McAleer, John J.
Person
Biographical Note
John J. McAleer, literary historian and author. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1923, he completed his BA and MA at Boston College, followed by a doctorate in English from Harvard in 1955. He taught English at Boston College from 1955 to 2003. McAleer's diverse scholarly output included the authorized biography of American detective novelist Rex Stout; biographic works about other American authors; edited collections of works from Hanoverian ballads to the philosophy of Theodore Dreiser; and novels.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bernice M. Lemire papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-2020-019
Abstract
Correspondence, research materials, and writings by Bernice Lemire (Boston College M.A. 1963) in relation to her thesis about Jack Kerouac's early life and influences.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1939-1993; Majority of material found within 1961-1962
John J. McAleer faculty papers
Collection
Identifier: BC-1995-016
Abstract
Boston College faculty member John J. McAleer's working files for three of his books on American
authors: Theodore Dreiser: An Introduction and Interpretation (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1968); Ralph Waldo Emerson: Days of Encounter (Little, Brown,1984); and Rex Stout: A Biography (Little, Brown, 1977). The materials on Rex Stout include extensive background materials, drafts, additional...
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1886-1995; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1985