of New York Collection 013.003 Finding Aid Prepared by Elizabeth Alleva Archives of the Archdiocese of New York St. Joseph’s Seminary 201 Seminary Avenue Yonkers, NY 10704 [email protected] 914-968-3200 x.8365 1 Last updated 12.14.2015 Guide to the Seminaries: St. Joseph’s, Dunwoodie Collection Collection Number 013.003 Summary Information ____________________________________________________________________________ Creator: St. Joseph’s Seminary Title: Seminaries: St. Joseph’s, Dunwoodie Collection Date: 1886-2011 Extent: 30 linear feet (15 paige boxes, 13 book cartons, 2 small photo boxes, 2 Hollinger boxes, and 7 flat file boxes) Language: English Access Restrictions: Collection is open to researchers at the Archives of the Archdiocese of New York. Advance appointments are required for the use of archival materials. Preferred Citation: Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Collection title, collection number; box number, folder number. Archives of the Archdiocese of New York, St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie. Location of Related Materials: Copies of the Dunwoodie Review are located in our serial collection. Biographical/Historical Note ____________________________________________________________________________ St. Joseph’s Seminary, also referred to as the Dunwoodie Seminary, is located in Yonkers, NY. It is the seminary of the Archdiocese of New York as well as the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Rockville Centre. It is a center for spiritual learning, where young men partake in the training necessary for the priesthood. The cornerstone for St. Joseph’s was laid in 1891 by Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan, with the first scholastic year beginning for ninety-eight students on September 21, 1896. Prior to the construction of St. Joseph’s, the Archdiocese’s seminaries were located much further away from New York City, where the archbishops reside. This made the need for the construction of St. Joseph’s great, and required the help of the parishes and the people of the Archdiocese to come together to fundraise the necessary money. In the beginning of the Seminary’s existence, until 1906, it was under the direction of 2 Last updated 12.14.2015 Guide to the Seminaries: St. Joseph’s, Dunwoodie Collection Collection Number 013.003 priests of the Society of Saint Sulpice. Since 1906, the Seminary has been directed by the Archdiocese and its diocesan priests. The administration at St. Joseph’s consists of the Rector, the director of Intellectual Formation, the Directors of Spiritual Formation, the Director of Human Formation, the Dean of Admissions the Director of Pastoral Formation, the Director of Assessment, the Director of Library Services, the Registrar, the Director of Development, the Director of Finance, the Vocations Directors and the Board of Trustees. Numerous renovations occurred after the initial construction of the Seminary. In 1907, a new residence was built, allowing for men to attend the Seminary from further away. The Archbishop Corrigan Memorial Library was completed in 1953. The chapel and altar were restored in 1983 and dedicated by Cardinal John O’Connor 1984. St. Joseph’s Seminary has witnessed numerous monumental events such as the papal visit of Pope John Paul II in 1995 and the papal visit of Pope Benedict XVI in 2008. St. Joseph’s has also been the site of numerous retreats, meetings and celebrations. The seminary celebrated its centennial in 1996 with different events, masses and convocations. Students who attend St. Joseph’s Seminary focus on the four primary pillars of priesthood: human formation, spiritual formation, intellectual formation and pastoral formation. Throughout the Seminary’s existence, ordained priests have been sent all over the country and even all over the world. Places such as Georgetown University, Catholic University in Ponce Puerto Rico and the North American College in Rome have received St. Joseph’s alumni who want to continue their education. Since 1977, St. Joseph’s Seminary has offered a graduate theological degree program to lay people, making St. Joseph’s an institution for both religious and lay people. St. Joseph’s Seminary and College has accreditation from the Board of Regents of the State of New York, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Association of Theological Schools in the US and Canada. Today the Seminary offers a Master of Divinity, Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Master of Arts in Theology, Pastoral Studies, Catholic Philosophical Studies, and Religious Studies Scope & Content Note ____________________________________________________________________________ The collection consists of mixed materials dating back to the original planning of St. Joseph’s Seminary in the late 1880s and extends to the early 2000s. The materials in the collection relate to the function of St. Joseph’s Seminary as well as the lives of its students. Series I: Administration consists of the catalogs and the bulletins for the seminary as well as the rectors’ papers, finance information, publications and the minutes and reports of the Board of Trustees. Series II: Building consists of drawings and plans that related to the initial construction of St. Joseph’s and its renovations as well as any finance material that related to the building process. Series III: Faculty contains the lists of numerous faculty members who have taught at St. Joseph’s over the years. Series IV: Events documents the different events that have been 3 Last updated 12.14.2015 Guide to the Seminaries: St. Joseph’s, Dunwoodie Collection Collection Number 013.003 sponsored by and held at St. Joseph’s. Series V: Ordination contains materials related to the preparation for ordination. Series VI: Students contains all documents that particularly relate to the students at St. Joseph’s Seminary, such as information about classes, extra-curriculars, rosters letters for ordination, and grade reports. This series also contains the regulators’ diaries and the house readers’ diaries. Series VII: Publications contains publications that were produced by the Seminary such as editions of The Dunwoodie Review from 1961-2003 and editions of The Dunwoodian from 1934- 2009. The newspaper The Seminary is also included in this series. John Mullaly, editor of the paper, printed it at the New York Catholic Protectory, once a month from 1892-1896. The newspaper documented the progress of the building of the Seminary, as well as included other writings about the Catholic Church. Series VIII: Photographs contains images from all types of Seminary events such as ordination, retreats, Christmas mass, and Seminary baseball games. Most of the folder titles represent the captions that were written in the photo albums that these photos came from. The photographs were removed from their original binders and albums as they were not an appropriate archival environment. Arrangement ____________________________________________________________________________ The Seminaries: St. Joseph’s Dunwoodie Collection is arranged in eight series: I: Administration II: Building III: Faculty IV: Events V: Ordination VI: Students VII: Publications VIII: Photographs Administrative Information ____________________________________________________________________________ Access and Use: Collection is open to researchers at the Archives of the Archdiocese of New York. Advance appointments are required for the use of archival materials. Reproduction and Use: Permission to reproduce any material in this collection not in the public domain must be obtained from the Archives and the copyright holder. 4 Last updated 12.14.2015 Guide to the Seminaries: St. Joseph’s, Dunwoodie Collection Collection Number 013.003 Language: English, some older documents are in Latin or Italian. Preferred Citation: Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Collection title, collection number; box number, folder number. Archives of the Archdiocese of New York, St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie. Processing Note: All materials were rehoused in appropriate archival folders and boxes. Any available original folder titles were maintained during processing. Those materials that were not found in folders were given appropriate folder titles. Oversized materials were removed from the collection and placed in appropriate housing. Separated Materials: Editions of the Dunwoodie Review have been separated and placed into the Archives serial publications collection. 5 Last updated 12.14.2015 Guide to the Seminaries: St. Joseph’s, Dunwoodie Collection Collection Number 013.003 Collection ____________________________________________________________________________ Series I: Administration: Subseries: General Box Number Folder Number Title Date Range 1 1 Reports 1925-1939 1 2 Triennial Report 1929-1938 1 3 Correspondence about Reports 1920-1980 1 4 Reports to the State of New York 1923-1953 1 5 Triennial Report 1944-1951 1 6 Annual Report 1944, 1945-1946 1 7 Annual Report 1959-1960 1 8 Annual Report 1960-1961; 1961-1962 1 9 Self-Evaluation Report 1961 1 10 Annual Report 1962-1963 1 11 Annual Report 1963-1966 1 12 Self-Evaluation Report (1 of 2) 1973 1 13 Self-Evaluation Report (2 of 2) 1973 1 14 Annual Report 1976-1977 1 15 Annual Report 1979-1980 1 16 Annual Report 1980-1981 1 17 Self-Evaluation Report