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Annie and Elizabeth O'Brien Christitch papers

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Abstract

These papers document the professional lives of Elizabeth O'Brien Christitch and Annie Christitch, Serbian-Irish mother-and-daughter writers and political activists. Their materials include correspondence; drafts and published copies of their writing; ephemera; newspaper clippings; and photographs of their family and the International Council of Women.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1879 - 1977

City medal for females

 Collection — Object: MS.2004.010
Scope and Contents

A hexagonal shaped medal presented to Joanna Stetson Simpson by the Boston School Committee for "superior scholarship." Simpson was a Boylston School student in the Fort Hill district of Boston, Massachusetts. The Marquis de Lafayette gave the address and presented the medals.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1824

Citywide Coordinating Council records

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Abstract

Citywide Coordinating Council (CCC) records are the institutional files of the independent, autonomous body created by the courts to oversee desegregation in Boston Public Schools, 1975-1978. Records of the Council include meeting minutes, reports, court documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, monitoring forms, statistics, and publications. The materials document both the activities of the Council and the process of desegregation of Boston's public schools.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research; portions are available digitally. A small number of materials are closed due to privacy restrictions.

One audio cassette has been digitally copied; the 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: 1966 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1978

Eugene Clancy Irish music collection

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Abstract

This collection documents Irish music owned by twentieth-century Irish-American musician Eugene Clancy, including audio recordings of Clancy and collected recordings of Michael Coleman.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research. 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.

Dates: approximately 1935-2012

Annie White Frary Clark diary, 1898: manuscript.

 Collection — Volume: 1
Scope and Contents

Diary with printed title page: The standard diary. Published annually for the trade, 1898. With entries from January 1 to June 27 by Annie White Frary, primarily in shorthand, with some entries partially in longhand. Includes cash accounts and memoranda, in longhand. Pages for June 28 to December 31 are blank.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Dates: 1898 January 1-June 27

Charles Upson Clark papers

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Composed of correspondence, book reviews, typescripts, lecture announcements, and photographs of twentieth-century American author and scholar Charles Upson Clark. Includes a manuscript draft of his autobiographical "Platform Ramblings."

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1887-1960

Kathleen Daly Clarke papers and collection of Thomas Clarke and Irish political materials

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The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Kathleen Daly Clarke (1878-1972), a founding member of Cumann na mBan and an Irish politician, as well as her collection of materials about her husband Thomas Clarke and Irish politics in the first half of the twentieth century. Materials include correspondence, photographs, artwork, clippings, and publications and ephemera circulated by Irish political groups, including Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1897-1972, undated

Douglas Cleverdon correspondence

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Abstract

The correspondence of Douglas Cleverdon, a twentieth-century British bookseller and radio producer who was also a printing enthusiast and producer of fine books. Includes letters to Cleverdon from typographer Stanley Morison.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1925-1932, undated

Arnett Cobb photographs

 Collection — Box: 1
Scope and Contents

Nine photographs of Arnett Cobb and other musicians performing at the Hi-Hat Club in Boston, Massachusetts.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1952

Samuel Taylor Coleridge manuscripts

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Scope and Contents

Includes Coleridge's treatise on Logic, volume II, and Autograph Philosphical Remains.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: approximately 1822-1827

College of one: typescript

 Collection — Box: 1
Scope and Contents

Typescript is heavily corrected, primarily for typesetting but also includes a significant number of the author's own alterations and annotations.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Dates: approximately 1967

Patrick A. Collins papers

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Abstract

These papers document the work of Irish immigrant Patrick A. Collins (1884-1905), a lawyer, politician, and activist for Irish independence, through his correspondence, certificates, photographs, manuscripts, and printed materials.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1858-1947, undated; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1905

Margaret A. Colliton Papers

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Consists of manuscripts, personal and professional correspondence, diaries, photographs of Margaret A. Colliton and her family, articles on nurses and nursing, and other publications. Some of the material relates to Shiloah, a non-profit foundation concerned with the spiritual dimension of nursing and healing, and Promisek, a non-profit concerned with the healing relationship between individuals and the land.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1906 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1984

