| Description | Correspondence between Charles Newsham and others, including; John Briggs, George Brown, James Chadwick, Robert Cornthwaite, Henry Edward Manning, William Hogarth, George Errington, Frederick W. Faber, John Henry Newman, Joseph Platt, and F.J. Sloane, mostly written during Newsham's time as president of Ushaw College. The subjects in the letters vary widely and include internal Catholic disputes, particularly a controversy surrounding the possible transformation of St Edward's (Lancashire) into a seminary and its likely impact on Ushaw, as well as Newsham's various disputes with the northern bishops over Ushaw's constitution and alleged misappropriation of funds; the administration of Ushaw, including donations, payment disputes, admissions, investments, the college jubilee and Newsham's building programme; the administration of other Catholic colleges in England, including Oscott and Stonyhurst; and the situation of Catholicism on the continent, particularly the Venerable English College in Rome and the wider political situation during the 1848 Revolutions. Also includes a series of Newsham's personal papers (baptism certificate and ordination papers).Transcripts - Original manuscript transcripts of letters 91 - 236 and 808 - 897 These manuscript transcripts have now been superseded by the transcript volumes although they have been kept for cross - checking purposes |
| Admin_History | Charles Newsham was born in 1791 in Westby, Lancashire. He was educated at Crook Hall and Ushaw before his ordination in 1816. He took up teaching duties at Ushaw in Rhetoric and Philosophy while also working as the prefect of Studies. In 1826, he was appointed professor of Scripture and, four years later, replaced Robert Tate as vice - president. It was during his time as the fourth president of Ushaw College, 1837 - 1863, that he is best known. He embarked on a extensive building programme in order to enlarge the capacity of the college and to bring its arrangements into line with more modern requirements. He enlisted the help of Augustus Charles Pugin and his son, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, as well as Charles and Joseph Hansom, to construct the second church with its attendant chapels, the library, infirmary, museum, exhibition hall, lavatories, kitchens, farm buildings, and the junior seminary. In 1860 he was struck down by paralysis, from which he never fully recovered. He died in February 1863. |