Alice Gallin papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-2019-034

Scope and Contents

Personal papers of Alice Gallin, including awards, correspondence, research and writings, and materials relating to organizational service. The majority relates to Gallin's research and consulting about American Catholic higher education, particularly through the lens of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the apostolic constitution issued by Pope John Paul II in 1990 to guide and refine Catholic higher education. The collection also includes personal and publishing correspondence, as well as materials relating to service at the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), the College of New Rochelle, the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU/FIUC), St. Bonaventure University, and other Catholic organizations.

Dates

Creation: 1935-2016
Creation: Majority of material found within 1992 - 2000

Creator

Gallin, Alice (1921 December 30-2018 September 13) (Person)

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Biographical / Historical

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Mary Alice Gallin was born on December 30, 1921 in New York City to Alice and William Gallin. She graduated from the College of New Rochelle in 1942, and later earned a master's from Fordham University and a PhD from the Catholic University of America.

Gallin taught history and worked as a research analyst in the US Military Intelligence Service before joining the Ursuline Order in 1946. From 1950 to 1978, she served on the faculty and administration of the College of New Rochelle. From 1976 to 1992, she was an administrator for the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, becoming its Executive Director. Gallin was instrumental in the publicization and implementation of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the apostolic constitution issued by Pope John Paul II in 1990 to guide and refine Catholic higher education. She served on the Board of Trustees of Notre Dame University, Viterbo College, Iona College, and St. Bonaventure University. She also served as interim president of St. Bonaventure University from 1993 to 1994, the first woman to lead that institution.

Throughout her career, Gallin dedicated herself to research and publishing on the history of American Catholic higher education, authoring several books, monographs, numerous articles, delivering numerous papers, and receiving twenty-one honorary degrees.

Gallin died on September 13, 2018 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Sources:

"Obituary for Sr. Alice Gallin, OSU", Ursulines of the Eastern Province, September 14, 2018. https://osueast.org/obituary-for-sr-alice-gallin-osu/

"Sr. Alice Gallin, O. S. U." Friedsam Memorial Library Archives, March 2, 2006. https://archives.sbu.edu/presidents/02618A000.html

Full Extent

9.5 Linear Feet (8 containers)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Personal papers of twentieth-century American higher education administrator, scholar, and woman religious Alice Gallin, including awards, correspondence, research and writings, and materials relating to organizational service.

Arrangement

Arranged in four series: I. Awards and diplomas; II. Correspondence; III. Research and writings; and IV. Service.

Series III, Research and writings, is further arranged in three subseries: A. Catholic higher education; B. Essays, presentations, and speeches; and C. German resistance to Nazism.

Custodial History

Created by Alice Gallin during the course of her work. Transferred to Boston College by Martha Counihan, Archivist/Special Collections Librarian at Gill Library, on behalf of the College of New Rochelle and the Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Provinces (custodians), represented by Sister Jane Finnerty (authorized signer) in summer 2019.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Provinces, 2019.

Related Materials

Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Records, 204. Catholic University of America Special Collections, Washington DC.

Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities records, JA.1989.001, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

Jesuit Educational Association records, JA.2015.001, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

The Records of National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), 133. Catholic University of America Special Collections, Washington DC.

Separated Materials

Published works associated with this collection have been transferred within the Burns Library and can be found in the Boston College Library catalog.