Connolly, James B. (James Brendan), 1868-1957

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1868 - 1957

Biographical Note

Born to Irish immigrant parents, James Brendan Connolly attended Harvard, and won an Olympic medal in 1896. He later settled in Gloucester, MA and wrote many stories of the sea. Connolly served in the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry during the Spanish American War and was present at the Siege of Santiago. He died on January 21, 1957, at the age of 88 in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Boston College collection of James B. Connolly

Collection

Identifier: MS-1986-192

Abstract

The collection contains materials about James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957), an Irish-American athlete and author. It includes writings by and about him, newspaper clippings and ephemera, and a full run of Limelight magazine for which he served as an editor.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1914 - 1965

James B. Connolly, 1905 March 11

File — Box 1: Series I; Series II, Folder: 4

Identifier: I

Series Description From the Series:

This series contains letters written to James Jeffrey Roche.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.

Dates: 1905 March 11

Found in: / James Jeffrey Roche letters / Correspondence

Letter, March 11, 1905, James B. Connolly to James Jeffrey Roche

Digital Record

Identifier: 18