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...

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Scope and Contents From the Series: Consists of family records of Martin P. Harney SJ, including his birth certificate, genealogical records, newspaper clippings, and early notebooks and correspondence of his mother, Jennie (Martin) Harney. Also included are Harney's diaries and scrapbook, his ordination and Golden Jubilee materials, as well as numerous awards such as his Honorary Doctorate from Boston College and gold medals from the Eire Society of Boston and the St. Brendan Society. Series contains one audio recording of...

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Negatives in Shared box 1715 are not an access medium and are not available for use. The photographs in Box 26 are closed pending conservation review.

Audio recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Content Description From the Collection: Academic and personal papers of twentieth century psychology and theology professor Joseph E. Shea, SJ, including correspondence, course notes, diaries, retreat notes, and sermons. Academic materials include notes and other writings from primary school through university and seminary study, as well as some materials from when Shea was a professor at Weston College. Correspondence is primarily with Shea's mother, Sarah Shea, and concerns his travels to Rome and elsewhere in Europe, as well as...

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Materials printed by Christopher Skelton at Skelton's Press and September Press, including cards, letterhead, newsletters, and pamphlets.

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Materials printed by Christopher Skelton at Skelton's Press and September Press, including cards, letterhead, newsletters, and pamphlets.

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Materials printed by Christopher Skelton at Skelton's Press and September Press, including cards, letterhead, newsletters, and pamphlets.

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Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains files created and maintained by John Larner, Director of Public Relations from 1958-1970. Larner's files include press releases he authored; reports, statistics, and correspondence from schools and departments sharing their accomplishments; newspaper clippings of resulting press; and photographs. Photographs that pre-date Larner's directorship originated with his predecessor in the Office of Public Relations, as well as the Office of Admissions and the Office of General...

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Contains artwork both created and given to Lang by friends and peers and created by Lang himself. Includes administrative records related to ACE Exhibits (Active Culture Exhibits, formerly known as United Artists), art shows reviews, and event fliers and posters.

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Recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

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Historical maps of Europe and North America, with a focus on Ireland and revolution-era United States, collected by businessman Thomas F. Ryan, Jr.

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Historical maps of Europe and North America, with a focus on Ireland and revolution-era United States, collected by businessman Thomas F. Ryan, Jr.

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Jerusalem

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Rome

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains materials belonging to Americans Patrick and Dolores McVeigh, documenting their involvement with the movement for political prisoners' rights in Northern Ireland. The papers include letters and gifts from prisoners in the Long Kesh Detention Center, as well as a smaller amount from Portlaoise Prison in the Republic of Ireland, many in thanks for the McVeigh's hosting of their children for summer visits through Project Children. Letters also detail life in prison, and many are...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains materials belonging to Americans Patrick and Dolores McVeigh, documenting their involvement with the movement for political prisoners' rights in Northern Ireland. The papers include letters and gifts from prisoners in the Long Kesh Detention Center, as well as a smaller amount from Portlaoise Prison in the Republic of Ireland, many in thanks for the McVeigh's hosting of their children for summer visits through Project Children. Letters also detail life in prison, and many are...

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Records of the Boston College Varsity Club, primarily minutes, photographs, and programs. The bulk of materials pertain to the Hall of Fame, established in 1970, and include induction ceremony programs, nominations, and photographs.

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Collection is open for research. Digital content in this collection has been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.

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Records of the Boston College Varsity Club, primarily minutes, photographs, and programs. The bulk of materials pertain to the Hall of Fame, established in 1970, and include induction ceremony programs, nominations, and photographs.

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Collection is open for research. Digital content in this collection has been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.

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Consists of attendee lists, financial records, flyers, photographs, posters, programs, scrapbooks, and audiovisual materials.

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Collection is open for research. The most recent 5 years of records are closed. Records open on a rolling basis at the start of each calendar year.

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Consists of attendee lists, financial records, flyers, photographs, posters, programs, scrapbooks, and audiovisual materials.

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Collection is open for research. The most recent 5 years of records are closed. Records open on a rolling basis at the start of each calendar year.

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Consists of attendee lists, financial records, flyers, photographs, posters, programs, scrapbooks, and audiovisual materials.

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Collection is open for research. The most recent 5 years of records are closed. Records open on a rolling basis at the start of each calendar year.

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Consists of attendee lists, financial records, flyers, photographs, posters, programs, scrapbooks, and audiovisual materials.

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Collection is open for research. The most recent 5 years of records are closed. Records open on a rolling basis at the start of each calendar year.

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Consists of attendee lists, financial records, flyers, photographs, posters, programs, scrapbooks, and audiovisual materials.

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Collection is open for research. The most recent 5 years of records are closed. Records open on a rolling basis at the start of each calendar year.

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This series includes recipes, Landreth's cancelled passports, an Irish ration book, Landreth's address book, and Landreth's genealogical research on her own family. The passports and the ration book are from the 1930's and 1940's, while the remaining material is undated.

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: These records comprise correspondence, financial records, documents, photographs, publicity items, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and ephemera covering the first forty years of Boston College's Humanities Lecture Series, related lecture series, and events. The materials also documents Director Francis W. Sweeney, SJ's life-long relationship with many prominent writers, theologians, and academics of the twentieth century.The bulk of the records are composed of correspondence. The...

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Exhibits and fine art events sponsored by the Humanities Series. Mataerials include correspondence, programs, schedules, posters, publicity items, contracts, and ephemera.

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Exhibits and fine art events sponsored by the Humanities Series. Mataerials include correspondence, programs, schedules, posters, publicity items, contracts, and ephemera.

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Collection is open for research.