Thomas E. Wangler faculty papers

Collection

Identifier: BC-2016-025

Scope and Contents

Administrative papers of the theology department at Boston College collected by associate professor and faculty committee member, Thomas E. Wangler. The materials include departmental correspondence and memos, meeting agendas and minutes, mission statement and goals revisions, planning materials for events such as colloquiums, dinners, and weekend symposiums, and personal notes taken by Wangler.

Dates

Creation: 1967 - 1994

Creator

Wangler, Thomas E. , 1938-2024 (Person)

Access Note

Collection is open for research. University records dating after 1968 are closed per university policy. Access with permission of the office.

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 note: Thomas E. Wangler

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Thomas E. Wangler was born on October 3, 1938, in Boston, Massachusetts. Wangler graduated from LeMoyne College in 1960 and was inducted into the LeMoyne College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990 for his cross-country running achievements. In 1968, he received his PhD in religious history from Marquette University. He married Gail M. (Reid) Wangler, and together they had daughter, Julie Anne Belou, and son, John William Wangler.

Wangler was an associate professor of theology at Boston College for forty-four years as a specialist in the history of religion in America and American Catholicism. He was director of the theology department's graduate studies program and served as associate dean for students in the College of Arts and Sciences from 1972-1974. His article "The Birth of Americanism" received an award from the College Theology Society in 1973. Wangler also contributed the chapter "American Catholics and the Spanish-American War" to the volume Catholics in America: 1776–1976 (1976).

During his career at Boston College, Wangler served on the Faculty Due Process Committee, Faculty Hearing Committee, Faculty Review Panel, Faculty Compensation Committee, Faculty Grievance Committee, and Arts and Sciences Educational Policy Committee. In addition, he directed the school's Scholar of the College Program and served on the planning committee for the University's 125th anniversary celebration in 1988. Wangler retired from Boston College in 2011. He died on April 24, 2024 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Sources:

"In Memoriam: Thomas E. Wangler". University Communications. April 2024, https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/sites/bc-news/articles/2024/spring/in-memoriam-thomas-e-wangler.html.

Thomas E. Wangler in the U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2. Ancestry, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1732/records/218535627 (accessed January 21, 2026).

Thomas Wangler Obituary. Eaton Funeral Home. April 24, 2024, https://www.eatonfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Thomas-Wangler.

Full Extent

3 Linear Feet (4 containers)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Administrative papers of the theology department at Boston College collected by longtime associate professor and faculty committee member, Thomas E. Wangler.

Arrangement

Arranged in three series: I. Committees and sections; II. Joint Graduate Program and Joint Doctorate Program; and III. Theology department.

Provenance

Gift of Thomas E. Wangler, 2012.

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