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Joseph J. Williams, SJ ethnological collection
The Joseph J. Williams, SJ ethnological collection documents the research interests of Williams, a Jesuit priest who studied the history and culture of the Caribbean and Africa. It includes over four thousand handwritten stories about the African folk character Anansi, as well as anthropological manuscripts; correspondence; engravings; financial, legal, and shipping documents; newspapers; and government reports, all dating from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries.
Collection open for research except for Series I, which is closed due to fragility. However, portions of the collection--including Series I-- are available digitally.
Nicholas M. Williams retreat diary: manuscript
Daily diary of Nicholas M. Williams's thirty-day retreat at Loyola College, undertaken as part of his Jesuit formation in Febrary-March 1860. Williams records daily rituals, meditations, and readings, and notes inspirational quotations and "good resolutions."
Open for research.
George Charles Williamson papers
This collection consists of a scrapbook of clippings, photographs, and correspondence relating to British author George Charles Williamson's 1923 book Curious Survivals: Habits and Customs of the Past that Still Live in the Present, about Victorian social practices in twentieth-century England.
Collection is open for research.
Terence Winch papers
The Terence Winch papers document the life and career of an Irish-American poet, writer, and musician, through correspondence, manuscript and typescript drafts, handmade books, audio and video recordings, flyers, posters, clippings, and photographs. Topics include the poetry scenes of Washington, DC and New York City towards the end of the 20th century; modern Irish-American literature and history; and Irish-American music.
Collection is open for research.
Audiovisual recordings and digital content on media 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.
Douglas and Marie Immaculée Acton Woodruff family papers
Collection of correspondence, diaries, ephemera, financial records, genealogical information, notebooks, and photographs of twentieth-century Catholic journalist Douglas Woodruff, Catholic charitable activist Marie Immaculée Acton Woodruff, and their families.
Collection is open for research.
Joseph Woods commonplace book
Open for research.
Molly Flannery Woods papers
The collection documents the political and personal activities of Irish journalist and nationalist Molly Flannery Woods. It includes correspondence, manuscripts, and scrapbooks. Much of the material relates to Irish nationalism in the early twentieth-century and Woods' time with Cumann na mBan.
Collection is open for research.
Words of Christ: manuscript
Manuscript containing a catalog of the sayings of Christ.
Open for research.
Writ appointing William Henn to the Court of King's Bench: manuscript
Instructs the unnamed recipient to "draw up a fiant" (a writ) appointing William Henn a justice of the Court of King's Bench, to hold the seat vacated by William Scott. Issued by the authority of Lord Lieutenant George Townshend, and signed at end: by His Excy's command Thos. Waite.
Open for research.
Francis Xavier letter
Consists of letter written by Francis Xavier to King John III of Portugal from India, referring to Portuguese subjects in the Far East, whom the Saint commends for reward and recognition.
Open for research; digital version also available.
Boston College collection of Yeats family papers
The Boston College collection of Yeats family papers includes artwork, correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, and photographs by and about siblings W. B., Elizabeth Corbet, Lily, and Jack B. Yeats; their father, John Butler Yeats; the wife of W. B., Georgie Yeats; the daughter of W.B., Anne Yeats; and the son of W.B., Michael B. Yeats. It also documents the running of Cuala Press, a Yeats family business.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Young Men's Catholic Association of Boston College records
The records contain meeting minutes, scrapbooks, publications, and ephemera produced by the Young Men’s Catholic Association of Boston College between 1875 and 1941.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection are available digitally.