Connolly, Arthur T. (Arthur Theodore), 1853-1933

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1853 December 2 - 1933 November 10

Biographical note

Arthur T. Connolly was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on December 2, 1853. He attended Boston College then transferred to St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland. He entered the Grand Seminary in Montreal, Quebec to study theology and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1876. Relocating back to Boston, Connolly would remain a lifelong parish priest. His longest tenure was as the inaugural rector for the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Boston, serving from 1892 until his retirement in 1931. From 1916-1932, Connolly also served as a Trustee of the Boston Public Library, acting as the Library’s Board President from 1923-24 and 1927-28. Connolly was also an avid collector and traveler. He acquired numerous books and art objects which he later donated to Catholic institutions of higher learning. Connolly died on November 10, 1933.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Boston College collection of John Bapst, SJ

Collection

Identifier: BC-1986-020A

Abstract

This collection documents the first president of Boston College, John Bapst, SJ, from his time as a missionary in Maine in the mid-1800s through the early history of Boston College. It is composed of correspondence, ephemera, publications, and other typescripts. The missionary materials also document the establishment of Catholic churches in Maine, the anti-Catholic Know-Nothing movement, and Jesuit work with the Penobscot Nation.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1851 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1887

Class of approximately 1872

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the student experience at Boston College through materials collected and created by its alumni. Materials include autograph books, correspondence, course notebooks, drawings, ephemera, interviews, medals, needlepoint, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, speeches, student papers, photographs, and poems. Of particular note are academic achievement award medals from the 1860s to the 1910s, given by Boston College for top overall performance in class, as well as top...

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1866 - 2008

Found in: / Boston College alumni papers

Connolly, Arthur T., 1860-1928

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