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Collection is open for research. One audio cassette has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

The collection includes correspondence and one published pamplet by John Henry Newman, an English theologian and poet who became cardinal in 1879. It also includes portraits, pamphlets, and photographs of him and places of significance in his life. The bulk of his letters are addressed to two correspondents, English ecumenical evangelist George T. Edwards and Irish author and Catholic convert William J. O'Neill Daunt.

Collection is open for research.

Collection is open for research. Materials containing personally identifiable information, financial records, student records, and salary information are closed due to privacy restrictions. Some audiovisual materials are not immediately available due to formatting issues.

Irish poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's life and work, particularly her writing, study, and teaching of the Irish language and Irish folklore, are documented through her papers. Materials include correspondence; diaries and journals; manuscripts of poetry, prose, play and radio scripts, and short stories; photographs; research files; and works by other authors. Much of the material is in the Irish language.

Collection is open for research. Series IX contains family, financial, and professional documents marked confidential; these are not available for research.

Collection is open for research.

The collection documents the career of William F. Stout, a civil servant in twentieth-century Northern Ireland. It includes materials on the Irish Civil War, the internment campaigns of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the Bloody Sunday Inquiry (Saville Report). Materials include correspondence, clippings, handbooks, organizational charts, legal documents, pamphlets, photographs, and reports.

Collection is open for research. Some materials with confidentiality concerns have been closed for 75 years.

Collection of materials related to the Northern Student Movement, a twentieth-century American civil rights group. Includes papers about the organization, conference working papers, and publications.

Collection is open for research.

This collection documents the life and work of Cynthia E. Northrop, a nurse, attorney, and the founder of the American Association of Nurse Attorneys.

Collection is open for research.

These papers comprise personal and professional correspondence and documents of Alfred Noyes and his extended family; manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks and diaries containing the published and unpublished poetry and prose of Alfred Noyes; music based on Noyes' poetry; photographs, audio recordings, printed materials, artifacts and press clippings.

Collection is open for research. 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. The reel-to-reel tapes are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Made up of signed typescripts of two poems by Ó Faracháin. The titles of the poems are "Folk-songs in dining room" and "Defeat of God." The manuscripts contain some corrections by the poet.

Collection is open for research.

The Flann O’Brien papers document the life and work of the Irish writer and humorist Flann O’Brien, and include the papers of his wife, Evelyn O’Nolan, who managed his estate after his death, and his brother, Micheál Ó Nualláin, an illustrator and portrait artist. The papers comprise awards, correspondence, clothing, degrees, furniture and personal belongings, literary manuscripts, medals, notes, paintings, passports, photographs, scrapbooks, sketches, and theater programs.

Collection is open for research.

The material collected by Boston College alumnus James O’Brien documents the Emerald Isle Classic college football game in 1988. Contains correspondence, photographs, ephemera, and clippings. Some material also concerns Dublin’s millennium celebration.

Collection is open for research.

This collection contains letters belonging to John O'Brien, a Catholic priest who founded The Sacred Heart Review, including his own correspondence and those that he collected. Of note is a letter signed by the Irish politician Daniel O'Connell. Also included is a facsimile of a Protestant oath.

Collection is open for research.

The photograph album contains photographs of Rev. Richard A. O'Brien, family members, priests, Boston College students, and Boston College athletics. The sports materials (all circa 1916-1923) consist mainly of photographs of the football and track teams but also include important hockey and baseball images. The collection also contains a publication entitled Humoresque which was produced by members of the class of 1925 and presented to O'Brien.

Photocopying and most other forms of reproduction are restricted because of the fragile condition of the original materials.

Unpublished collection of the poetry of Robert David O'Brien, SJ. Most of the poems are dated from 1935 through 1940. The collection was compiled and edited by Betty Griffin, who dedicated the edition to O'Brien's mother and sister.

Open for research.

This collection documents Irish playwright Sean O'Casey's business, personal, and political activities through his correspondence. The collection also contains letters from his wife, Eileen, and son, Breon, to friends and business acquaintances regarding O'Casey. In addition, one flyer for the 1930 film adaptation of O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is included.

Collection is open for research.

Includes letters of O'Connell and a resolution in his hand. Also includes publications and an engraving of O'Connell. There is also a membership card of the Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland.

Collection is open for research.

Collection is open for research.

Correspondence, publications, and manuscripts by Irish author and translator Frank O'Connor.

Collection is open for research.

The collection includes a copy of O'Connor's unpublished autobiography, a tribute written by Dr. Joseph R. Stanton eulogizing O'Connor and newspaper clippings.

Collection is open for research.

Letter written by Peadar O'Donnell in 1947 to Benedict Kiely concerning a submission to The Bell and a 1975 Irish Times newspaper clipping about O'Donnell.

Open for research.

Papers of Irish politician, revolutionary, and nationalist Tomás O'Donohoe, including pages from his journal detailing his experiences after the Easter Rising of 1916, a volume related to riflery, and a letter from Sinéad de Valera.

Collection is open for research.

Papers documenting the scholarly work and personal life of twentieth-century historian and genealogist, George F. O'Dwyer. The collection is composed of family photographs, correspondence, genealogical research, writings and notes, and records of the American Irish Historical Society. The bulk of the material relates to the history of Irish Catholics in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Collection is open for research.

Negatives, in Shared box 1715, are not an access medium and are not available for use.