Fr. James C. Byrne Presidential Records
Scope and Contents
The Byrne Presidential Records include essays and newspaper clippings created during his tenure as the President of the College of St. Thomas.
Dates
- created: nd., 1897
Creator
- Byrne, James C. (James Charles) (Person)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). President's Office (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
Fr. Byrne was born on November 28, 1858 in Savage, MN. He was the first person from the St. Paul/Minneapolis diocese to study at the Propaganda in Rome and was the first native-born priest ordained for the St. Paul diocese. After his ordination on February 17, 1883, he served in the Immaculate Conception parish in Minneapolis before becoming secretary to the Bishop and later Chancellor of the diocese.
In 1892, he was named rector of the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary. The school reincorporated as the College of St. Thomas in 1894 when the Saint Paul Seminary opened.. In September 1899, Byrne was appointed pastor of St. Patrick's parish in St. Paul. He served in several other parishes in the Twin Cities, including as pastor of St. Luke's for 26 years. He died on June 12, 1942.
Extent
2.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
The collection was processed in April 1979.
Subject
- Byrne, James C. (James Charles), 1858-1942 (Person)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). President's Office (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- Clergy (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Presidents (Organization)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Presidents (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections Repository
Department of Special Collections, LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul MN 55105-1096 US
651-962-5467
uarchives@stthomas.edu