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Correspondence with J.E. Redmond and Leslie Millar (or Millay), 1911, 1915

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Consists of correspondence and clippings of Jordan, including letters from Irish leader John Edward Redmond. Most of the clippings concern affairs in Ireland. There are programs and clippings relating to anniversaries of John Boyle O'Reilly and Patrick Andrew Collins, as well as death notices of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Nationalist. Also includes a photo of Jordan, a ledger of reading abstracts, and some material of the United Irish League of America.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1911, 1915
Found in: / M. J. Jordan papers

Invitation card for the dedication of the statue of Wendell Phillips from Boston Mayor James M. Curley, 1915 July 5

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Consists of correspondence and clippings of Jordan, including letters from Irish leader John Edward Redmond. Most of the clippings concern affairs in Ireland. There are programs and clippings relating to anniversaries of John Boyle O'Reilly and Patrick Andrew Collins, as well as death notices of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Nationalist. Also includes a photo of Jordan, a ledger of reading abstracts, and some material of the United Irish League of America.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1915 July 5
Found in: / M. J. Jordan papers

Photographic portrait of Jordan as National Secretary of the Irish League of America, printed in the Weekly Free Man, 1914

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Consists of correspondence and clippings of Jordan, including letters from Irish leader John Edward Redmond. Most of the clippings concern affairs in Ireland. There are programs and clippings relating to anniversaries of John Boyle O'Reilly and Patrick Andrew Collins, as well as death notices of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Nationalist. Also includes a photo of Jordan, a ledger of reading abstracts, and some material of the United Irish League of America.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1914
Found in: / M. J. Jordan papers

Program for the Boston Citizens' Committee for the Centennial Celebration to Honor the Memory of John Boyle O'Reilly and Patrick Collins, 1944 November 26

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Consists of correspondence and clippings of Jordan, including letters from Irish leader John Edward Redmond. Most of the clippings concern affairs in Ireland. There are programs and clippings relating to anniversaries of John Boyle O'Reilly and Patrick Andrew Collins, as well as death notices of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Nationalist. Also includes a photo of Jordan, a ledger of reading abstracts, and some material of the United Irish League of America.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1944 November 26
Found in: / M. J. Jordan papers

Typescripts for verses "Pater O'Flynn" (in Latin) and "Charge of the Six Hundred," as well as quotes from James Bryce on Home Rule, 1907, undated

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Consists of correspondence and clippings of Jordan, including letters from Irish leader John Edward Redmond. Most of the clippings concern affairs in Ireland. There are programs and clippings relating to anniversaries of John Boyle O'Reilly and Patrick Andrew Collins, as well as death notices of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Nationalist. Also includes a photo of Jordan, a ledger of reading abstracts, and some material of the United Irish League of America.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1907, undated
Found in: / M. J. Jordan papers

Ledger, labeled "Abstracts from readings, 1897- , M.J. Jordan" on title page, 1847 - 1944

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

The ledger contains Jordan's abstracts at the front, accounts at the back, as well as notes, clippings and ephemera tucked into the covers. Loose materials include a single proof page of a work in Gaelic.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1847 - 1944
Found in: / M. J. Jordan papers

Carta del rey de España â el papa, notìcìando el total exterminio de los jesuitas de sus domìnìos, probably between 1767 and 1800

 Item — Shared box: 2516
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Sixteen-page manuscript fair copy of a letter from King Charles III of Spain to Pope Clement XIII on the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Spanish Empire. Dated at end of last page: Aranjuez, 2 de mayo de 1767. Written in ink on laid paper in a gathering of four bifolia.

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Open for research.

Dates: probably between 1767 and 1800

"Colonialism and the Ghetto", late 1960s

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 1
Identifier: I
Content Description From the Collection:

The papers include unpublished typed position statements produced by the Cambridge chapter of People Against Racism including "Colonialism and the Ghetto" and "The War in Vietnam is a Racist War". Additionally, there is a position statement written by Frank H. Joyce, an activist in the Detroit chapter of PAR, entitled, "What is Racism?" along with internal research and statistics about systemic racism in America called "The Myth of Progress."

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: late 1960s

"The Myth of Progress", research and statistics, 1967

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 4
Identifier: II
Content Description From the Collection:

The papers include unpublished typed position statements produced by the Cambridge chapter of People Against Racism including "Colonialism and the Ghetto" and "The War in Vietnam is a Racist War". Additionally, there is a position statement written by Frank H. Joyce, an activist in the Detroit chapter of PAR, entitled, "What is Racism?" along with internal research and statistics about systemic racism in America called "The Myth of Progress."

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1967

"What is Racism?" statement by People Against Racism Detroit-Boston, written by Frank H. Joyce, late 1960s

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 3
Identifier: I
Content Description From the Collection:

The papers include unpublished typed position statements produced by the Cambridge chapter of People Against Racism including "Colonialism and the Ghetto" and "The War in Vietnam is a Racist War". Additionally, there is a position statement written by Frank H. Joyce, an activist in the Detroit chapter of PAR, entitled, "What is Racism?" along with internal research and statistics about systemic racism in America called "The Myth of Progress."

