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Wilbur Broms papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2015-022
Abstract

Materials created by twentieth-century American tenor Wilbur Broms, including research notes and drafts for books, articles, and concert programs about Irish poet Thomas Moore, especially musical settings of his poetry by Hector Berlioz. Additionally, there are collected materials and essays about communism, particularly in Ireland.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1928-1986

Brown County Ursuline Convent portrait album

 Collection — Volume: MS.2019.030
Identifier: MS-2019-030
Scope and Contents

Album containing 37 portrait photographs of students of the Convent of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and 1 portrait of Father Edward Purcell (1808-1881). Handwritten captions, dated 1867-1876, identify the subjects. Two pages, captioned "Chief Justice Taney" and "Margo Duer Henry," are lacking photographs.

Access Note

Open for research.

Dates: between 1867 and 1876

William M. Bulger papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2013-028
Abstract

Papers that document the professional and personal life of twentieth-century American politician and lawyer William M. Bulger in the Massachusetts legislature and as University of Massachusetts president. Materials include correspondence, clippings, photographs, legislative material, speeches and remarks, audio and video recordings, and ephemera.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Audio and video recordings have 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.

Dates: 1940 - 2013

Robert W. Bullock papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2006-024
Abstract

Papers document the religious career of twentieth-century Boston Catholic priest Robert W. Bullock. Materials include correspondence, sermons and talks, photographs, ministry documents, awards, artifacts and ephemera, and a scrapbook. It also contains material relating to Bullock's work with the non-profit organization Facing History and Ourselves.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Materials from Series VII. Sermons and talks, including Subseries D. Sermons and Subseries E. Talking Religion radio shows, were received digitally. This content has been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Dates: 1940-2006

Florence and Ellen Burke letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2018-023
Abstract

This collection contains letters between Florence Burke, a Union soldier during the American Civil War, and his wife Ellen. There is also a letter from Charles Brown and Joseph Bell Alexander to Ellen concerning the exhumation of her husband's body from the battlefield. Additionally, there are tintypes and a copy of a land purchase deed.

Access Note

Collection is open for research; digital version also available.

Dates: 1848 - 1864

George D. Cahill papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1993-041
Abstract The George D. Cahill papers consist of the personal papers of a Quincy, Mass. merchant active in Irish-American causes in the late nineteenth century. The collection contains correspondence, fliers, circulars, published speeches, and ephemera, as well as membership and financial records for Irish nationalist organizations including the Fenian Brotherhood, the Irish National Land League of the United States, and the Irish National League of America, among others. The papers date from 1845 to...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1845-circa 1921; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1890

Patrick Cahill Collection of Belloc and Chesterton Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1986-138
Abstract

Papers pertain to writer Patrick Cahill's research and publication on Hilaire Belloc and G.K. Chesterton. It contains manuscripts and typescripts of Cahill's essays on Belloc and Chesterton; Cahill's research notes; correspondence; Distributist League Reports from 1927-1936; a sound recording of Hilaire Belloc, and a photocopy of Hilaire Belloc's will.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1909-1973, undated; Majority of material found within 1951-1958

Thomas P. Cahill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1997-015
Abstract

The papers contain manuscripts and publications of journalist and historian Thomas P. Cahill, as well as photographs, periodicals, newspaper clippings, correspondence and related items, mainly concerning Irish history and the role of James Cahill in the Manchester rescue of 1867. Also included is an account of the Boer War by P.A. Cronje.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1897-1967

Patrick Callanan scrapbook

 Collection — Object: BC.2002.079
Identifier: BC-2002-079
Scope and Contents

The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings (mostly poetry), programs, brochures and other ephemera. It also includes a few passages written in Callanan's own hand. Much of the material relates to music, theater, religious and oratorical activities sponsored by Boston College.

Access Note

Open for research. Fragile; use care in handling.

Dates: 1869 - 1913; Majority of material found within 1869 - 1877

Muise Family Collection of Cape Breton and Irish Music

 Collection
Identifier: IM-M082-2007
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of field recordings of Cape Breton and Irish traditional music performed by various musicians in the Boston area, as recorded on home recording equipment by Johnny and Mary Muise. Included are informal music gatherings and social events that took place in the Muise home in Dorchester (1951-1965) and Roslindale (1965 and later), as well as concerts and other gatherings. Some of the audio recordings also contain published material.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Open reel tapes and audiocassettes are restricted (boxes 2-6). All open reel tapes have been reformatted, and digital versions are available for use in the Burns Library Reading Room. All audiocassettes have not yet been reformatted, but can be upon request. Note that there may be a delay in availability of digitized versions.

Dates: circa 1935-2003

Elizabeth Capell recipe book

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2002-012
Abstract

Contains culinary recipes and recipes for medical remedies, in the handwriting of several different authors. The last page is a copy of "the Story of Bembo, a Primitive Christian," originally published in Oxford in 1689 by minister Richard Allestree.

