Burns Library Archival Collections

Collection consists of correspondence commending Irish revolutionary, soldier, and film producer Emmet Dalton, as well as accounts written by Dalton and others regarding Irish revolutionaries Michael Collins and Sean McKeon (Seán Mac Eoin). Newspaper editorials and official reports concerning nationalist politics in Ireland and the Irish Republican Army are also included.

Collection is open for research.

Correspondence between Boston University professor Jay Corrin and members of the English Catholic New Left movement, conducted as research for Corrin's book Catholic Progressives in England after Vatican II.

Collection is open for research.

The collection consists primarily of correspondence between John and Peter Jorge and president Reverend Abbot Joseph Ilsley regarding the English College of Lisbon in the mid to late nineteenth century. Also included is a legal document in Portuguese related to power of attorney.

Collection is open for research.

Open for research.

Open for research.

Fragile; closed until conserved.

These ledgers document the work of J. D. Fallon & Son Funeral Home in Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Funeral accounts include place of birth, parents' names, occupation, cause of death, place of internment, and details of the funeral arrangements for each of the deceased, many of whom were of Irish descent.

Collection is open for research.

This collection documents twentieth-century theologian and Boston College professor Miles L. Fay, SJ through his detailed travel journals, course materials, extensive theology research and notes, and personal photographs, calendars, and genealogy materials.

Collection is open for research; a small number of folders are closed due to privacy restrictions.

Papers documenting twentieth-century Jesuit mathematician and college administrator Walter J. Feeney, SJ through his Boston College course materials and academic papers, administrative records, Jesuit Community materials, and professional committee and conference papers.

Collection is open for research. Many folders in Series II. Faculty and college administrator work are closed due to privacy restrictions per university policy. The majority of folders in Series III. Jesuit materials are closed at the request of the Boston College Jesuit Community.

Composed of typescripts for three books written by Fields, which deal with Portugal and Northern Ireland: A Society on the Run: A Psychology of Northern Ireland (circa 1973), Society Under Siege: A Psychology of Northern Ireland (circa 1977), and The Portuguese Revolution and the Armed Forces Movement (circa 1975).

Open for research.

Bound manuscript consisting of excerpts copied from the collection of poetry edited by Alonso de Salazar and published as: Fiestas que hizo el insigne Collegio de la Compañia de Iesus de Salamanca (Salamanca, 1610). Eleven unnumbered leaves followed by 22 numbered leaves, with text on both sides. Witth the signature and monogram of Francisco Javier de Santiago y Palomares on leaf 1 recto.

Open for research.

Printed materials from a variety of twentieth century small fine presses, primarily in England and the United States.

Collection is open for research.

The volume contains church records from the establishment of the church in 1698 through 1809. It includes historical sketches and listings of baptisms, marriages, church officers, ministers and deacons.

Collection is open for research.

Consists of ten public lectures delivered by FitzGerald at Boston College while he was a visiting professor of politics in the Dept. of Irish Studies. The lectures cover various topics related to Anglo-Irish relations. Also includes theater programs from productions of Irish plays.

Open for research.

The Margaret M. Fitzgerald papers document her work as a twentieth-century social reformer, suffragist, and retail business owner. The papers contain business memos and minutes, correspondence, diaries, financial records, newspaper clippings, school notes, and speeches.

Collection is open for research.

Collection is open for research. The volume of General Orders is closed due to fragility, pending conservation review.

Open for research.

The collection includes publications, periodical clippings, ephemera, and artifacts documenting the career of Heisman Trophy-winning collegiate and professional football player Doug Flutie, particularly his achievements during his years as a Boston College quarterback.

Collection is open for research.

Collection is open for research.

Collection is open for research.

This collection documents 20th century American Jesuit moral theologian John C. Ford, SJ through materials kept by his sister, Margaret Ford Kieran. These include Ford's correspondence, medals, photographs, and typescripts, as well as clippings, condolences, obituaries, and prayer cards received by his sister after his death.

Collection is open for research.

Materials collected and created by twentieth century peace activist and author Jim Forest for his biographies of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs.

Collection is open for research.

The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, brochures, programs, and correspondence related to Fortier's service to Boston College. The material documents his work as Dean of the Post Graduate School, the school's efforts to fund an endowed chair in the Philosophy Department, and Fortier's lectures on St. Joan of Arc.

Collection is open for research.

These papers document the scholarly work of twentieth-century Boston College law professor and legal academic, Sanford J. Fox. The collection is composed of correspondence, event programs and agendas, research and notes, and typescripts. The bulk of the material relates to Fox's academic focus in juvenile law and his work internationally for children’s rights.

Collection is open for research. The volume in Box 2 is closed until December 31, 2038.

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