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Maurice V. Dullea, SJ papers

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Abstract These papers document the life and work of Boston College athletic director and theology professor Maurice V. Dullea, SJ. Included are materials related to Dullea's early life and family, his experiences during World War I and World War II, his time as a student on the Boston College football team and his accolades as a BC alum, and his work as the BC Athletic Director and in the Society of Jesus. His writings focus primarily on matrimony, canon law, and shared and communal prayer. The...
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Collection is open for research. The four scrapbooks are closed due to fragility, pending conservation review.

Dates: 1909-1984

David R. Dunigan papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Consists primarily of copies of correspondence, diaries and newspaper clippings related to the history of Boston College from the first proposals for its founding to the end of World War II. Much of the material was created by Boston College presidents and other Jesuits. Also includes edited manuscripts of A History of Boston College, and some Boston College programs and publications.

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Collection is closed until processed.

Dates: 1850-1947

Boston College collection of Lord Dunsany

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a bound manuscript and two letters all in Dunsany's hand. The manuscript contains thirty-four of Dunsany's poems and his play The Tent of the Arabs. The poems were originally written from 1917 through 1940 and largely relate to the subjects of the first and second World War. He presented the handwritten anthology to the Red Cross in 1940.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1940 - 1954

Eleanor Early papers

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Abstract

These papers document the life and career of author Eleanor Early, who was best known for her travel articles and books. Additional materials included her magazine quizzes; short stories; chapters for her advice book She Knew What He Wanted; and World War II era radio broadcast transcripts. Her papers also contain extensive photographs of her travels.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1902 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1969

Early modern prose and Fenian tales

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Scope and Contents

An ceathranach caolriabhach -- Bruighean eochadh bhig deirig -- Bruighean ceise coruin.

Bound manuscript of 76 pages, some of which are mutilated with loss of text. Earlier version of the catalog record gives the date of production as 1780 and identifies the scribe as Seaghan O'Domhail, however the basis for this attribution is unknown.

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Open for research.

Dates: 1780

Ebb and Flood: manuscript

 Collection — Box: 1
Scope and Contents

Cover sheet of typescript: "This is the original MS of Ebb and Flood - A Novel - by James Hanley. Cymm. 1932."

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Open for research.

Dates: 1932

Edicts relating to the Jesuits in Portugal 1758-1759: manuscript

 Collection — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents Four edicts or proclamations relating to the Jesuits in Portugal, likely manuscript copies of printed texts. Written in four or more distinctive cursive scripts. The first text (16 pages), begins "Nós D[o]n Fran[cis]co Cardenal Saldanha, visitador e Reformador G[er]al App[ostolico] da Religiaō da Companhia de Jesu nestes Reynos de Portugal ..." and is dated at end "Junqueria à 15 de mayo de 1758". The second text (8 pages) begins "Copia de carta escripta al Rmo. recttor del Colegio de S....
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Open for research.

Dates: 1758 - 1759

Egan harp collection

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Abstract

This collection contains two Portable Irish Harps by nineteenth century Irish harp maker John Egan.

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Collection is open for research. Off-shelf viewing is by appointment, supervised by a staff member to ensure safe handling. The harps are too fragile to be strung at full tension, and therefore are not playable.

Dates: circa 1819-1820s

Michael Ehrmann collection of postcards of Massachusetts, Ireland, and Northern Ireland

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A collection of postcards collected by Michael Ehrmann from Massachusetts, Ireland, and Northern Ireland, depicting various historical and cultural sites, hotels, restaurants, recreational activities, and artwork.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1960-2012

Eire Society of Boston records

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Abstract

Composed of official records of the Eire Society of Boston, including meeting minutes, correspondence, programs, publications, and financial records. In addition there are clippings, scrapbooks, and some photographs which relate to the society and its activities. While most of the material dates from the period after 1937, there are some collected artifacts and ephemera from the nineteenth century pertaining to Irish and Irish-American political figures.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1817 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1990

Gerald Ellard papers

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Abstract:

These papers document the religious career of Gerald Ellard, a Jesuit who taught history and religion and was involved in the early stages of the liturgical reform and the Liturgical Conference. The bulk of the collection includes correspondence, typescripts and published material, and lecture materials dealing with various liturgy-related topics like the Mass and worship.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1933 - 1973

Elogio del pre. Gasparo Sanchez morto nel Collo. Imperiale di Madrid il giorno 16 di novembre 1628: manuscript.

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Scope and Contents

Italian manuscript eulogy for Gasparo Sanchez. Two pages on bifolium. Third page is blank. Addressed on the fourth page to the Jesuit Girolamo Mattia in Recanati, Italy.

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Open for research

Dates: 1628?

