Cardinal John Henry Newman Collection

Collection — Box: SC115-NEWM-001

Identifier: SC115-NEWM

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a variety of materials including correspondence, photographs and illustrations, writing, booklets, pamphlets, and journals. All materials pertain to Cardinal John Henry Newman in some manner. About half of the collection dates to his lifetime such as his correspodence, writings and photographs of him. Additionally, there is a folder of material pertaining to Thomas Youdan, who attended Cardinal Newman's oratory school. These materials date from 1836-1881.

The other half of the collection mostly dates to the early 20th century and is writings about him including booklets, pamphlets and journals.

Dates

Creation: 1836-1881
Creation: 1906
Creation: 1933
Creation: 1945
Creation: Undated

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

Materials believed to be under copyright or other restrictions are available for limited noncommercial, educational and personal use only, or for fair use as defined by United States copyright law and with proper citation. Please note that the College of the Holy Cross may not hold the rights to all items in this collection. Users assume responsibility for identifying all copyright holders and for determining whether permission is needed to make any use of the content. For permission under rights held by the College, please contact archives@holycross.edu.

Biographical Note

Cardinal John Henry Newman was born in London, England on February 21, 1801. He entered Trinity College in Oxford in 1817 and was ordained as an Anglican minister at Christ Church in 1825. Rev. Newman resigned from St. Mary’s and joined the Catholic Church in 1845. He established the English Congregation of the Oratory in 1848, and then he was appointed Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland in 1851. Newman then founded the Oratory School in 1859. On May 12, 1879, Rev. Newman was created Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII. Cardinal Newman died on August 11, 1890.