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Jesuits

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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Boston College faculty and staff photographs

 Collection
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs of Boston College faculty members and staff. Faculty photographs contain images of both Jesuit and lay faculty members. Also included in this collection is a printed faculty photograph album from 1981, as well as the images and negatives used in its compilation.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; a portion is available digitally.

Dates: 1872 - 2012

Timothy Brosnahan, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract

The Timothy Brosnahan, SJ, President's Office records contain correspondence, clippings, and writings documenting the life and work of Timothy Brosnahan, SJ, the tenth president of Boston College.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1897 - 1929

Robert Fulton, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract

The Robert Fulton, SJ, President’s Office Records contain correspondence, manuscript material, notes, programs, and ephemera documenting the life and work of Robert Fulton, SJ, twice president of Boston College.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1866-1895, undated

Thomas Ignatius Gasson, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract

The Thomas Ignatius Gasson, SJ President's Office records contain correspondence, construction records, clippings, personal items, and St. Boltoph's Guild records documenting Gasson's administration as the thirteenth president of Boston College. Materials primarily document Boston College’s move to the Chestnut Hill campus from the South End in 1913.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; portions are also available digitally.

Dates: 1868 - 1940; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1914

Charles W. Lyons, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract

The President's office records of Charles W. Lyons, SJ, fourteenth president of Boston College, are composed of correspondence, memos, and writings that reflect his five year presidency as well as the wartime and post-World War I student military groups on campus during that period.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; portions available digitally.

Dates: 1914 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1919

Joseph R. N. Maxwell, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract

The Joseph R. N. Maxwell, SJ, President's Office Records contain administrative records, correspondence, manuscripts, architectural drawings, legal documents, reports, awards and certificates, writings, slides, and newspaper clippings documenting the life and tenure of Joseph R. N. Maxwell, SJ, twenty-first president of Boston College.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research. A small number of folders are closed due to privacy restrictions. One audio reel is not available for playback due to format impermanence and cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Dates: 1930 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1951 - 1958

John McElroy, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract

This collection consists mainly of photocopies of material created by John McElroy, SJ, in the course of his work as a Jesuit priest, long-time campaigner for a Jesuit college in Boston, and founder of Boston College. Material types include primarily photocopies of correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, publications, legal documents, and accounts.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1813 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1813 - 1878

William James McGarry, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract

The William James McGarry, SJ, President’s Office Records contain correspondence, photographs, financial statements, student applications, booklets, and ephemera documenting the work of William McGarry, SJ, eighteenth president of Boston College from 1937 to 1939.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1922 - 1944; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1939

W. G. Read Mullan, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract

The W. G. Read Mullan, SJ, President's Office records contain correspondence, clippings, and publications documenting Mullan's administration as the eleventh president of Boston College. The bulk of material relates to the educational controversy surrounding Harvard University administration's view of the academic standards at Boston College in particular, and Jesuit schools in general. Also included are documents about Boston College buildings and land purchases.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1898-1930s; Majority of material found within 1898 - 1900

William J. Murphy, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract

The William J. Murphy, SJ, President’s Office Records contain correspondence, memos, student applications, contracts, notes, brochures, and pamphlets documenting Murphy's term as the nineteenth president of Boston College. Murphy's presidency coincided with World War II, and these records also document the war's effects on campus military programs and funding.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1929 - 1948; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1945

Michael P. Walsh, SJ, President's Office records

 Collection
Abstract The Michael P. Walsh, SJ, President’s Office Records document Walsh’s tenure as twenty-second president of Boston College, 1958-1968. This collection consists largely of administrative records and contains committee, departmental, and faculty files as well as admission records, building plans, correspondence, subject files, and materials relating to the University's centennial celebrations in 1963. Subject files contain biographical information in addition to other topics of interest to...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research. Series I. Admissions is closed in its entirety due to privacy restrictions, and is stored off-site. A small amount of material in other series is also closed due to privacy restrictions.

Dates: 1933 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1968

Boston College collection of Edward V. Boursaud, SJ

 Collection
Abstract

This collection contains two letters written by the fifth president of Boston College, Edward V. Boursaud, SJ, after his time as president.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1897, 1900

Mariana Islands letters

 Collection
Abstract

A collection of eight letters and one list, written in Spanish to María de Guadalupe de Lencastre y Cárdenas and Francisco García, regarding Jesuit missionary work and Spanish colonization of the Mariana Islands between 1678 and 1687.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; digital version available.

Dates: 1678-1687, undated

Monita quaedam a scholasticis diligenter servanda: manuscript

 Collection — Shared_box 4421: Series I; Series II; Series III; Series I; Series V, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Manuscript pamphlet of six pages in wrappers with handwritten title on cover. At head of first page is an albumen print photograph of an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. "Fourniu[?] avant 70" written in a later hand on front cover. Instructions or rules for teachers or scholars.

Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Dates: not after 1869