Burns Library Archival Collections

Nineteenth century photograph album of scenes of Scituate, Massachusetts.

Collection is open for research.

Collection is open for research.

Political artwork created by people incarcerated in Northern Ireland prisons during the Troubles, a period of violent conflict between Protestant unionists and Roman Catholic nationalists in Northern Ireland in the late twentieth century. Artworks include drawings, paintings, leatherwork, and sculpture featuring Celtic revival motifs, doves, the Island of Ireland, weaponry and armed figures, and prison buildings. Both unionist and nationalist groups are represented.

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 are closed.

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of Alfred Noyes and his extended family; manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks and diaries containing the published and unpublished poetry and prose of Alfred Noyes; music based on Noyes' poetry; photographs, audio recordings, printed materials, artifacts and press clippings.

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.

One-page manuscript oath in which André-Nicolas Forgeot renounces the practice of the Chinese rites. Signed by Forgeot and co-signed by Jean-Sylvain de Neuvialle, superior of the French Jesuit China mission. With six lines in manuscript by de Neuvialle.

Open for research.

One-page manuscript oath in which Jean-Gaspard Chanseaume renounces the practice of the Chinese rites. Co-signed by Jean-Sylvain de Neuvialle.

Open for research.

One-page manuscript oath in which Jean Sylvain de Neuvialle renounces the practice of the Chinese rites.

Open for research.

One-page manuscript oath in which José d'Espinha renounces the practice of the Chinese rites. Co-signed by Polycarpo da Sousa, Bishop of Beijing.

Open for research.

One-page manuscript oath in which Joseph-Marie Amiot renounces the practice of the Chinese rites.

Open for research.

One-page manuscript oath in which Pierre K'ieou renounces the practice of the Chinese rites. With his signature in Chinese.

Open for research.

One-page manuscript oath in which Thomas Jean-Baptiste Lieou renounces the practice of the Chinese rites. Co-signed by Bartolomeu Manuel Mendes dos Reis, Bishop of Macau.

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.