A History of the Commission<\/p>\n
In-Brief<\/p>\n
The New Jersey Catholic Historical Records Commission was established in 1976 by the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey and Seton Hall University. \u00a0Its purpose is to gather and preserve the print and photographic history of Catholics and Catholicism in New Jersey, to supplement these records through oral history interviews, and to make these resources available to all. \u00a0The first Chairman of the Commission was the Most Rev. John J. Dougherty; he was succeeded by the Most Rev. Peter Leo Gerety, Archbishop Emeritus of Newark. Upon his resignation in 1992, the Most Rev. Dominic A. Marconi assumed direction of the Commission prior to Msgr. Francis Seymour who assumed this role in 2009.\u00a0 The founding Executive Director, Dr. Joseph Mahoney who served in this capacity from 1976-2005 provided crucial leadership in regard to the program overall. \u00a0In furtherance of its goals, the Commission has undertaken projects in several different preservation areas. \u00a0With regard to collecting materials, it has aided in the transfer and organization of the Archdiocese of Newark Archives now housed at Seton Hall University.\u00a0 The Commission has also held several public programs relating to New Jersey Catholic History; two of these have been aimed at helping the authors of parish and other institutional histories improve their works, others have examined Catholic education in the state and the relation of the Church to various immigrant groups.\u00a0 Other activities will be undertaken as the Commission enters its\u00a035th year plus\u00a0of service to Catholic New Jersey and beyond.<\/p>\n
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