Gill, Richard M.
Person
Biography
Boston College alum, athlete, and meteorologist. Richard M. Gill was born in 1915 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. "Red Richard" entered Boston College in 1934 and became one of the University's foremost track athletes of the 1930s. Gill received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1938 and a Master of Education degree in 1939. In the 1940s, he received a Ph.D. in meteorology. Gill served as a meteorologist in the Air Force from 1943 to 1973 and achieved the rank of Colonel. He died in 1994.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Class of 1938
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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:
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Boston College alumni papers
Gill, Richard Murray, 1933 - 1947
File
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:
1933 - 1947
Found in:
/
Boston College alumni papers
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Class of 1938