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Patrick Galvin papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1986-152
Abstract

Papers about twentieth-century Irish playwright, poet, and ballad singer Patrick Galvin. Consists of play and poetry manuscripts, theater programs, notices, and images of Galvin.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1961-1999; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1985

James F. Geary, SJ papers

 Collection
Identifier: BC-2000-120
Abstract

The papers document the life and work of twentieth-century Boston College professor and military chaplain James F. Geary, SJ. Contains correspondence, teaching notes, military documents, certificates, and photographs.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1926-1973, undated

German holy cards collection

 Collection
Identifier: BC-2021-051
Abstract

Collection of printed holy cards, largely of the eighteenth century, for German-speaking Catholics.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: approximately 1650-approximately 1850

Boston College collection of Monk Gibbon

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1995-008
Abstract

This collection documents the life of Irish author Monk Gibbon through his correspondence and manuscripts held in the papers of two of his peers: his bibliographer Alan Denson and one of his early publishers Alan Steele. Also included are portraits of Gibbon and his family, which may have belonged to Denson.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1929 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1951 - 1975

Boston College collection of Eric Gill

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1986-139
Abstract

This collection documents the creative work of twentieth-century English artist Eric Gill, principally through his drawings and engravings. Materials include proofs and limited-edition prints; use of Gill's engravings in fine print cards, pamphlets, and booklets; printing blocks; correspondence for the Gill family as well as Gill's colleague at St. Dominic's Press, H.D.C. Pepler; and a small sampling of works on paper by Gill's peers.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1896 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1916 - 1940

Howard Belding Gill papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1995-018
Abstract The Howard Belding Gill papers consist of the personal and professional papers of penologist Howard Belding Gill (1890-1989). These include artifacts, audiovisual materials, awards and certificates, clippings, correspondence, lecture notes, photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, speeches, and writings and publications. The bulk of the materials document Gill’s professional career, notably as superintendent of Norfolk Prison Colony (1927-1934) and as founder and director of the Institute...
Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research; portions available digitally. Selected student materials and prisoner records are closed due to privacy restrictions, including the entirety of the Institute of Correctional Administration student materials. Recordings on audiotape reel are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Reading Room staff know of your specific interest, and if possible, reformatting will be scheduled....
Dates: 1912 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1929 - 1970

Hetty Gillison diary and commonplace book

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: BC-2023-173
Scope and Contents

Commonplace book and diary of Hetty (Holme) Gillison Lincoln. Includes notes on the deaths of loved ones, pious reflections of her Baptist faith, transcriptions of poetry and letters, newspaper clippings, and pressed dried plants. Inserted are two loose sheets of orignal poetry, and a lithographed botanical illustration.

Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Dates: 1829 - 1863

Oliver St. John Gogarty collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1986-174
Abstract

Collection of letters written by and to Oliver St. John Gogarty and a typewritten manuscript of chapters 2-12 of his autobiography, I follow Saint Patrick.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1923 - 1951

Goigs del gloriós Sant Ignasi de Loyola patriarca y fundador de la Companyia de Jesús, la festa del qual se celebra al últim de juliol: printing plate

 Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: BC-2023-123
Scope and Contents Zinc printing plate on wooden block, used to produce page 70 of: Joan B. Batlle. Los goigs a Catalunya: breus consideracions sobre son orígen y sa influència en la poesía mística popular. Barcelona : Arxiu, 1924. The plate reproduces a 1673 goigs to Saint Ignatius of Loyola from the press of Joseph Forcada. Text in two columns, with a portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Goigs (from Catalan, "joys") are poetic compositions of a popular nature sung to the Virgin Mary, to Christ, or to the...
Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Dates: 1924

David Goldstein and Martha Moore Avery papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1986-167
Abstract

The David Goldstein and Martha Moore Avery papers relate mainly to their association with and disavowal of the Socialist Party, their conversion to Catholicism, and their subsequent lecture tours. The bulk of the material consists of Goldstein's professional papers, with a smaller amount of his personal papers and of Avery's papers. The collection includes artifacts, correspondence, financial records, pamphlets and clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, subject files, and writings.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research. Some scrapbooks are too fragile to be used without supervision; please consult the Archivist.

Dates: 1870 - 1958; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1940

Marjory Gordon papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2004-066
Abstract

These papers document the career of twentieth-century Boston College nursing faculty member Marjory Gordon. Her research, conference papers, workshop materials, draft publications, notes, and correspondence demonstrate her impact on the adoption of nursing diagnoses and functional health patterns to shift the role of nurses within the medical profession and create the nomenclature necessary to include nursing diagnoses in electronic records systems as they were developed.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Recordings and digital content have been digitally copied from source media; 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.