Access Note

Open for research; digital version available.

Dates: 1699 - 1715

Capitolo fratesco priorito geniale di Fra' Tisabesano Secchia, o vero: poema comice, manuscript copy

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-2018-024
Scope and Contents

Bound manuscript copy of a comedic poem, in fifteen cantos, satirizing religious orders, including the Franciscans, Dominicans, and Theatines. Attributed to the Jesuit priest Sebastiano Chiesa, about whom little is known. With numerous corrections and annotations. In Italian, writing in italic script in brown ink with green ink on the title page.

Access Note

Open for research.

Dates: 1737 August 14

Philip Caraman, SJ papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1998-030
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and writings comprise the papers of British Jesuit Philip Caraman. The bulk of the collection is his personal and professional correspondence with other Jesuits, authors, and poets. Among the correspondents are: John Betjeman; Martin Cyril D'Arcy, SJ; John W. Gran; Graham Greene; Peter Levi; André Malraux; Norman Sherry; Edith Sitwell; Muriel Spark; Francis Sweeney, SJ; Catherine Walston; and Evelyn Waugh. Some of the writers are further represented...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1944 - 1998

Heather Kelley Carr alumni papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2015-026
Abstract Heather Kelley Carr taught English at the Escuela Secundaria México in Corozal, Belize between 1986 and 1988 as part of the Boston College International Volunteer Program. While there, Carr organized a campaign to request book donations for the purpose of creating a school library. This collection contains correspondence documenting this campaign, as well as correspondence between family and friends, correspondence from Belizean students, and photographs of Escuela México students, Carr's...
Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1985 - 1989

Anthony Carroll, SJ scrapbook

 Collection — Shared box: 2523, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: BC-2025-044
Abstract

Scrapbook of photographs and ephemera by and about twentieth-century American Jesuit chemist Anthony Carroll, SJ.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1930-1942

Thomas J. Carroll papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2003-014
Abstract

The collection documents the life and work of Reverend Thomas J Carroll. It includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, postcards, and published works.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1938-1971 (bulk 1943-1959); Majority of material found within 1943 - 1959

Carta de un cavallero americano natural de Cordova del Tilcuman a un sugeto residente en Roma: Cordova y octubre 7 de 1784: manuscript

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: BC-2025-127
Scope and Contents

Contemporary manuscript fair copy of two letters attesting to the works of Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa.

Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Dates: 1784

Carta del rey de España â el papa, notìcìando el total exterminio de los jesuitas de sus domìnìos: manuscript fair copy

 Collection
Identifier: BC-2022-053
Scope and Contents

Sixteen-page manuscript fair copy of a letter from King Charles III of Spain to Pope Clement XIII on the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Spanish Empire. Dated at end of last page: Aranjuez, 2 de mayo de 1767. Written in ink on laid paper in a gathering of four bifolia.

Access Note

Open for research.

Dates: probably between 1767 and 1800

Boston College collection of cased photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2019-002
Abstract

This collection contains examples of mid-to-late 19th century cased photographs, including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1840s-1910s

Roger Casement letters

 Collection — Shared box: 5237
Identifier: MS-2004-082
Abstract

Consists of correspondence of Casement including a letter to THE PILOT on English restrictions on Irish trade in 1914.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1905 - 1915

Boston College collection of Juanita Casey

 Collection
Identifier: BC-2024-056
Abstract

Correspondence and ephemera relating to gallery exhibitions and radio dramas by twentieth century artist and author Juanita Casey.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1951-1970

William Van Etten Casey, SJ papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC-1991-035
Abstract

Papers documenting the work and life of William Van Etten Casey, SJ, a twentieth-century Jesuit author, academic, and faculty member at Boston College. Materials include correspondence, clippings, photographs, manuscript and printed materials, artifacts, and personal materials.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. One folder containing student works is closed.

Dates: 1943 - 1992

Castillo de la Tallada, Spain, land tenure documents, 1688-1759: manuscript

 Collection — Volume: MS.1986.108
Identifier: MS-1986-108
Access Note

Open for research.

Dates: 1688 - 1759

Catalogue chinoise des etoiles: manuscript

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: BC-2025-156
Scope and Contents

Manuscript treatise on Chinese constellations and astronomy, including a translation of Bu Tian Ge, a Chinese star catalogue in verse attributed to Wang Ximing.

Access Note

Open for research.

Dates: 1734

Catalogue pour la lune et les 5 planetes

 Collection — Shared box: 1675, Folder: 1
Identifier: BC-2025-153
Scope and Contents

Manuscript catalogue of historical astronomical observations, with remarks.

Access Note

Open for research.

Dates: 1736

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