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Office of the President & Chancellor: Francis J. Monaghan records

 Collection
Identifier: SHU-0003-010

Scope and Contents

The Francis J. Monaghan records contain documents from his tenure as President of Seton Hall College from 1933 to 1936. Included are correspondence and memoranda.

Dates

  • 1933-1936

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to researchers at the Msgr. William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center. Advance appointments are required for the use of archival materials.

Conditions Governing Use

All materials available in this collection (unless otherwise noted) are the property of the Monsignor William Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center and Seton Hall University, which reserves the right to limit access to or reproduction of these materials. Reproduction of materials or content is subject to United States copyright restrictions and may be subject to federal or state privacy regulations. Permission to publish exact reproductions must be obtained from the Director of the Archives and Special Collections Center.

Biographical / Historical

Reverend Francis J. Monaghan was born in Newark, NJ on October 30, 1890 to Thomas and Anne Daly Monaghan. He was educated at Seton Hall College and was ordained a priest in 1915 at the North American College in Rome. Monaghan served as president of Seton Hall College from 1933 to 1936, after having served as a faculty member at the Immaculated Conception Seminary. In 1936, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop to the Diocese of Ogdensburg, NY by Pope Pius XI. His ordination as Bishop by Bishop of Newark Thomas J. Walsh took place June 29, 1936 at Sacred heart Cathedral in Newark, NJ. Monaghan assumed the position of Bishop of Ogdensburg in 1939. He died November 13, 1942 of complications from an illness and a fall from a train.

Reference: A History of Catholicism in the North Country by Sister Mary Christine Taylor, S.S.J., Ph.D. (1972).

Please see: A History of Catholicism in the North Country by Sister Mary Christine Taylor, S.S.J., Ph.D. (1972)

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Reverend Francis J. Monaghan served as president of Seton Hall College from 1933 to 1936, after having served as a faculty member at the Immaculated Conception Seminary. The Francis J. Monaghan records contain documents from his tenure as President of Seton Hall College from 1933 to 1936.

Arrangement

Forms part of Seton Hall University record group 3, Office(s) of the President & Chancellor. The papers are arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were transferred to the Archives and Special Collections Center from Seton Hall University. Terms of accession unknown.

Related Materials

Office of the President & Chancellor of Seton Hall University: Bernard J. McQuaid records, 1856-1866, SHU 0003.001, in the Monsignor Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Walsh Library, Seton Hall University Library.

Office of the President & Chancellor of Seton Hall University: Michael A. Corrigan records, 1867-1873, SHU 0003.003, in the Monsignor Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Walsh Library, Seton Hall University Library.

Office of the President & Chancellor of Seton Hall University: James H. Corrigan records, 1877-1888, SHU 0003.004, in the Monsignor Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Walsh Library, Seton Hall University.

Office of the President & Chancellor of Seton Hall University: Joseph Synott records, 1898-1899, SHU 0003.006, in the Monsignor Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Walsh Library, Seton Hall University Library.

Office of the President & Chancellor of Seton Hall University: John A. Stafford records, 1889-1907, SHU 0003.007, at the Monsignor Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Seton Hall University.

Office of the President & Chancellor of Seton Hall University: James F. Mooney records, 1900-1928, SHU 0003.008, at the Monsignor Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Seton Hall University.

Office of the President & Chancellor of Seton Hall University: Thomas H. McLaughlin records, 1923-1946, SHU 0003.009, at the Monsignor Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Seton Hall University.

Office of the President & Chancellor of Seton Hall University: James F. Kelley records, 1920-1995, SHU 0003.011, at the Monsignor Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Seton Hall University.

Office of the President & Chancellor of Seton Hall University: John L. McNulty records, 1931-1970, SHU 0003.012, at the Monsignor Noé Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Seton Hall University.

Processing Information

Collection processed as part of Record Group 3: Office of the President by the Archives and Special Collections Center. Re-processed as separate collection and finding aid reformatted by Catherine Bingham, 2010. Finding aid revised by Benjamin Clark and Tracy M. Jackson as part of the Overhaul Project collection survey, 2012, 2013.

Title
Office of the President & Chancellor: Francis J. Monaghan records, 1932-1936
Status
Completed
Author
Catherine Bingham
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the The Monsignor Field Archives & Special Collection Center Repository

Contact:
Archives, Walsh Library
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South Orange NJ 07079 US
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