Connolly, Terence L. (Terence Leo), 1888-1961
Dates
- Existence: 1888-09-26 - 1961-03-24
Biographical note
Terence Leo Connolly was born on September 26, 1888 in North Attleboro, Massachusetts to Terence and Catherine (Hayden) Connolly. In 1908, Connolly entered the Jesuit Novitiate of St. Andrew-on-the-Hudson in New York, where he studied for four years. Connolly was ordained in 1922, having studied and taught at Woodstock College, Fordham University, and Georgetown University. In 1929, Connolly became a professor of English and head of the English Department at Boston College. Connolly had an interest in Catholic poetry, particularly the works of Francis Thompson, about whom he wrote Francis Thompson: In His Paths (1944). He traveled extensively in England and Ireland. In 1946, Connolly became director of the Boston College libraries, and remained in the role until he was named director of special collections in 1959. Connolly died on March 24, 1961.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
[Connolly book of hours: MS.1986.097]
Manuscript codex; written in France.
Fragile original; available digitally. Access restricted to the digital version.
The Death of Ivan Ilyitch: a drama adapted from Leo Tolstoy's novelette, typescript
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Access
Open for research.
Boston College collection of Thomas Merton
Intentionally assembled collection comprised of original manuscripts of books, essays, letters, and poems written by the Trappist monk, poet, and writer Thomas Merton.
Collection is open for research.
Boston College collection of John Henry Newman
The collection includes correspondence and one published pamplet by John Henry Newman, an English theologian and poet who became cardinal in 1879. It also includes portraits, pamphlets, and photographs of him and places of significance in his life. The bulk of his letters are addressed to two correspondents, English ecumenical evangelist George T. Edwards and Irish author and Catholic convert William J. O'Neill Daunt.
Collection is open for research.