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Henry Joseph Browne papers, 1797-1980

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Series I: Research and Scholarship, 1792-1980

The Research and Scholarship Series contains Browne's research material, published articles and drafts, and lecture and reading notes

Subseries 1: John Hughes Biographical Materials, 1792-1956

This Subseries, which forms the bulk of the Research and Scholarship series, contains primary materials relating to Archbishop John Hughes, such as Hughes's original correspondence and topical files, both arranged alphabetically. Hughes's correspondence files include letters from such notable figures as Abraham Lincoln, Popes Leo XII, Gregory XVI, and Pius IX. William Henry Seward was also a regular correspondent. This subseries also contains typescripts and microfilmed copies of Hughes's correspondence, as well as his letterbooks and scrapbooks. Additionally, the subseries contains material collected by other would-be biographers of Hughes, including an unpublished manuscript of a Hughes biography by Peter Guilday.


Box 1 Folder 1 to 17 Correspondence-- A-Z, 1860-1895, (17 Folders)

Correspondence


Box 2 Folder 1 to 18 A-R, 1826-1920, (18 Folders)


Box 3 Folder 1 to 7 S-Y and Unknown, 1840-1880, (7 Folders)

Box 3 Folder 8 to 13 Typescripts and Photocopies, 1827-1863, (6 Folders)

Box 3 Folder 14 Correspondence-- McCloskey-- Typescript, 1835-1836

Correspondence


Box 4 Folder 1 Photostats


Box 5 Folder 1 to 2 Letterbooks, 1841-1854, (2 volumes)

Box 5 Folder 3 Typescript of Letterbooks


Box 6 Folder 1 Photocopies, 1794

Box 6 Folder 2 to 7 Microfilm, 1986-1910 (5 rolls), 1986-1910

Box 6 Folder 8 The Complete Works of John Hughes, Vol. 1


Box 7 Correspondence--Father Smith

Box 7 Letterbook, 1857-1859


Box 8 Folder 1 to 3 Scrapbooks, 1844-1861, (3 volumes)

Topical Files

Box 8 Folder 4 to 5 St. John's College-- Fordham, 1841-1846, (2 Folders)

Box 8 Folder 6 St. Joseph's Seminary, 1845-1855

Box 8 Folder 7 St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1839

Box 8 Folder 8 Statistics on Catholic Population, 1848-1855

Box 8 Folder 9 Varela, Felix (Obituary by Hughes), circa, 1855

Thomas Cassidy's Materials on Hughes


Box 9 Folder 1 General

Box 9 Folder 2 General-- Transferred to Guilday

Box 9 Folder 3 Clippings, 1933-1934

Box 9 Folder 4 to 5 Correspondence, 1933-1934, (2 Folders)

Box 9 Folder 6 List of Clergy in New York, 1847-1895

Box 9 Folder 7 McCloskey, Cardinal, 1879-1888

Box 9 Folder 8 McGlynn Case Materials

Box 9 Folder 9 Murray, Nicholas-- Memoirs, 1862

Box 9 Folder 10 Notes on Hughes's Meeting with Pope Leo XIII

Peter Guilday's Material on Hughes

Correspondence


Box 10 Folder 1 to 2 Guilday, 1927-1937, (2 Folders)

Box 10 Folder 3 New York Negotiation, 1928-1946

Box 10 Folder 4 Sisters of Charity, 1827-1846

Box 10 Folder 5 M.H. Ward, 1890-1909

Research Notes, 1928-1930s

Box 10 Folder 6 to 7 General, (2 Folders)


Box 11 Folder 1 Church History

Box 11 Folder 2 Clippings (originals and photocopies), 1827-1861

Box 11 Folder 3 DuBois Material

Box 11 Folder 4 Hughes Genealogical Material

Box 11 Folder 5 Letters Referenced in Hassard's John Hughes

Box 11 Folder 6 McKenna Clan History

Box 11 Folder 7 Notre Dame and Baltimore Archives Research

Box 11 Folder 8 Research in Europe, 1929

Box 11 Folder 9 St. Patrick's Cathedral Archives

Box 11 Folder 10 San Francisco

Box 11 Folder 11 Outline of Hughes Biography

Box 11 Folder 12 Register of Documents in Jesuit Archives, Rome Relating to Hughes