Dates: 1903 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1968 - 2005

Alice M. Grady collection of the Boston and Maine Railroad Group's Fund for the Archbishop's Charities correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2016-033
Abstract

Correspondence kept by Alice M. Grady, representative for the Boston and Maine Railroad Group's Fund for the Archbishop's Charities, between the Fund and Archbishop Richard Cushing's office.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1947-1958, 1964

Edward T. P. Graham papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1986-064
Abstract

The papers consist of correspondence, illustrations, photographs, and postcards belonging to early twentieth-century Boston architect Edward T. P. Graham. The materials primarily concern Graham's time in Europe studying architecture, as well as his career in America.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1884-1921, undated; Majority of material found within 1901 - 1912

Grand Lodge of East Jamaica Freemason collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1986-046
Abstract

The Grand Lodge of East Jamaica Freemason collection documents Masonic practice in late-1800s Jamaica. It includes correspondence, membership papers, and other material relating to Herman John Bürger, a Master Freemason in Kingston and Port Royal, as well as notes describing Freemason ceremonies and organizational structure. Also includes a Catholic anti-Masonic pamphlet on secret societies.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; also available digitally. One fragile item is closed.

Dates: 1868-1882

Greater Boston area materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2013-020
Scope and Contents Includes varied documents of the 19th century Boston area, including mayorality election tickets; certificates and a photograph of students from the industrial Boston School Kitchen no. 3; ephemera from the Cragie Bridge Baths; letters from Massachusetts abolitionist and Underground Railroad station master Channing Smith, from Boston City Engineer N. Henry Crafts, and from ship owner Samuel Jones; and promotional ephemera from the New England tour of Cassie and Victoria Foster, "the Fairy...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1797-1889

F. L. Green papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1990-016
Abstract

These papers include typescripts and carbon copy drafts of several of twentieth-century author F. L. Green’s literary works, including Odd Man Out. They also contain literary fragments, correspondence, contracts, and other financial records.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1934-1953

Graham Greene papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1995-003
Abstract The Graham Greene papers document the life and work of Greene, including his childhood and family, as well as his career as a journalist and writer. The collection is global, with material from and concerning a variety of countries. Topics include literary culture, film history, mid-to-late twentieth century world history, wars, revolutions, counterintelligence, communism, and Catholicism. The collection consists of art, artifacts, correspondence, ephemera, legal records, literary...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; some folders are closed for privacy or condition concerns. Audiovisual materials may not be immediately available due to formatting issues. End dates for restrictions are indicated at the folder-level.

Dates: 1807 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1989

Boston College collection of Lady Gregory

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1995-028
Abstract

This collection contains materials about late nineteenth and early twentieth century Irish author Lady Gregory. It includes correspondence, a typescript, and an article.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1881-1932, undated

Group of Black people in a covered wagon, American Civil War : stereograph

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2020-022
Scope and Contents

View of Black men, women, and children seated before, and riding in, a covered wagon. A mounted soldier is visible in the background, presumably a Union soldier based on the cap and dark uniform.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Dates: probably between 1890 and 1900

Boston College collection of Louise Imogen Guiney

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1997-004
Abstract

This collection contains materials written by turn-of-the-twentieth-century American poet, essayist, and editor Louise Imogen Guiney, including letters, a poem fragment, and transcriptions of poems by others.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: Majority of material found within after 1867-1916

Guillermo L. Guitarte letters

 Collection
Identifier: BC-2002-109
Abstract

The collection primarily consists of Guitarte's correspondence with other linguists, philologists, and academics during the time he taught at Boston College. Also contains letters related to his family life and legal matters.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1962 - 2000

David Gurin and Jane Jacobs correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2017-031
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence from urban planning activist and writer Jane Jacobs to David Gurin throughout his career as an urban planner. The collection also includes programs and other materials from conferences and award ceremonies related to Jacobs.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1963 - 2016

Edward Gwynn letters

 Collection — Shared box: 4421
Identifier: MS-1986-057
Scope and Contents

Made up of two letters to Colm O Lochlainn.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1939

Haley House records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2017-062
Abstract

Records of the nonprofit organization Haley House, consisting of newsletters, community log books, administrative records, outreach materials, and an extensive photograph collection of its diverse community. The collection documents numerous activities of Haley House, including the Bakery Training Program, soup kitchen, housing developments, silent auctions, street fairs, operations of the Noonday Farm, and more.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Negatives in box 1715 are not an access medium and are not available for use; print photographs in boxes 2 and 3 are available for access. Slides require use of a light box provided by the Burns Library Reading Room. The audiovisual and born-digital materials in Series V. are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted.

Dates: 1956-2023

Paul C. Haley collection of Billy Caples music manuscripts

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BC-2024-028
Scope and Contents

Handwritten sheet music for accordion created by accordionist Billy Caples for one of his students, Paul C. Haley. Most tunes include titles, and some contain additional performance notes.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1935-1968

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