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John J. Shea to son Jackie, original letter, 1942 June 29

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1942 June 29

John J. Shea to son Jackie, slightly edited transcription prepared by Boston College Public Relations Office, 1942 June 29

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1942 June 29

John J. Shea to son Jackie, exact transcription prepared by Burns Library, 1942 June 29

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1942 June 29

Correspondence to Maurice Dullea, SJ about an article written by Paul Blakely, SJ about John J. Shea, 1942 November

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1942 November

The Letter to Jackie by Commander John J. Shea, USN pamphlet (Boston, MA: Boston Public Schools), after 1942 November 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents

Also includes "Youth" by John J. Shea

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: after 1942 November 5

John D. Walsh to John Keating, SJ about poem, "Youth," by John J. Shea, 1942

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1942

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

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1942

Bequest of a Hero 1899-1942 pamphlet containing the "Letter to Jackie" and a preface by Richard Cushing, after 1942

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: after 1942

Timeless Topix comic book, Volume 1, Number 7, with "The Letter to Jackie", 1943 May

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1943 May

Newspaper and magazine clippings, 1940s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1940s

Newspaper and magazine clippings, 1983, 2001-2002

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1983, 2001-2002

Poems by John J. Shea in the Boston College Stylus, 1917–1918

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1917–1918

Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, U.S. Navy, to Elizabeth M. Shea, telegram, 1942 October 21

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1942 October 21

John J. Shea with son Jackie, photograph, circa 1942

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1942

John J. Shea aboard the USS Wasp, photograph, circa 1942

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents

Includes military press release about Shea being missing in action.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1942

John J. Shea portraits, photographs, circa 1942

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1942

USS Wasp, photograph, circa 1942

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1942

Elizabeth M. Shea to John Keating, SJ and Maurice Dullea, SJ, 1942–1943

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1942–1943

John J. Shea Squadron, photograph, 1943

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1943

Elizabeth Shea with the John J. Shea Squadron, reproduction of Boston Daily Globe clipping, 1943

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1943

Commander John J. Shea Squadron materials, 1943–1944

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1943–1944

Lincoln Day Proclamation by Governor Maurice J. Tobin, 1945

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents

Mentions Shea and quotes "Letter to Jackie" as an example of patriotism

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1945

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

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents

Report of the dedication of Shea Field at the US Naval Air Station in Squantum, MA in honor of John J. Shea.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1946 June

"Commander John J. Shea, U.S. Navy, Deceased," prepared by Navy Office of Information, 1960 April 12

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1960 April 12

Samuel Maroon (BC class of 1963) with painted portrait of John J. Shea, photograph, 1961

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Identifier: II
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1961