Nancy Joyce papers
Dates
- Creation: 1982-2004, undated
Scope and Contents
These papers document the work and activities of Nancy and Jack Joyce with the Boston College Friends of Art and the McMullen Museum of Art. Much of the material relates to the Boston College Friends of Art and Nancy Joyce's work as head docent for the McMullen Museum of Art. The papers contain correspondence; a scrapbook documenting the 1999 McMullen Art Museum exhibit "Saints and Sinners: Caravaggio and the Baroque Image"; meeting minutes, notes, and remarks for the Boston College Friends of Art; exhibition notes and training documents for docents; and speeches, programs, flyers, and photographs from various Boston College arts and awards events including the 1994 Excellence in Arts and Humanities William V. McKenney Award ceremony and the 1982 University Council on Giving.
Creator
- Joyce, Nancy (Person)
- McMullen Museum of Art (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on 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 note: Nancy Joyce
Nancy M. Joyce was a patron of Boston College and art museum docent. She and her husband Jack (Boston College 1961, 1970) were active volunteers and patrons supporting the arts at Boston College, especially through the McMullen Museum of Art and the Boston College Friends of Art. The Joyces were founding members of the Boston College Friends of Art, and served as co-chairs of the Steering Committee. Nancy also served as head docent for the McMullen Museum of Art. In 1994, the Joyces received the Excellence in Arts and Humanities William V. McKenney Award.
Sources:
Birnbaum, Ben. "Proud patrons and connoisseurs christen a new home for the arts." Boston College Biweekly, October 20, 1988. https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcbiweekly19881020-01.2.9
Hancock, Emily. "Black-tie gala celebrates art museum opening." The Heights, October 4, 1993. https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19931004.2.3
Historical note: Boston College Friends of Art
The Boston College Friends of Art was established by President J. Donald Monan, SJ in the early 1980s to provide a network for Boston College alumni and others interested in art to exchange news and information, raise funds for the expansion of the museum's collections, and highlight the museum's role as a cultural resource in the greater Boston metropolitan area.
Source:
Hancock, Emily. "Black-tie gala celebrates art museum opening." The Heights, October 4, 1993. https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19931004.2.3
Historical note: McMullen Museum of Art
The Boston College Museum of Art began in 1975 with the Boston College acquisition of neighboring Newton College of the Sacred Heart. At the time, Newton College of the Sacred Heart possessed both a Fine Arts Department and an Art Gallery. Boston College continued to hold art exhibitions on their new Newton campus until 1988, when an art gallery opened on the main campus in Devlin Hall.
In 1990, Nancy Nezter was named the Director of the Boston College Museum of Art. The following year, Devlin Hall was closed for renovation, including that of the art gallery. The Boston College Museum of Art reopened in October 1993. The Museum of Art was renamed the Charles S. and Isabella V. McMullen Museum of Art in May of 1996 in honor of the parents of Trustee Associate John J. McMullen. In 2016, the Museum moved to the newly-renovated 2101 Commonwealth Avenue, formerly the Archbishop of Boston's residence.
Sources:
Birnbaum, Ben. "Proud patrons and connoisseurs christen a new home for the arts." Boston College Biweekly, October 20, 1988. https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcbiweekly19881020-01.2.9
Hancock, Emily. "Black-tie gala celebrates art museum opening." The Heights, October 4, 1993. https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19931004.2.3
Smith, Sean, and Rosanne Pellegrini, "Structural Changes," Boston College Chronicle, volume 24, number 1, September 2016. https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcchronicle20160901-01.2.15
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (4 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These papers document twentieth-century arts patron Nancy Joyce's work with the Boston College Friends of Art and the McMullen Museum of Art. Papers include committee records, correspondence, docent information, photographs, speeches, and a scrapbook.
Arrangement
Arranged into five series: I. Art Exhibitions; II. Boston College; III. Boston College Friends of Art; IV. Boston College Museum of Art and McMullen Museum of Art; and V. Correspondence and personal materials. The files therein are arranged alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer from the University Historian on August 5, 2005.
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.
Processing Information
This collection was a single acquisition, but was later split into two collections. The other collection was called the McMullen Museum of Art records (BC.2006.010) and contained materials relating to museum exhibitions, docents, and similar Museum-related materials. In 2023, the two collections were reintegrated into this single collection. Series titles were adjusted, but folder titles remained the same. Photographs were reintegrated with the rest of the collection, either with the files they had been removed from or as their own files.
Source
- Boston College. Office of the University Historian (Organization)
- Title
- Nancy Joyce Papers
- Subtitle
- 1982-2004, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah K. Nytroe; revised by AnneMarie Anderson, 2010; revised by Ray Hartley, 2018; revised by Elizabeth Peters, 2023
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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