Box 11 Folder 13 to 16 Manuscript of Hughes Biography, (4 Folders)


Box 12 Folder 1 to 3 Manuscript of Hughes Biography, (3 Folders)

Henry Joseph Browne's Hughes Biography, circa, 1956

Box 12 Folder 4 to 8 Research Notes, (4 Folders)


Box 13 Folder 1 to 6 Research Notes, (6 Folders)


Box 14 Folder 1 to 5 Drafts and Notes, (5 Folders)


Box 15 Folder 1 to 5 Manuscript, (5 Folders)

Subseries 2: Scholarly Research-- Church and Social History, 1947-1980

This subseries is comprised of Browne's research materials and published articles, including his master's thesis, and extensive notes he used to prepare and present his classroom lectures. These files indicate Browne's interest in church and social history.

Box 15 Folder 6 to 7 Church History Research and Resources, (2 volumes)


Box 16 Folder 1 Browne's Publication List

Box 16 Folder 2 Publications-- General, 1956-1958

Box 16 Folder 3 Publications-- In Typescript

Box 16 Folder 4 Publications and Clippings, 1956

Box 16 Folder 5 Articles, 1952-1957

Box 16 Folder 6 Browne on Jack Egan, 1980

Box 16 Folder 7 to 8 The Catholic Church in American Life , (2 Folders)

Box 16 Folder 9 Catholic University of America-- Research Notes

Box 16 Folder 10 "Catholics Face a New Frontier,", 1960

Box 16 Folder 11 Church History Articles, 1951-1956

Box 16 Folder 12 Church and Labor Research

Box 16 Folder 13 "Diocesan Clergy of New York: An Historical Sketch,", 1950-1951

Box 16 Folder 14 "The Faculty and the Archivist," circa, 1960s

Box 16 Folder 15 "Groping for Relevance in an Urban Parish,", 1971


Box 17 Folder 1 "Housing the Poor: The Confused Catholic Social Apostolate,", 1968

Box 17 Folder 2 "Majority Interests,", 1979

Box 17 Folder 3 "Maxima Vigilantia"

Box 17 Folder 4 Molly Maguires, 1947

Box 17 Folder 5 to 6 "One Stop Above Hell's Kitchen: Sacred Heart Parish in Clinton,", 1976, (2 Folders)

Box 17 Folder 7 Parochial Archives-- Notes, undated

Box 17 Folder 8 "Power and the Institutional Church,", 1967

Box 17 Folder 9 "A Preliminary Survey of the Historical Bibliography of the Archdiocese of New York,", 1946

Box 17 Folder 10 "St. Ann's on East Twelfth Street New York City, 1852-1952,", 1952

Box 17 Folder 11 "Terence Powderley: His Relationship with the Catholic Church,", 1945

(Browne's Master's Thesis)

Box 17 Folder 12 "Toward Symbolic, Theopolitical Ministry"

Box 17 Folder 13 Urban Renewal-- Various., 1966

Teaching Materials


Box 18 Folder 1 American Community, 1976

Box 18 Folder 2 to 3 Church History-- Catholic University of America, (2 Folders)

Box 18 Folder 4 Church History-- St. Joseph's

Box 18 Folder 5 Civil War and the Church

Box 18 Folder 6 Comparative Social Movements, 1975

Box 18 Folder 7 Medieval History, 1967

Box 18 Folder 8 to 10 Notes, 1952-1970s, (3 Folders)

Series II: Personal and Professional, 1944-1980

This series relates to Browne's professional duties as a priest, academic, and an archivist, as well as his involvement in community and social justice organizations.

Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1944-1980

The correspondence subseries includes one run of correspondence that is arranged chronologically, and one run of Browne's correspondence that is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. There is no significant difference in the content or research value of these runs.


