Burns Library Archival Collections

Collection is open for research. The Fatherless Children of France manuscripts are fragile and should be handled with extra care.

This collection documents twentieth-century British author and artist David Jones through his correspondence, ephemera, drawings, engravings, paintings, manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs of his poetry and short prose. Also included are some materials about Jones and his works, as well as ephemera he collected.

Collection is open for research.

Consists of correspondence and clippings of Jordan, including letters from Irish leader John Edward Redmond. Most of the clippings concern affairs in Ireland. There are programs and clippings relating to anniversaries of John Boyle O'Reilly and Patrick Andrew Collins, as well as death notices of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Nationalist. Also includes a photo of Jordan, a ledger of reading abstracts, and some material of the United Irish League of America.

Collection is open for research.

These papers document twentieth-century arts patron Nancy Joyce's work with the Boston College Friends of Art and the McMullen Museum of Art. Papers include committee records, correspondence, docent information, photographs, speeches, and a scrapbook.

Collection is open for research.

Manuscript fair copy by an unidentified scribe. Memoir and history of the Jesuits, unpublished until 1932.

Tomus I. Ab anno 1704 ad annum 1755 -- tomus II. Ab anno 1755 ad annum 1779.

Open for research.

Scrapbooks created by Irish-American poet and advocate for Irish independence Patrick Kane. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings documenting Irish, Irish-American, and Catholic political and cultural affairs, as well as a small amount of correspondence and printed material.

Collection is open for research.

Research notes and collected research materials by author Robert Kanigel about the Blasket Islands and Jane Jacobs.

Collection is open for research. The two CDs are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.

Consists primarily of articles and lectures by Louis O. Kattsoff on mathematical analysis, the philosophy of math and science, math education, and logic, as well as professional and biographical information about Kattsoff, and letters received by Kattsoff from prominent philosophers about their work.

Collection is open for research.

Collection consists of correspondence received by Jesuit, Boston College professor and librarian, John S. Keating, SJ. The bulk of the correspondence dates from Keating's time as a student at Boston College, and during his first year at the Society of Jesus Seminary.

Collection is open for research.

Correspondence between author and urban planning activist Jane Jacobs and Boston College PULSE program director Richard Keeley, as well as drafts of works by Jacobs and recordings of interviews and lectures by Jacobs.

Collection is open for research. Audiovisual 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.

Collection is open for research.

These papers document the career of Jesuit, legal scholar, and social activist William J. Kenealy, SJ. Materials include addresses, articles, correspondence, ephemera, minutes, and reports spanning Kenealy's work at Boston College and Loyola University Law Schools, the National Committee for Human Development, and as director of the Jesuit Social Apostolate National Office.

Collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials have not been reformatted and are not available for use at this time.

Papers of twentieth-century Franciscan friar and scholar Pacificus Kennedy, OFM, primarily concerning his research interests in communist Russia and Catholicism. The collection includes correspondence, research materials, and writings.

Collection is open for research.

Papers documenting the professional life of twentieth-century American journalist and urban planning activist Leticia Kent. Materials include correspondence, drafts, newspaper and magazine clippings of her published work, photographs, and audio recordings of interviews with public figures of her era, particularly those in arts and entertainment.

Collection is open for research.

The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and two typed letters. The clippings are both letters written by Kerrish to newspaper editors and articles about Kerrish's public speaking activities.

Open for research.

Bound manuscript volume of Christian retreat sermons, comprising morning and evening conferences for nine days of spiritual exercises. At front are 3 folded sheets containing 8 pages of text in Arabic. Manuscript annotation on the first page names the priest Yūsuf Ghannām as the owner.

Open for research.

The collection consists primarily of the typescript "Wildlife in the City" (later published as A Natural history of New York City). It also contains press releases, publicity photographs of Kieran and a letter from editor Anne Ford to Rev. Francis W. Sweeney, SJ.

Collection is open for research.

This collection contains works on paper by early-twentieth-century Irish artist Richard J. King. It consists of proofs and prints of his illustrations for periodicals, Christmas cards, and Irish postage stamps, as well as photographs of his stained glass windows.

Collection is open for research.

Correspondence and works by Irish poet Thomas Kinsella, relating to the publication of Selected Poems 1962-1989 (1989), Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute (1992), and "Glenmacnass," with illustrations by John Behan (2001).

Collection is open for research.

Collection is open for research.

These papers document the professional work of Lisa Kuhmerker, a twentieth-century scholar specializing in the field of moral education and psychology. The collection consists primarily of print materials including articles, journals, newspaper clippings, curricula, as well as correspondence with other authors, researchers, and organizations pertaining to the field.

Collection is open for research.

One-page letter written in ink on a sheet of John La Farge's letterhead, in which La Farge apologizes for failing to call on Seaton-Schmidt during his recent visit to Washington. With a typewritten paragraph on John La Farge, used as an exhibit tombstone.

Open for research.

This collection contains correspondence, annual reports, meeting minutes, convention proceedings and programs, financial records, ritual books, and constitutions. Also included are newspaper clippings, ephemera, photographs, and artifacts such as awards.

Collection is open for research. Financial and personnel records are closed.

The Eugene G. Laforet faculty papers contain materials relating to Laforet's time as a professor of medical ethics at Boston College, including materials from the seminar he taught; the conferences he helped organize, including the Annual Greater Boston Undergraduate Conference on Bioethics at Boston College; his own publications; and the ethics subjects about which he collected material. Also included is a small collection of ancient coins gathered by LaForet.

Collection is open for research.