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Hetty Gillison diary and commonplace book
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.
Collection is open for research; digital version also available.
Oliver St. John Gogarty collection
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.
Collection is open for research.
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
Open for research.
David Goldstein and Martha Moore Avery papers
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.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Marjory Gordon papers
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.
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.
Alice M. Grady collection of the Boston and Maine Railroad Group's Fund for the Archbishop's Charities correspondence
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.
Collection is open for research.
Edward T. P. Graham papers
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.
Collection is open for research.
Grand Lodge of East Jamaica Freemason collection
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.
Collection is open for research; also available digitally. One fragile item is closed.
Greater Boston area materials
Collection is open for research.
F. L. Green papers
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.
Collection is open for research.
Graham Greene papers
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.
Boston College collection of Lady Gregory
This collection contains materials about late nineteenth and early twentieth century Irish author Lady Gregory. It includes correspondence, a typescript, and an article.
Collection is open for research.
Group of Black people in a covered wagon, American Civil War : stereograph
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.
Open for research.
Boston College collection of Louise Imogen Guiney
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.
Collection is open for research.
Guillermo L. Guitarte letters
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.
Collection is open for research.
David Gurin and Jane Jacobs correspondence
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.
Collection is open for research.
Edward Gwynn letters
Made up of two letters to Colm O Lochlainn.
Collection is open for research.
Haley House records
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.
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.
Paul C. Haley collection of Billy Caples music manuscripts
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.
Collection is open for research.
Anna E. Hall letters and ephemera
Letters and ephemera from Anna E. Hall, who was among the first Black graduates of the New England Deaconess Home Training School in Boston in 1901 and later a missionary in Liberia.
Collection is open for research.
Halliday's collection of photographs of New England historic buildings and colonial and provincial homes, 1628-1700
The album contains fifty-nine black and white photographs of New England buildings (mostly dwellings) constructed from 1640 through 1700. The photographs were shot approximately 1902.
Collection is open for research. Fragile; take care in handling.
William F. and Michael C. Hanafin Family Papers
This collection contains photographs, articles, recordings, a fife, printed music, correspondence, and other items pertaining to brothers William F. and Michael C. Hanafin, their family members, and musical associates. The Hanafin brothers were Irish traditional musicians who immigrated to Boston in the late 19th century.
Collection is open for research.
Audio recordings have been digitally copied; 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.
Bobbie Hanvey photographic archives
Photographs by twentieth-century Northern Irish photographer Bobbie Hanvey documenting people and life in Northern Ireland during and after the Troubles. Materials include black-and-white negatives, color negatives, color transparencies, digital and print photographs. Glassine sleeves, which originally held the photographs and were annotated by Hanvey, were retained as well.
Collection is open for research; available digitally. Access is limited to the digital version.
Transparent media and digital storage media (hard drives) are not available for use; access limited to the online digital version.
Martin P. Harney, SJ papers
Collection is open for research.
Negatives in Shared box 1715 are not an access medium and are not available for use. The photographs in Box 26 are closed pending conservation review.
Audio recordings have been digitally copied; 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.
Marion Harrington papers
Consists of essays and pamphlets written by Harrington relating to shrines of the Blessed Virgin Mary, collected onto scrapbook pages.
Collection is open for research.