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: late 1960s

"The War in Vietnam is a Racist War", late 1960s

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 2
Identifier: I
Content Description From the Collection:

The papers include unpublished typed position statements produced by the Cambridge chapter of People Against Racism including "Colonialism and the Ghetto" and "The War in Vietnam is a Racist War". Additionally, there is a position statement written by Frank H. Joyce, an activist in the Detroit chapter of PAR, entitled, "What is Racism?" along with internal research and statistics about systemic racism in America called "The Myth of Progress."

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: late 1960s

Cushing Hall time capsule, 1860s-1960

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents Metal box uncovered during the demolition of Cushing Hall in 2019. Most materials are from 1960, the year Cushing Hall was built and the time capsule assembled, but some earlier materials were also included. Contains news clippings, typescripts of speeches given, photographs of Cardinal Cushing, bulletins and handbooks from Academic Year 1959/1960, as well as stone chips from the original Boston College buildings in the South End, a medallion depicting Cardinal Cushing, and "lucky" money...
Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1860s-1960

Biographical records, 1961-2001

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 1
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Assembled by Robert F. Pollock, the collection documents the history of Norumbega Park in the Auburndale neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts through administrative documents, artifacts, ephemera, maps, photographs, and video recordings.Norumbega Park administrative documents consist of insurance, licensure, stocks, public relations, grounds renovations, and ultimate closure. Park ephemera includes advertisements, fliers, posters, postcards, and programs promoting park...
Restrictions on access Collection is open for research. Video recordings have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Film reels have not been reformatted and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. Please let Reading Room staff know of your specific interest, and if possible reformatting will be scheduled.Negatives in box 161131 are...
Dates: 1961-2001

Closing of Norumbega Park, 1963-1970

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 2
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains both original and photocopied material.

Restrictions on access Collection is open for research. Video recordings have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Film reels have not been reformatted and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. Please let Reading Room staff know of your specific interest, and if possible reformatting will be scheduled.Negatives in box 161131 are...
Dates: 1963-1970

Printed material, 1906-1958

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 6
Identifier: III
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographs and ephemera created by the Massachusetts Transit Authority (MTA). Included are maps, routes, schedules, and stock certificates, as well as photographs of the trains and the MTA office.

Restrictions on access Collection is open for research. Video recordings have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Film reels have not been reformatted and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. Please let Reading Room staff know of your specific interest, and if possible reformatting will be scheduled.Negatives in box 161131 are...
Dates: 1906-1958

General Park ephemera, 1897-1988

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C
Scope and Contents

Consits of advertisements, brochures, sheet music, and Park ticket stubs and coupons. Also includes two folders of slides with images of Park ephemera.

Restrictions on Access

Slides require use of a light box provided by the Burns Library Reading Room.

Dates: 1897-1988

Insurance certificates, stock options, and licenses to operate (all copies), 1860-1956

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 3
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains both original and photocopied material.

Restrictions on access Collection is open for research. Video recordings have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Film reels have not been reformatted and are not available for playback due to format impermanence. Please let Reading Room staff know of your specific interest, and if possible reformatting will be scheduled.Negatives in box 161131 are...
Dates: 1860-1956

Boston College Library Building bookmark, circa 1922

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 2
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents

A paper bookmark announcing announcing the new building and soliciting book donations.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1922

Walsh Hall dedication ceremony brochure, 1982 October 2

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 4
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Objects in this collection document athletics, academics, the campus, and commemoration of landmark moments in Boston College's history.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1982 October 2

Boston College Presidential Bicentennial Award, Râle medallions, 1976

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: VIII
Scope and Contents The medallions are original, limited editions of a work by University Artist-in-Residence Allison Macomber. They were given to recipients of the Boston College Presidential Bicentennial Award, which honored men and women who "represent the venerable American Jesuit Tradition of personal dedication, excellence, and service". They portray Sebastian Râle , SJ, scholar and missionary to the Abenaki people of Maine in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries compiling his dictionary of...
Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1976

United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Award of Excellence to Employees of Boston College, 1974

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 7
Identifier: V
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Objects in this collection document athletics, academics, the campus, and commemoration of landmark moments in Boston College's history.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1974

Joseph Coolidge Shaw, S.J. vow crucifix, probably 1847

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V
Scope and Contents

Also includes a provenance of the crucifix written by E.P. Tivnan, SJ.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: probably 1847

Cotton Bowl souvenir license plate, 1985

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 1
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Objects in this collection document athletics, academics, the campus, and commemoration of landmark moments in Boston College's history.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1985

Devlin Hall, plaster model, 1921

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents

Also includes a card, created for display of the building model, which contains all that is known of the model dates and building identification.

Restrictions on Access

Fragile, please use extra care in handling.

Dates: 1921

Boston College Library Building, plaster model of proposed library, 1921

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IV
Scope and Contents

Also includes a card, created for display of the building model, which identifies the building and indicates that the plans were altered between the creation of the model and the building of the library.

Restrictions on Access

Fragile, please use extra care in handling.

Dates: 1921