Thomas N. Schroth and Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. collection Brooklyn Eagle Bulk, 1952-1955 1841-1976

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Thomas N. Schroth and Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. collection Brooklyn Eagle Bulk, 1952-1955 1841-1976

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The Thomas N. Schroth and Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. collection contains the records of Thomas N. Schroth, the last managing editor of the and the son of its last publisher and editor, Frank D. Schroth. While the inclusive dates span from 1841 to 1976, the bulk of Thomas Schroth's records cover the final days of the (1952-1955), the period leading up to and culminating in a Newspaper Guild strike that led to the closing of the newspaper. The labor struggle is documented through newspaper clippings, internal memos, Newspaper Guild meeting bulletins, and correspondence. A smaller portion of the collection is comprised of the papers of Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., first cousin to Thomas Schroth, and contains the notes for his doctoral dissertation in history at George Washington University on the , subsequently published as (1974). Raymond Schroth's papers cover his correspondence with publishers, his notes, early drafts of the dissertation, and portions of drafts of the book, as well as reviews and correspondence with responses to an author's query he had published. Finally, the collection also contains approximately 50 photographic prints concerning the history of the in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn Eagle Eagle Eagle The Eagle and Brooklyn Eagle

5.25 linear feet; in two record cartons and two oversize boxes.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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Schroth, Raymond A. (Raymond Augustine), 1933-2020

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Raymond A. Schroth was born on November 8, 1933 in Trenton, New Jersey to Raymond and Mildred (Murphy) Schroth. His father was a journalist and his mother was a school teacher. In 1955, Schroth received a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in New York City. Schroth served as an officer in the US Army with an anti-aircraft battalion in West Germany. In 1957, he joined the Society of Jesus and was ordained as a priest a decade later in 1967. Schroth earned a bachelor of sacred theology degr...

Schroth, Frank D., Jr.

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