Box 19 Folder 1 to 7 1944-1953, (7 Folders)


Box 20 Folder 1 to 6 1954-1956, (6 Folders)


Box 21 Folder 1 to 7 1957-1960, (7 Folders)


Box 22 Folder 1 to 7 1961-1968, (7 Folders)


Box 23 Folder 1 to 6 1968-1969, (6 Folders)


Box 24 Folder 1 1970

Box 24 Folder 2 1979

Box 24 Folder 3 1980

Box 24 Folder 4 1980-- Condolence Letters

Box 24 Folder 5 Undated

Box 24 Folder 6 Regarding John Carroll, 1958-1959

Box 24 Folder 7 to 8 Regarding John Hughes Biography, 1949-1956, (2 Folders)

Box 24 Folder 9 Regarding Knights of Labor, 1949-1950


Box 25 Folder 1 to 10 A-Z, 1944-1969, (10 Folders)

Box 25 Folder 11 to 14 Society of American Archivists, 1944-1957, (4 Folders)

Subseries 2: Topical Files, 1949-1980

This subseries contains files relating to Browne's political and professional life, including his work with the New York City Council Against Poverty, and his work with faith-based social justice organizations including the Catholic Committee Urban Ministry. These files are arranged alphabetically.


Box 26 Folder 1 Book Reviews, 1950-1977

Box 26 Folder 2 Cathedral College, 1961

Box 26 Folder 3 Catholic Archives, 1950

Box 26 Folder 4 Catholic Charities, 1959-1960

Catholic Committee on Urban Ministry (CCUM)

Box 26 Folder 5 to 7 General, 1973-1980, (3 Folders)


Box 27 Folder 1 to 4 General, 1973-1980, (4 Folders)

Box 27 Folder 5 Board of Directors' Correspondence, 1976-1980

Box 27 Folder 6 Bulletins, Newsletters, and Printed Material, 1974-1979

Box 27 Folder 7 Correspondence, 1971-1977

Box 27 Folder 8 Liberty and Justice for All Conference, 1976


Box 28 Folder 1 to 2 Memoranda, 1972-1975, (2 Folders)

Box 28 Folder 3 to 5 Clippings, 1949-1980, (3 Folders)

Box 28 Folder 6 Dictionary of American Biography Entries, 1956

Box 28 Folder 7 Ethnic Parishes, 1974-1979

Box 28 Folder 8 Fulbright Award, 1957

Box 28 Folder 9 Internal Life of the Church, 1959-1960

Box 28 Folder 10 Italian-Americans


Box 29 Folder 1 Kelleher, Stephen, 1977

Box 29 Folder 2 Life Magazine, 1960

Box 29 Folder 3 Mediating Structures Project, 1977

Box 29 Folder 4 Modernism in Religion, 1963

New York City Council Against Poverty

Box 29 Folder 5 General, 1967

Box 29 Folder 6 to 8 Agendas, 1967-1968, (3 Folders)


Box 30 Folder 1 to 4 Agendas, 1968, (4 Folders)

Box 30 Folder 5 Bulletins, 1967-1968

Box 30 Folder 6 Memoranda, 1967-1968


Box 31 Folder 1 to 2 Memoranda, 1968, (2 Folders)

Box 31 Folder 3 to 5 Minutes, 1967-1968, (3 Folders)

Box 31 Folder 6 New York Times Letters, 1965

Box 31 Folder 7 Parish Schools, Undated

Box 31 Folder 8 Photographs, Undated

Priests' Senate


Box 32 Folder 1 to 6 General, 1966-1969, (6 Folders)

Box 32 Folder 7 Correspondence, 1968

Box 32 Folder 8 Protestant Social Reform, Undated

Box 32 Folder 9 Puck Cartoons-- Church and Labor


Box 33 Folder 1 Religions and the Labor Movement, Undated

Rutgers University

Box 33 Folder 2 to 5 Administrative, 1969-1979, (4 Folders)

Box 33 Folder 6 Sociology Department, 1976-1978


Box 34 Folder 1 St. Gregory's Parish-- Staff Meetings and Notes, 1968

Box 34 Folder 2 Shaw, Richard, 1977

Box 34 Folder 3 Task Force on Social Ministries, 1980

Box 34 Folder 4 Vatican Council

Box 34 Folder 5 West Park Religious Council, 1959

Series III. Urban Planning and Community Organizing, 1959-1979

This series chronicles Browne's involvement in urban planning and urban renewal initiatives in New York City and Paterson, New Jersey.

