These papers document the life and work of John Louis Bonn, a Jesuit priest, writer, and educator who taught English literature, classics, and drama at Boston College, Fairfield University, and Marycrest College. Most concern his time at Boston College and contain Bonn's extensive staging and lecture notes on plays that he taught and directed, primarily the works of Shakespeare. Also included are correspondence; ephemera; manuscripts; musical scores for dramatic performances; notes on the courses he taught and on his own research and writings; and photographs. Highlights include scrapbooks documenting theatrical performances at Boston College; his juvenile writings; a screenplay adaptation of his popular short stories about Sister Gervaise; a uniform shoulder board from his service in the US Navy; and meticulous day planners and agenda spanning his lifetime.