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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 7 Collections and/or Records:

deGozzaldi, J. Devereux to John McAleer, 1980

 File — Box 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Administrative records, correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, printed ephemera, and audio recordings documenting the history of the Speckled Band, the Boston branch of the Baker Street Irregulars. Administrative scrapbooks include communications and memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, and event ephemera, such as invitations and programs. Notable correspondents include Max Beerbohm, Adrian Conan Doyle, Christopher Morley, Edgar W. Smith, Rex Stout, and many more. In some cases,...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Audio recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 1980

Keddie, James, Jr. to John McAleer, 1972 - 1980

 File — Box 1, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Administrative records, correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, printed ephemera, and audio recordings documenting the history of the Speckled Band, the Boston branch of the Baker Street Irregulars. Administrative scrapbooks include communications and memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, and event ephemera, such as invitations and programs. Notable correspondents include Max Beerbohm, Adrian Conan Doyle, Christopher Morley, Edgar W. Smith, Rex Stout, and many more. In some cases,...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Audio recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 1972 - 1980

Keddie, Lucy to John McAleer, 1983

 File — Box 1, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Administrative records, correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, printed ephemera, and audio recordings documenting the history of the Speckled Band, the Boston branch of the Baker Street Irregulars. Administrative scrapbooks include communications and memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, and event ephemera, such as invitations and programs. Notable correspondents include Max Beerbohm, Adrian Conan Doyle, Christopher Morley, Edgar W. Smith, Rex Stout, and many more. In some cases,...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Audio recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 1983

Lellenberg, Jon L. to John McAleer, 1990

 File — Box 1, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Administrative records, correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, printed ephemera, and audio recordings documenting the history of the Speckled Band, the Boston branch of the Baker Street Irregulars. Administrative scrapbooks include communications and memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, and event ephemera, such as invitations and programs. Notable correspondents include Max Beerbohm, Adrian Conan Doyle, Christopher Morley, Edgar W. Smith, Rex Stout, and many more. In some cases,...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Audio recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 1990

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.

Access Note

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...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1886-1995; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1985

McAleer, John to James Keddie, Jr., 1972 - 1973

 File — Box 1, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Administrative records, correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, printed ephemera, and audio recordings documenting the history of the Speckled Band, the Boston branch of the Baker Street Irregulars. Administrative scrapbooks include communications and memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, and event ephemera, such as invitations and programs. Notable correspondents include Max Beerbohm, Adrian Conan Doyle, Christopher Morley, Edgar W. Smith, Rex Stout, and many more. In some cases,...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Audio recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Dates: 1972 - 1973

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