Burns Library Archival Collections

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of Alfred Noyes and his extended family; manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks and diaries containing the published and unpublished poetry and prose of Alfred Noyes; music based on Noyes' poetry; photographs, audio recordings, printed materials, artifacts and press clippings.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

Photographs taken by Ellen F. O’Connor, an early-twentieth-century Boston public school art teacher, of Dun Emer, the residence of Evelyn Gleeson (1855-1944) and her family in Dundrum, Ireland, and former location of the Dun Emer Guild from 1902 to 1912.

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 letter from O'Connor to Francis Sweeney, 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.

The collection contains correspondence to and from Seán O'Faoláin, manuscripts of stories which appeared in published form as Tales and Stories (1966) and clippings about O'Faoláin's autobiography Vive Moi!. The collection also includes a typed and annotated essay by Julia O'Faoláin.

Collection is open for research.