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Anne Ford, circa 1930-circa 1990

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 4-5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains typescript drafts of Ford's autobiography that describe her childhood in a Boston Irish-American family and her memories of actors and authors she knew through her role as publicist for the Theatre Guild and Boston and New York publishing houses. Copies of her correspondence with those she represented over the years complement her autobiography. Her papers also include newspaper clippings of her articles for Variety and the ...
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Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1930-circa 1990

Others, 1930s-1960s

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Includes commercial photographs of Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit; the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simpson; and Isabella Gardner (poet and actress) with Edith Sitwell.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1930s-1960s

Reference file on Andrew Wyeth, circa 1968-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Includes two photographs of Wyeth, one of which was taken by Ford, and a review by Eugene W. Leake of the book The Work of Andrew Wyeth by Richard Merryman. The review is formatted to be distributed via the Associated Press wire, typed all in capital letters on one continuous sheet of paper. It is likely that these materials were part of Ford's publicity files at Hardcourt Brace and she retained them for use in writing her memoirs.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1968-1976
Found in: / Anne Ford papers

Correspondence, Ed O'Brien, 1969-1970

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

Composed mainly of Ducey's correspondence, much of which concerns personal matters and the Liturgical Movement, specifically Liturgical Weeks in 1950 and 1968. Ducey's letters to his mother include detailed descriptions of his early formation and time spent with Benedictine communities in Scotland, Italy, and Israel. Also includes some photographs of abbeys in England, Ireland, Italy, and the United States, and four audio recordings of Ducey's addresses and radio broadcasts.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. The audio reels are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Dates: 1969-1970

Correspondence, "Mother" (Agnes Ducey), 1928-1952

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

Composed mainly of Ducey's correspondence, much of which concerns personal matters and the Liturgical Movement, specifically Liturgical Weeks in 1950 and 1968. Ducey's letters to his mother include detailed descriptions of his early formation and time spent with Benedictine communities in Scotland, Italy, and Israel. Also includes some photographs of abbeys in England, Ireland, Italy, and the United States, and four audio recordings of Ducey's addresses and radio broadcasts.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. The audio reels are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Dates: 1928-1952

Cotton Bowl souvenir license plate, 1985

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 1
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.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1985

Biographical records, 1961-2001

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 1
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...
Access Note 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
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains both original and photocopied material.

Access Note 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
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.

Access Note 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
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.

Access Note

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
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains both original and photocopied material.

Access Note 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
Scope and Contents

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

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1922

Walsh Hall dedication ceremony brochure, 1982 October 2

 File — Shared box: 2516, Folder: 4
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.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1982 October 2

Boston College Presidential Bicentennial Award, Râle medallions, 1976

 File — Multiple Containers
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...
Access Note

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
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.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1974

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

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

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

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: probably 1847