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MacGillivray, Arthur A.

 Person

Biographical Note

Arthur A. MacGillivray, born in Roslindale, Massachusetts in September 1912, was a poet and faculty member at Boston College. After entering the Society of Jesus in 1932, he taught in the Boston College English Department from 1933 until his retirement in 1978. He published a volume of his poetry works, Sufficient Wisdom (circa 1943), and contributed to a number of anthologies.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Arthur MacGillivray, S.J. collection of twentieth-century authors

 Collection
Abstract

Collection comprises correspondence, clippings, photographs, and memorabilia of twentieth century literary figures, primarily poets. The collection was assembled by Boston College professor of English Arthur MacGillivray, SJ and includes his correspondence with many of the authors. The most comprehensive files regard Hilaire Belloc, William Butler Yeats, Robert Frost, and Graham Greene; significant runs of correspondence are included with Katherine Anne Porter and Robert Penn Warren.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Dates: 1923 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1985