Joseph E. Shea, SJ papers

Collection

Identifier: BC-2000-124

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: approximately 1913-1973

Content Description

Academic and personal papers of twentieth century psychology and theology professor Joseph E. Shea, SJ, including correspondence, course notes, diaries, retreat notes, and sermons. Academic materials include notes and other writings from primary school through university and seminary study, as well as some materials from when Shea was a professor at Weston College. Correspondence is primarily with Shea's mother, Sarah Shea, and concerns his travels to Rome and elsewhere in Europe, as well as his discernment and ordination process. Materials relating to Shea's Jesuit life include retreat notes and sermons.

Creator

Shea, Joseph E. (1904-1979) (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials in English and Latin.

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

Joseph E. Shea, SJ, was born on December 6, 1904, to Sarah Ann (Mahoney) Shea (1872-1949) and Eugene Thomas Shea (1864-1929). He attended St. Margaret’s School in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He entered the Jesuit order at Shadowbrook, Lenox, Massachusetts, in 1923. After graduating from Boston College in 1926, Shea entered the seminary at Weston College, where he was ordained a priest in 1935. He continued at Weston College as a professor of philosophy from 1936 to 1958, with some time off to obtain his doctor of philosophy degree in psychology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1946. In 1958, he left Weston to join the theology faculty at Boston College, where he remained until retiring in 1970. Joseph E. Shea died on January 29, 1979.

Sources:

Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 60908; Page: 24. Accessed via Ancestry.com.

“Rector Announces New Posts; Faculty Appointments Made,” The Heights, Volume XL, Number 2, 10 October 1958. https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19581010.2.2&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22joseph+e.+shea%22------.

“Rev. Joseph Shea, 74: Taught at B.C.” Boston Globe, January 31 1979, p. 57.

Extent

5.5 Linear Feet (4 containers)

Additional Description

Abstract

Academic and personal papers of twentieth century Boston College professor of psychology and theology Joseph E. Shea, SJ, including correspondence, course notes, diaries, retreat notes, and sermons.

Arrangement

Arranged in three series: I. Academic materials; II. Correspondence; and III. Jesuit materials.

The first series is further arranged in five subseries: A. Primary school; B. Boston College; C. Weston College; D. Pontifical Gregorian University; and E. Teaching.

The third series is further arranged in three subseries: A. Conferences and retreats; B. Milestones; and C. Sermons and other writings.

Provenance

Gift of Paul Nelligan, SJ, New England Provincial Archives Holy Cross College Worcester, MA, 2000.

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