Cushing, Richard James Cardinal, 1895-1970
Americans,
English,
Biographical notes:
Richard James Cushing (August 24, 1895 – November 2, 1970) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1944 to 1970 and was made a cardinal in 1958. Cushing's main role was as fundraiser and builder of new churches, schools, and institutions. Unlike his predecessor, he was on good terms with practically the entire Boston elite, as he softened the traditional confrontation between the Catholic Irish and the Protestant upper-class. He built useful relationships with Jews, Protestants, and institutions outside the usual Catholic community. He helped presidential candidate John F. Kennedy deflect fears of papal interference in American government if a Catholic became president.
Cushing's high energy level allowed him to meet with many people all day, often giving lengthy speeches at night. He was not efficient at business affairs, and when expenses built up he counted on his fundraising skills instead of cost-cutting. Cushing, says Nasaw, was "fun-loving, informal, and outgoing. He looked rather like a tough, handsome, Irish cop and behaved more like a ward politician than a high church cleric." His major weakness in retrospect was overexpansion, adding new institutions that could not be sustained in the long run and had to be cut back by his successors.
Links to collections
Feeley, John Richard, 1904-. Papers of J. Richard Feeley, 1913-1960.
University of Iowa Libraries
Cushing, George William, b. 1888. George William Cushing papers, 1904-1959.
Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
Landreth, Helen. Helen Landreth Papers, 1924-1983 (bulk 1948-1978).
Boston College. John J. Burns Library
Boston College. Office of the President. Michael P. Walsh President's Office Records, 1921-1971, (bulk 1958-1968).
Boston College. John J. Burns Library
Cushing, Richard, 1895-. Letter to J. Richard Feeley. Brighton, MA. 1957 Nov. 21.
University of Iowa Libraries
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (Nazareth, Ky.). Records, 1782-1977.
University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library
White, Eva W. (Eva Whiting), 1885-1974. Papers, 1885-1974 (bulk: 1909-1974)
Simmons College, Beatley Library
Newton College of the Sacred Heart (Newton, Mass.). Newton College of the Sacred Heart Records, [1918?]-[1975?], (bulk 1946-1975).
Boston College. John J. Burns Library
McCormack, John W., 1891-1980. Letters to John W. McCormack, 1957.
Massachusetts Historical Society
Harrington, Marion. Marion Harrington Papers, 1950-1971.
Boston College. John J. Burns Library
Brooks, Lawrence Graham, 1881-1981. Papers, 1897-1981.
Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970. Cardinal Richard Cushing collection, [19--].
Boston University. School of Medicine
Keenan, Joseph D. The Joseph Daniel Keenan papers.
Catholic University of America
Dewey D. Stone Papers
Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society
Sheldon Glueck papers
Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
Fuller, Lon L. Lon L. Fuller papers. 1926-1977.
Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
John R. Hickman Audio Collection, 1925 - 1975. Sound Recordings of Historical Radio Broadcasts, World War II Government Documentaries, and Popular Radio Shows, 1906 - 1993. Robert F. Kennedy, ca. 1968.
National Archives at College Park
Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Meyer Matzkin papers
Archives of American Art
Fine, William M. William M. Fine papers, 1963-1965.
Library of Congress
Papers of Samuel Eliot Morison
Harvard University Archives.
Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982. Papers, ca.1920-1982.
Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
Pondville Hospital (Norfolk, Mass.). Photographs of facilities and activities, [193-?]-1972.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
Kennedy Newspaper Clippings collection, 1952-1974
Phillips Memorial Library
Van Waters, Miriam, 1887-1974. Papers, 1861-1971
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Frederic Dannay Papers, ca.1920-1982.
Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Lawrence Graham Brooks papers, 1897-1981
Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
Boston College. Office of the President. Scrapbooks of the Leonard Feeney controversy, 1949.
Boston College. John J. Burns Library
Christianity Today International. Records of Christianity Today, International, 1954-[ongoing].
Billy Graham Archive & Research Center
Joseph Shubow Collection, early 1900-1979, bulk 1934-1969
American Jewish Historical Society
Van Waters, Miriam, 1887-1974. Papers, 1861-1971
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Vatican Jewish schema correspondence, 1965 Dec. 16 and 1966.
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Wayman, Dorothy G. (Dorothy Godfrey), 1893-. Papers of Dorothy G. Wayman, 1862-1971.
Library of Congress
Cardinal Cushing : scrapbook, 1964-1970 (bulk 1970).
Boston College. John J. Burns Library
Wyzanski, Charles Edward. Charles E. (Charles Edward) Wyzanski papers. 1930-1968.
Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
Rice, William Brooks, 1905-1970. Papers, 1927-1970 (inclusive).
Harvard University, Divinity School Library
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Van Waters, Miriam, 1887-1974
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Brooks, Lawrence Graham, 1881-1981.
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Cushing, George William, b. 1888.
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Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982.
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Edward J. O'Neill, O.P.
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Feeley, John Richard, 1904-
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Feeley, J. Richard, 1904- ,
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Fine, William M.
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Folsey, O.P., William D.
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Fuller, Lon L., 1902-
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Glueck, Sheldon, 1896-
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Harrington, Marion.
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John D. Ruscito
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Keenan, Joseph D.
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Kiley, Elizabeth
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Landreth, Helen.
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Martin F. Kelly
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Matzkin, Meyer, b. 1880.
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McCormack, John W., 1891-1980.
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Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976.
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Rice, William Brooks, 1905-1970.
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Shubow, Joseph Shalom
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Stone, Dewey D., 1900-1977
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Wayman, Dorothy G. (Dorothy Godfrey), 1893-
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White, Eva W.
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Wyzanski, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1906-
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Brooks, Lawrence Graham, 1881-1981
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MIRIAM VAN WATERS, 1887-1974
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Van Waters, Miriam.
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Boston College. Office of the President.
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Boston College. Office of the President.
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Christianity Today International.
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Communist Party of the United States of America.
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Newton College of the Sacred Heart (Newton, Mass.)
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Pondville Hospital (Norfolk, Mass.)
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Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (Nazareth, Ky.)
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Subjects:
- Catholic Church
- Catholic Church
- Catholic Church
Occupations:
- Cardinals
Places:
- MA, US
- Massachusetts--Boston (as recorded)
Variant Names
Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970
Cushing, Richard
Cushing, Richard 1895-
Cushing, Archbishop Richard J., 1895-1970
Cushing, Richard James, 1895-1970
Cushing, Richard Cardinal, 1895-1970
Cushing, Richard, 1895-
Cushing, Richard, Cardinal
Cushing, Richard (Cardinal)
Cushing, Richard, 1885-1970.
Cushing, Richard J.
Cushing Cardinal, 1895-1970 (Richard),
Cushing Cardinal 1895-1970
Cushing, Richard James Cardinal 1895-
Cushing, Richard J. 1895-1970