Letter describes the Shea family (James, his father Jon, and his grandfather Michael)'s involvement with the early history of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Encloses a ribbon with a Boston College emblem worn in the Columbus Day parade, 1892.

Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally.

"Father Rector's Office and President of Boston College" scrapbook in Series II is closed due to fragility. A photocopied duplicate of the scrapbook can be accessed in Box 4.