Fr. Humphrey Moynihan Presidential Records
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- created: 1910-1921
Creator
- Moynihan, Humphrey (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
Humphrey Moynihan was born October 24, 1864 in Ireland. He studied at Mungret College in Limerick, at the University of Dublin, and at Propaganda in Rome. On May 23, 1891 he was ordained in Rome where he remained until he received his Doctor of Divinity degree. He arrived in St. Paul in September 1892 where he was made secretary to the Archbishop. In 1895 he began teaching at the Saint Paul Seminary and in May 1903 was appointed president of the College of St. Thomas. He served in this position until 1921 when he was named Rector of the Saint Paul Seminary. He was named Monsignor on February 5, 1924 and was appointed pastor of the Incarnation Church in Minneapolis in July 1933. Msgr. Moynihan died on December 24, 1943.
Extent
6.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
The collection was processed in June 1979.
Subject
- Moynihan, Humphrey, 1864-1943 (Person)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). President's Office (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Presidents (Organization)
- Saint Paul Seminary (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Presidents (Organization)
- Catholic Church -- Clergy (Organization)
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- Accreditation (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