Papers reflecting all periods of Brendan T. Byrne's career. Present are press clippings, 1944-2005, from newspapers and periodicals; selected files as a New Jersey lawyer, 1952-1986; miscellaneous files as Assistant Counsel and as Executive Secretary to New Jersey Governor Richard B. Meyner, 1956-1959; selected files as Essex County Prosecutor, 1949 and 1959-1968; personal correspondence while a superior court judge, 1970 1973; gubernatorial campaign files, 1973 and 1977, relating to both the primary and general elections; selected files as Governor of New Jersey, 1973-1982; speeches, 1956-1982; programs, 1942-2006, chiefly for events Byrne attended (often as a speaker); personal correspondence, 1944-2003, largely comprised of letters received from political figures and celebrities; subject files and personal miscellany, 1941-2006, including copies of Byrne's writings; photographs, 1928-2000, extensively documenting Byrne's life, especially his activities as a public official and his participation in charitable events; several audiovisual recordings, 1959-1974 and undated; certificates and proclamations, 1951-2000, relating to Byrne (not items which he signed); editorial cartoons and artwork, 1973-2002, chiefly depicting Byrne; and several plaques, 1974-2004.
