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The à Kempis Club of New Jersey was a Catholic women's organization, affiliated with the National Conference of Catholic Women, that hosted events featuring speakers or lecturers on a variety of topics, raised money for charity, and celebrated mass. The à Kempis Club of New Jersey records include newsclippings, yearbooks, correspondence, stationary, and a guestbook, documenting the activities of the Club in the 1990's.

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Ace Alagna was a photographer, editor and publisher of the Italian Tribune, and prominent member of the Italian American community in Newark, NJ. The Ace Alagna photographs consist of photographic negatives, prints, videos, and layout sheets from Ace Alagna's career as a photographer and as editor and owner of the newspaper the Italian Tribune.

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This collection consists of office files and Seton Hall publications representing Dr. Ahr's administrative work, two scrapbooks from his uncles, and a collection of medals.

Scope and Contents This is a vast collection of mostly photocopied newspaper and magazine articles, poems, and images, gathered over more than a decade by Alphonse Cartusciello. As an initial guide Mr. Cartusciello appears to have used Campanella’s 2-volume Garibaldi bibliography. (There is a copy currently in SHU’s Valente Collection, donated several years ago by writer Anthony Valerio). What Mr. Cartusciello did was to make copies of the full texts that were only cited by Campanella. Along the way he...

Scope and Contents The Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey Board functions as a benevolent society to promote Irish cultural and humanitarian identity. With our collecting focus in this area, the organization has started donating materials on a regular and continual basis. This collection includes correspondence, organizational materials, and publications related to the activities of the AOH at national, state, and division levels, as well as a collection of materials from other Irish-American...

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Anthony (Tony) Triano (1928-1997) was a famous New Jersey painter, sculptor, and illustrator. He was also an artist-in-residence and later tenured professor at Seton Hall University. The Anthony Triano collection dates from 1971 to 1997 and documents Triano's professional activities during his tenure at Seton Hall University. The collection includes correspondence, teaching and tenure materials, exhibition materials, sketches, clippings, and blueprints of Seton Hall buildings.

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This collection includes a mix of paper and digital manuscripts, slides, photographs, and other materials. The bulk of the content includes manuscript drafts and notes.

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This small collection of ephemera dates from 1765 to 1844. It consists of pamphlets relating to anti-Catholic sentiment, including addresses denouncing Catholicism and materials relating to the Philadelphia Nativist Riots, in which Protestant nativist groups lashed out against Irish Catholic immigrants and burned several Catholic churches.

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The Archdiocese of Newark celebrated the 125th anniversary of its founding in 1978. Materials in the Archdiocese of Newark 125th Anniversary records include correspondence and memoranda related to the planning and attendance of celebratory events.

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The Diocese of Newark was created in 1853 and was elevated to an Archdiocese in 1937. The Chancery Office required parish priests to submit yearly reports reflecting the financial and spiritual condition of their churches. The Diocese of Newark Church reports include the annual reports of parish priests to the Chancery Office from 1843-1925, which themselves include information on population and sacramental statistics.

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The Archdiocese of Newark's Expansion Program, also called the Archdiocese of Newark Development Program, was started in the 1960s as a fundraising drive to raise money needed for new schools and buildings. The Archdiocese of Newark Expansion Project records include correspondence, information on architects or architecture firms and contractors, and what appears to be preliminary research on developing building projects.

Scope and Contents Contents of the collection are as follows:Box 1: contains a large binder of forms for the St. Cecilia Guild and the Catholic Choir Guild (1950-1959). The St. Cecilia Guild forms are grouped by order, including many convents in Newark. The Catholic Choir Guild forms are grouped by county (Essex is not present). The forms include data on attendance, numbers and types of musical participation (by year), and dues and subscriptions paid.Box 2: contains a general financial...

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The Office of Research and Planning for the Archdiocese of Newark initiates and maintains program-oriented planning and development to maximize the resources of the Church in Newark. The Office of Research and Planning of the Archdiocese of Newark records include materials related to the beginning of the ORP in 1975 and its activities through the 1970s and 1980s.