The Emerald Isle calendar

 Collection — Box: 1
Scope and Contents

Calendar includes photographs from Irish Tourist Information Bureau and poems by Irish writers.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Dates: 1958-1959

English Catholic New Left - Jay Corrin correspondence

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Abstract

Correspondence between Boston University professor Jay Corrin and members of the English Catholic New Left movement, conducted as research for Corrin's book Catholic Progressives in England after Vatican II.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 2008 - 2012; Majority of material found in 2009 - 2009

English College of Lisbon collection

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The collection consists primarily of correspondence between John and Peter Jorge and president Reverend Abbot Joseph Ilsley regarding the English College of Lisbon in the mid to late nineteenth century. Also included is a legal document in Portuguese related to power of attorney.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1853 - 1886

Etablissement des jésuites à Dijon (1581-1626): manuscript fair copy

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Open for research.

Dates: 1700 - 1800

Exercises de Saint Ignace en tamoul: sur feuilles de palm: deux tronçons de la nervure du milieu de la feuille forment la...: manuscript

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Scope and Contents

An eight-day devotional on the Exercitia Spiritualia of Saint Ignatius, including an introduction to the Exercises, and sermons. Richard V. De Smet posits that this may be the same text published anonymously in 1864 at Pondicherry under the title Arch Ignaciar Gnana Tiananghel. See de Smet, R. (1991). The Exercises in India: An Early Ignatian Revival. Ignis, 20(4), 191-196. The text is incised on palm leaves and bound with string in wooden boards.

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Collection open for research; digital version also available.

Dates: probably between 1736 and 1774

Explicatio casuum reservatorum in Soc. Iesu: manuscript

 Collection — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents Bound manuscript of 166 pages, on Jesuit governance and constitution. The first section, Explicatio casuum reservatorum, is concerned with special categories of confession, and refers on page 25 to the tenth Congregatio generalis of 1652. Following sections address Jesuit housing, education, drama, reading, annotation, and writing exercises.Pages 1-29. Explicatio casuum reservatorum in Soc. Iesu -- Pages 30-64. Instructio catechetica tironum Soc. Iesu -- Pages 65-94. Quae sunt...
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Open for research.

Dates: probably between 1652 and 1750

J. D. Fallon & Son ledgers

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Abstract

These ledgers document the work of J. D. Fallon & Son Funeral Home in Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Funeral accounts include place of birth, parents' names, occupation, cause of death, place of internment, and details of the funeral arrangements for each of the deceased, many of whom were of Irish descent.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1888 - 1943; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1943

Miles L. Fay, SJ papers

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This collection documents twentieth-century theologian and Boston College professor Miles L. Fay, SJ through his detailed travel journals, course materials, extensive theology research and notes, and personal photographs, calendars, and genealogy materials.

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Collection is open for research; a small number of folders are closed due to privacy restrictions.

Dates: 1909 - 1990

Walter J. Feeney, SJ papers

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Papers documenting twentieth-century Jesuit mathematician and college administrator Walter J. Feeney, SJ through his Boston College course materials and academic papers, administrative records, Jesuit Community materials, and professional committee and conference papers.

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Collection is open for research. Many folders in Series II. Faculty and college administrator work are closed due to privacy restrictions per university policy. The majority of folders in Series III. Jesuit materials are closed at the request of the Boston College Jesuit Community.

Dates: 1957-1973

Rona M. Fields typescripts

 Collection — Box: 1
Content Description

Composed of typescripts for three books written by Fields, which deal with Portugal and Northern Ireland: A Society on the Run: A Psychology of Northern Ireland (circa 1973), Society Under Siege: A Psychology of Northern Ireland (circa 1977), and The Portuguese Revolution and the Armed Forces Movement (circa 1975).

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Open for research.

Dates: [1973?] - [1977?]

First volume of the church records of the church in Plympton

 Collection — Volume: MS.2001.033
Scope and Contents

The volume contains church records from the establishment of the church in 1698 through 1809. It includes historical sketches and listings of baptisms, marriages, church officers, ministers and deacons.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1698 - 1809

Garret FitzGerald lecture notes

 Collection — Box: 1
Scope and Contents

Consists of ten public lectures delivered by FitzGerald at Boston College while he was a visiting professor of politics in the Dept. of Irish Studies. The lectures cover various topics related to Anglo-Irish relations. Also includes theater programs from productions of Irish plays.

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Open for research.

Dates: 1937-1988 ; Majority of material found within 1988

Margaret M. Fitzgerald papers

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The Margaret M. Fitzgerald papers document her work as a twentieth-century social reformer, suffragist, and retail business owner. The papers contain business memos and minutes, correspondence, diaries, financial records, newspaper clippings, school notes, and speeches.

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Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1901 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1974

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