Subseries 1: Paterson, New Jersey, 1972-1979

This subseries contains Browne's files relating to his work with organizations such as the Paterson Coalition, a coalition of local community organizations working together for the general betterment of their community, and local groups committed to historic preservation.

Box 34 Folder 6 to 7 Correspondence, 1972-1979, (2 Folders)

Box 34 Folder 8 Great Falls Development Corporation, 1973-1979


Box 35 Folder 1 History, 1977-1979

Box 35 Folder 2 INCCA Carroll Street Housing, 1977-1979

Box 35 Folder 3 Minutes and Agendas (Various Groups), 1973-1978

Box 35 Folder 4 to 5 Paterson Coalition, 1973-1976, (2 Folders)

Box 35 Folder 6 Save Paterson's Living American Social Heritage (SPLASH), 1975

Subseries 2: West Side Urban Renewal, 1959-1979

This subseries documents Browne's involvement in issues of urban renewal on New York's Upper West Side. Notably, it documents the development and early activities of the Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council and Strycker's Bay Housing Development, including correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, and manuscript and printed material dealing with the development of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.


Box 36 Folder 1 to 3 General, 1964-1979, (3 Folders)

Box 36 Folder 4 City-Wide Squatter's Movement, 1971

Box 36 Folder 5 Clippings, 1973-1974

Box 36 Folder 6 Clippings-- Broadway Local, Undated


Box 37 Folder 1 Joint Parish Committee, 1959-1960

Box 37 Folder 2 New York City Housing Authority, 1974-1976

Box 37 Folder 3 Publications and Manuscripts, 1960s

Box 37 Folder 4 Ratensky, Samuel, 1959

Box 37 Folder 5 Redevelopment Sites, 1971-1974

Box 37 Folder 6 Religious Organizations, 1961-1963

Box 37 Folder 7 Reports and Plans, 1960

Box 37 Folder 8 Sacred Heart Parish Centennial, 1977

Box 37 Folder 9 Statements and Press Releases, 1961-1962


Box 38 Folder 1 to 2 Strycker's Bay Cooperative, 1960-1969, (2 Folders)

Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council

Box 38 Folder 3 to 6 General, 1960-1979, (4 Folders)


Box 39 Folder 1 to 6 General, 1967-1979, (6 Folders)


Box 40 Folder 1 to 2 General, 1980 and Undated, 1980, Undated, (2 Folders)

Box 40 Folder 3 General, Microfilm

Box 40 Folder 4 to 8 Correspondence, 1965-1971, (5 Folders)


Box 41 Folder 1 Correspondence-- Schafer, Roger, 1960-1961

Box 41 Folder 2 to 3 Community Action Projects, 1966-1967, (2 Folders)

Box 41 Folder 4 Housing Committee, 1960-1961

Box 41 Folder 5 Legal Documents, 1971

Box 41 Folder 6 New York City Board of Estimate, 1970-1971

Box 41 Folder 7 New York City Housing Authority, 1968-1973


Box 42 Folder 1 Newsletters and Announcement, 1970-1971

Box 42 Folder 2 Project Committee, 1966-1967

Box 42 Folder 3 Relocation Committee, 1960

Box 42 Folder 4 Reports, 1967-1970

Box 42 Folder 5 Statement of the Role of Federal Government in Urban Affairs,, 1966

Box 42 Folder 6 West Side Neighborhood Organizations, 1959-1960