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A Boston Picture Book, 1975

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents

Picture book written in verse by Herbert A. Kenney, illustrated by Barbara Westman, and published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1975

"The First to Fight at Pearl Harbor" interview conducted by David Stephenson (transcript), after 1976

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview with Joseph Groden, which was conducted by David Stephenson. The interview primarily focuses on Groden's experiences as a Navy Ensign aboard the U.S.S. Henley during the attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It also includes photos of Groden in his Navy uniform and of the U.S.S. Henley.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: after 1976

Boston College Flying Club materials, 1939-1942

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

Thomas J. Flanagan's Boston College Flying Club membership cards, as well as a clipping of a Sub Turri article about the Boston College Flying Club, of which Flanagan was the president during his senior year.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1939-1942

Memoirs, 1995

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20-21
Scope and Contents

Document LaRoche's life from childhood in the 1920s until his post-retirement life in 1995

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1995

Proud Refrain and Other Poems and "Proud Refrain" posters, 1942-approximately 1979

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Posters feature illustrations by Bob Coyne

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1942-approximately 1979

Gridiron Club dinner program booklet, 2001 October 4

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

Two program booklets from The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston's Man of the Year dinner honoring Mike Holvak. Includes photos and details of Hovak's career as both a Boston College football player and coach.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 2001 October 4

Football honors, 1982-1998

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

Materials relating to Ed Doherty's football coaching career. Includes programs from events honoring him for his work as a football player and coach, including a program from the Boston College Varsity Club's 17th Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The file also includes a few notes written by Doherty, a clipping from The Arizona Republic and a list of Doherty's football acomplishments.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1982-1998

Photographs, approximately 1950

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents

Photographs from a Boston College football game; a view of the Chestnut Hill campus taken from across the Chestnut Hill Reservoir; and a photograph of a man wearing a cassock and biretta and standing beside a Boston College sign.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: approximately 1950

50th anniversary yearbook materials, 2003

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

This file contains materials used in the preparation of the Boston College Class of 1953's Fiftieth Anniversary Yearbook. It includes drafts of portions of the book, as well as correspondence about the book between editor Joseph Appleyard and his classmates.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 2003

Correspondence, ephemera, School of Nursing coursework, 1956-1961, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 40-51
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, coursework, Boston College and Boston City Hospital School of Nursing handbooks, a booklet from the women's residence Our Lady's Guild House, dance cards, and a postcard

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1956-1961, undated

Photographic portraits, approximately 1870s-1880s

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Two photographic potraits of Daniel Riordan in clerical vestments.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: approximately 1870s-1880s

In Memoriam program, 1926

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

In Memoriam program and speech given by Charles A. Birmingham in honor of Rev. Michael James Doody at a Boston College Alumni Meeting in June, 1926.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1926

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, prayer cards, 1874-1904

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clipping about a scholarship created in Quirk's name, an ordination card, invitations to a conference and a retreat at which Quirk preached, a small amount of correspondence, and a number of prayer cards

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1874-1904

Reception program, 1904

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Program for a reception given by the students of Boston College in honor John B. Delaney, Bishop of Manchester, NH.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1904

Literary exhibition and awards ceremony program, 1877

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Program from a literary exhibition, graduation, and awards ceremony put on by the class of 1877, at which Hart gave the valedictory speech and received a premium award in rational philosophy

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1877

Correspondence, 1887-1953, bulk: 1952 - 1953

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Letter written by William Russell to his aunt, as well as letters written from Russell and his cousin Grace R. Clark to Father Fleming of Boston College. The letters detail the circumstances of Russell's life and his attendance at Boston College, and arrange for the donation of the correspondence to the Boston College archives.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1887-1953; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1953

"Conscience: The Subjective Norm" (student paper), 1914 December 18

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the student experience at Boston College through materials collected and created by its alumni. Materials include autograph books, correspondence, course notebooks, drawings, ephemera, interviews, medals, needlepoint, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, speeches, student papers, photographs, and poems. Of particular note are academic achievement award medals from the 1860s to the 1910s, given by Boston College for top overall performance in class, as well as top...
Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1914 December 18

Clippings of short fiction by Raphael Johnson, 1938-1942

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Frederick W. Wennerberg's collection of Raphael Johnson's short fiction, which was published in The Messenger of the Sacred Heart and The Catholic World.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1938-1942

Boston High School ephemera; Boston College certificates, photographs, and programs, 1924 - 1974

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9-11
Scope and Contents Includes a "Golden Diploma" given by Boston College High School to Kellaher upon the fiftieth anniversiary of his high school graduation, as well as photographs from the class of 1920's fiftieth reunion. Also included are a caricature of Kellaher that was published in Sub Turri, and various ephemera from Kellaher's Boston College graduation, including a leather bound commencement week exercises booklet, invitations, programs, photographs, and a class song...
Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1924 - 1974

Art in Boston College booklet, 1925

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

The booklet reproduces a series of articles Tobin wrote for The Heights about the architecture, design, statuary, paintings, and stained glass windows on Boston College's campus.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1925

Athletics clippings and theater program, 1927-approximately 1940s

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13-14
Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper clippings about Boston College athletics, as well a theater program for Pals First, a comedic play put on by the Boston College Dramatic Association.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1927-approximately 1940s

Photograph, approximately 1939-1943

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

Photograph of Donald Currivan in his Boston College football uniform.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: approximately 1939-1943

Photographic portrait, approximately 1933

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Signed photographic portrait of Hayas

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: approximately 1933

Ephemera from the School of Nursing, alumni events, and BC anniversaries, 1955 - 2009

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 28-39
Scope and Contents Includes items from Grady's time at Boston College, including invitations to commencement activities and capping and pinning ceremonies, menus, tickets, and programs for commencement events, as well as dance cards and other ephemera. The bulk of the materials document Boston College events Grady attended after her time as a Boston College student, including materials from the School of Nursing's 20th, 25th, 40th, and 50th Anniversaries, Boston College Centennial celebrations, the Class of...
Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1955 - 2009

Photographs, approximately 1986

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the Stephen J. Hart memorial stone in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, MA

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: approximately 1986