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Items in this collection were donated by the grandson of Arthur A. Quinn and represent a small sample of the materials that Arthur A. Quinn created during his lifetime. This collection includes a mix of newsclippings, original documents and correspondence of Arthur A. Quinn and colleagues, and correspondence of his mother, Jane Quinn.

Abstract The Seton Hall University Athletics Collection is representative of the sports culture of the institution which has been active to varying degrees since the creation of the school in 1856 and has maintained an active place in campus life through connections to student affairs and administration support since that time. The presence and popularity of collegiate sports at Seton Hall has also led to the creation of various documentation that represents participation by students, administrators,...

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The Austin family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, lived in the mid-1800s. The Austin family letters consist of letters to Louisa M. Austin from her sister Eliza Glover to the Austin children from their father A. Austin.

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The Bayley Seton League was founded in 1938 and is recognized as the oldest service organization at Seton Hall University. The Bayley-Seton League records include documents related to the operation of the organization.

Scope and Contents Bernard A. Flanagan, a member of the Archdiocese of Newark, volunteered for many years as a tour guide at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, N.J. He grew up in Newark, attending Sacred Heart School, McKinley School, and St. Joseph's School throughout the 1940s. In the 1950s, he attended St. John's Atonement Seminary for a short time, Essex County Boy's Vocational and Technical High School, and Central High School, from which he graduated in 1954. His mother died in a...

Scope and Contents This is a collection of the personal papers of Bernard M. Shanley, prominent New Jersey Lawyer, Republican politician, and member o the Eisenhower cabinet. They document his personal as well as his professional activities, from the time he began his career in law until his passing in 1992. They cover his detailed involvement with the federal politics of the 1950’s, as well as his gubernatorial run and time spent as a Republican National Committeeman. It also details his lifelong relationship...

Abstract This collection consists of materials that document Bernard Zlotnick’s work in the advertising industry from 1959 to 2014. Zlotnick worked at several major advertising agencies in Manhattan, and produced campaigns for a variety of clients including the Peace Corps, Olympic Airways, Finlandia Cheese, Ovaltine, and Absolut Vodka. The majority of the collection is made up of print advertisements and subject files that address the design process and the business aspects of advertising agency...

Abstract The Bishop's Relief Fund refers to Catholic Relief Services, a humanitarian organization founded by the United States Council of Catholic Bishops. Within the Archdiocese of Newark, the director of the Bishop's Relief Fund oversaw an annual collection within the archdiocese, as well as organizing any special collections in response to disasters and calamitous events. The Bishop's Relief Fund of the Archdiocese of Newark records include materials related to the collection of monies for...

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The Board of Trustees, along with the Board of Regents, guides Seton Hall University's mission and direction. This collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and bylaws from Seton Hall University's Board of Trustees. Also included are meeting minutes of the Board of Regents.

Scope and Contents The Brendan Byrne papers consist primarily of materials related to Byrne's campaigns for governor of New Jersey, as well as some personal materials documenting his time as governor and his activities with the Democratic party.A large portion of the collection relates to Brendan Byrne's campaign for governor in 1973 against Charles Sandman. These materials include position papers, information on appearances, finances, issue and research files, information on opponent Charles...

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This small collection consists of a handwritten letter by French composer, organist, conductor and pianist Camille Saint-Saëns and a photograph portrait of Saint-Saëns. The letter is dated December 22, 1917 and it is unclear to whom it is addressed. The French letter has not yet been translated, therefore the subject matter is presently unknown.

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This small collections consists of pamphlets, booklets, and ephemera relating to the Catholic Church and Catholic teachings. It also includes some materials produced for Catholic audiences to educate them about Catholicism and other religions.

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This small collection of ephemera contains materials dating from 1933 to 1937. The collection comprises booklets, pamphlets, and leaflets that document liberal Catholic ideology. It includes material relating to social justice and Catholic social teaching.

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This small collection of ephemera contains materials dating from 1955-1972. The collection comprises booklets, pamphlets, and leaflets that document conservative Catholic ideology. It includes material that is critical of the changes in the Catholic Church that resulted from the Second Vatican Council, and materials that reflect anti-Semitic and anti-Communist sentiment.