Brendan T. Byrne papers, 1928-2006 (bulk 1952-1982).

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Brendan T. Byrne papers, 1928-2006 (bulk 1952-1982).

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Papers reflecting all periods of Brendan T. Byrne's career. Present are press clippings, 1944-2005, from newspapers and periodicals; selected files, 1952-1986, as a lawyer with several New Jersey law firms; miscellaneous files, 1956-1959, as Assistant Counsel and as Executive Secretary to New Jersey Governor Richard B. Meyner; selected files, 1949 and 1959-1968, as Essex County Prosecutor; personal correspondence, 1970-1973, while a superior court judge; gubernatorial campaign files, 1973 and 1977, relating to both the primary and general elections; selected files, 1973-1982, as Governor of New Jersey; speeches, 1956-1982; programs, 1942-2006, chiefly from events attended by Byrne (often as a speaker); personal correspondence, 1944-2003, largely comprised of thank-you letters, invitations and congratulatory letters sent to Byrne, including letters from political figures and celebrities; subject files and personal miscellany, 1941-2006, including Byrne's published writings and partial documentation of his service as a navigator in the Army Air Forces, as chairman of the board of the Intercontinental Life Insurance Company and as president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners; 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, in the form of audiotape, cine film and videotape; certificates and proclamations, 1951-2000, relating to Byrne; editorial cartoons and artwork, 1973-2002, chiefly depicting Byrne; and several plaques, 1974-2004. Among the topics documented in the papers, but seldom extensively, are the initiation of a state income tax, preservation of the Pinelands, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and overseas trade missions on behalf of New Jersey. Subjects documented primarily through press clippings include the Newark riot trials in 1967, nullification of New Jersey's death penalty in 1971 and the opening of the first Atlantic City casino in 1978. Correspondents represented by three or more letters sent to Byrne include: Philip Alampi, Archibald S. Alexander, William G. Bowen, William T. Cahill, Jimmy Carter, Richard J. Hughes, Ethel Kennedy, Robert B. Meyner, Walter F. Mondale, George M. Steinbrenner III, Jack H. Watson, Jr., and Joseph Weintraub. Persons depicted in the photographs include New Jersey and national political figures and officials (e.g., James J. Florio, Bill Bradley, Andrew Young and Bill Clinton), entertainers (e.g., Milton Berle, Dick Gregory, Bob Hope and Mary Tyler Moore), sports figures (e.g., Muhammad Ali, Althea Gibson and Arnold Palmer) and other celebrities (e.g., Princess Grace of Monaco).

ca. 19.5 cubic feet (37 manuscript boxes, 6 oversize boxes, 5 phase boxes, 1 record center carton).

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