College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Presidents

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The Moynihan Presidential records consist primarily of correspondence.  The topics of the correspondence included exchanges with the General Education Board regarding the accreditation of the College of St. Thomas and salary disputes with faculty members.

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The Byrne Presidential Records include essays and newspaper clippings created during his tenure as the President of the College of St. Thomas.

Scope and Contents The papers in the Fr. James H. Moynihan collection document the time period he was President of the College of St. Thomas, 1933-1943.  The papers include subject files that cover the various professional organizations Moynihan belonged to and his role in keeping St. Thomas accredited.  The files also touch upon the Naval V-12 program that was on the campus during the war and campus improvements such as new buildings. The notes include Moynihan’s personal reflections on a variety of topics,...

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This collection contains correspondence and subject files primarily from the years James Shannon was president of the College of Saint Thomas (1956-1966).  The records document both the operation of the College of St. Thomas and St. Thomas Academy as well Shannon’s interaction with regional and national educational organizations.

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The Fr. John F. Dolphin Records include correspondence received and sent by John Dolphin during his presidency at the College of St. Thomas (1899 - 1903) and some materials relating to his service as Army Chaplain at Fort Snelling (1888 - 1893).

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The collection contains correspondence regarding the accreditation of the College of St. Thomas.

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The Fr. Matthew Schumacher Presidential Records contain correspondence and subject files from the years he was the President of St. Thomas, 1928-1933.  The files have scattered subjects and correspondents.

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The Cullen Presidential records consist of one file of correspondence.  The topics of the correspondence included exchanges with the General Education Board and the University of Minnesota regarding the accreditation of the College of St. Thomas.

Scope and Contents The papers in the Flynn collection are primarily from the period of the Flynn tenure as College President. The remarkable post-war growth of the College and its rapidly changing character are fully reflected in the Flynn papers, particularly in Section II. of the inventory ("College of St. Thomas") which consists of official files of the President's office. A second major group of documents in the collection is Flynn's file of working scholarly papers. These reflect his special academic...

Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence and subject files primarily from the years Murphy served as the president of  the College/University of St. Thomas (1966 - 1991) and chancellor of the university (1991 – 2004).  The files document Murphy’s role in many of the changes that St. Thomas underwent during his tenure, including the introduction of coeducation, the development of the Minneapolis campus, the expansion of graduate programs and the formation of the Associated Colleges of the Twin...