Box 1
Contains 40 Results:
John J. Shea to son Jackie, original letter, 1942 June 29
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
John J. Shea to son Jackie, slightly edited transcription prepared by Boston College Public Relations Office, 1942 June 29
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
John J. Shea to son Jackie, exact transcription prepared by Burns Library, 1942 June 29
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Correspondence to Maurice Dullea, SJ about an article written by Paul Blakely, SJ about John J. Shea, 1942 November
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
The Letter to Jackie by Commander John J. Shea, USN pamphlet (Boston, MA: Boston Public Schools), after 1942 November 5
Also includes "Youth" by John J. Shea
Collection is open for research.
John D. Walsh to John Keating, SJ about poem, "Youth," by John J. Shea, 1942
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Value of a Child: A Catholic Father Directs His Son in God's Way of Living pamphlet containing the "Letter to Jackie" with a preface by Herlihy, Friary, and Clink (Brighton, MA: Saint Ignatius Church), 1942
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Bequest of a Hero 1899-1942 pamphlet containing the "Letter to Jackie" and a preface by Richard Cushing, after 1942
Also includes "Youth" by John J. Shea and the eulogy offered by Monsignor Hugh F. Blunt on the occasion of the Requiem Mass in Memory of Commander John J. Shea at St. John the Evangelist Church, Cambridge.
Collection is open for research.
Timeless Topix comic book, Volume 1, Number 7, with "The Letter to Jackie", 1943 May
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Newspaper and magazine clippings, 1940s
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Newspaper and magazine clippings, 1983, 2001-2002
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Poems by John J. Shea in the Boston College Stylus, 1917–1918
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, U.S. Navy, to Elizabeth M. Shea, telegram, 1942 October 21
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
John J. Shea with son Jackie, photograph, circa 1942
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
John J. Shea aboard the USS Wasp, photograph, circa 1942
Includes military press release about Shea being missing in action.
Collection is open for research.
John J. Shea portraits, photographs, circa 1942
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
USS Wasp, photograph, circa 1942
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Elizabeth M. Shea to John Keating, SJ and Maurice Dullea, SJ, 1942–1943
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
John J. Shea Squadron, photograph, 1943
Bart Norton, Tom Soler, Ray Sisk, Fred Naumetz, Joe Donahue, Mickey Connolly, Paul Waters, Jiggs Donahue, Jim Friel, Stewart, Jerry Daunt, Al Thibault, Father Pierce, Joe Kelly, Arthur Quilty, Ed McLaughlin, Puffy Shannon, Commander Brewer, Mr. Donaldson, Dennis Condon, Don O'Brien, Bob White, Leo Donovan, John McCarthy, and others.
Collection is open for research.
Elizabeth Shea with the John J. Shea Squadron, reproduction of Boston Daily Globe clipping, 1943
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Commander John J. Shea Squadron materials, 1943–1944
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Lincoln Day Proclamation by Governor Maurice J. Tobin, 1945
Mentions Shea and quotes "Letter to Jackie" as an example of patriotism
Collection is open for research.
The University Club News with article "Commander John J. Shea, Author of Famous Letter, Honored" including the full text of the "Letter to Jackie", 1946 June
Report of the dedication of Shea Field at the US Naval Air Station in Squantum, MA in honor of John J. Shea.
Collection is open for research.
"Commander John J. Shea, U.S. Navy, Deceased," prepared by Navy Office of Information, 1960 April 12
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.
Samuel Maroon (BC class of 1963) with painted portrait of John J. Shea, photograph, 1961
The Boston College collection of John J. Shea contains correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera related to the World War II service of naval Commander John J. Shea. Materials primarily document the 1942 letter written to Shea’s young son, Jackie, and commemorations of Shea, including the 1961 dedication of Shea Field at Boston College. The collection contains the original “Letter to Jackie” as well as reproductions in pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection is open for research.