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Doherty, Paul C. (1933-)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1933-

Biographical Note

Boston College faculty member. Paul C. Doherty was born and raised in Massachusetts. Doherty earned degrees from the College of the Holy Cross (BA 1955), Boston University (MA), and University of Missouri (PhD 1963). He joined the English Department facutly at Boston College and spent his academic career there (1964-2012). He served in a number of roles at Boston College: Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (1984-1985); Director, Graduate Program of English, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1983-1990); twice Chair of the English Department; and Director of the Lowell Humanities Series (1998-2008). When Doherty retired in 2012, he received the Boston College Community Service Award for his decades of service to the City of Newton.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Paul C. Doherty faculty papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC-2005-036
Abstract

Papers document the teaching and administrative work of twentieth-century American Boston College English professor Paul C. Doherty. Materials include correspondence, clippings, course materials, draft manuscripts, event ephemera, and faculty meeting minutes. Doherty's instructional materials make up the bulk of the collection and focus on numerous topics including James Joyce, William Shakespeare, the short story, literary criticism, and rhetoric and composition.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research. Contains some university records dating after 1968, which are closed per university policy. Access for the university records is with permission of the originating office.

Dates: 1941 - 2009

John H. Randall III papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC-2014-056
Abstract

Contains academic and professional materials, correspondence, and collected materials of early twentieth century American literature scholar and Boston College faculty member John H. Randall III.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research. All university records dating after 1968 are closed. Access with permission of the originating office.

Dates: 1931-1994