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Diaries, 1939-1967

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The personal and professional activities of British Catholic author Anthony Rhodes are documented through articles, clippings, correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, notes, and photographs. Also included are materials related to Rhodes's interest in dictatorship and worldly power.

Highlights include: correspondence between Rhodes and his friends Frank Campos and Joseph Boyle; drafts of novels, essays, poems, short stories, translations, and research notes, including: D’Annunzio: The Poet as Superman; Flanders 1940 and Other Poems; and The King’s Cardinals, The Power of Rome in the Twentieth Century; and thirty-seven diaries covering Rhodes's World War II military service, notably the retreat at Dunkirk; his travels throughout Europe; and his time in London. Also of note is a scrapbook about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, which Rhodes witnessed.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939-1967

Creator

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Full Extent

5.25 Linear Feet (23 containers)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

Chronological.

Processing Information

Several of the diaries contained loose material; these have been removed and placed in folders. Rhodes's diary titles and numbering scheme for the war diaries have been maintained.

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

Contact:
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
617-552-4861