Padraic Colum typescripts and letter

 Collection — Shared box: 1012
Scope and Contents The collection includes two typescripts and a single letter by Padraic Colum. The letter was written in 1927 to M.J. Fitzsimons, SJ, of Boston College. The typescripts are of Colum's plays: Timbuktu (1953) and Kilmore (1966). Timbuktu includes additions and deletions in Colum's own hand. It is a three-act comedy about the fabled African city of Timbuktu; also adapted by Colum under the titles: The Desert; The Vizier; and Mogu the Wanderer. Kilmore is a first draft of an unpublished, one-act...
Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1927 - 1966

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann North America collection of Irish music materials

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Abstract

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ) is an international organization for the promotion of Irish music, song, dance, and language. These records document the history and activities of the CCÉ Province in North America, with related material from CCÉ in Ireland. The collection includes administrative records, promotional artifacts, biographical materials, as well as digital and analog media.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research. Audiovisual media in this collection 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.

Dates: circa 1920-2014, undated

Commercial Club of Boston records

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Abstract

Records documenting the Commercial Club of Boston, a social club for area businessmen in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Materials include correspondence, ephemera and artifacts from Club events, financial records, membership books, photographs, regular and executive committee meeting minutes, and lectures.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1866-1953; Majority of material found within 1874 - 1922

Jacobi Comoleti philosophi In universam dialecticam annotationes: manuscript

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Course of lectures on Aristotelian logic and the Institutiones of Saint Porphyry, itself a commentary on Aristotle. Bound volume of 259 leaves; written in Chancery hand, in brown ink. Pages ruled in red. Caption title on leaf A1r reads: Jacobi Comoleti philosophi In commersam dialecticam annotationes. Dated 4th October 1573 in margin of leaf A1r. Inscription on front pastedown reads: Commentaire manuscript par Jacob Comoleti philosophe sur la dialectique d'Aristote, octobre 1573.

Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Dates: 1573 October 4

Compendium of Jesuit exercises, rules, and texts

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Scope and Contents Comprised of a variety of Jesuit and Jesuit influenced texts, including early exercises, Jesuit rules, and unknown Jesuit texts. Work 5 contains 65 rules, as did the original Reglas comunes created in 1551. Work 10 contains 11 rules for Jesuit students, as does the Ratio studiorum (Munich, 1600), with textual variations. Works 15, 16 and 27 contain texts related to Monumenta Ignaciana, textus Vallsioletanus (Colegio de Ingleses, Ms. 898, ff. 19r-34r), with textual variations. Work 18...
Restrictions on Access

Open for research; digital version also available. Fragile original; use care and handling.

Dates: probably between 1565 and 1580

Compendium philosophiae secundum theseae distributum: manuscript.

 Collection
Abstract Bound manuscript of 143 leaves, 9 of which are blank. The text is divided into chapters, and treats philosophical subjects including logic, metaphysics, and morality. The authorship is unknown, but may tentatively be attributed to Abraham Girard (1635-1693), from whose libary the manuscript originates. Bound in is a printed folio broadside, measuring 38.5 x 25 cm, with title "Theses ex Vniuersa Philosophia Selectae" and imprint "Has propugnabit Carolus Gassendus, diniensis, Lugduni, in aula...
Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Dates: circa 1652

Concord School of Philosophy collection

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Abstract

This collection documents the Concord School of Philosophy, a summer lecture series held in Concord, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1888, via programs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera relating to the School. Also included are materials by and about notable teachers of the School--including Ralph Waldo Emerson--and related programs.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1860 - 1903

[Connolly book of hours: MS.1986.097]

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Manuscript codex; written in France.

Restrictions on Access

Fragile original; available digitally. Access restricted to the digital version.

Dates: 15th century

Boston College collection of James B. Connolly

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The collection contains materials about James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957), an Irish-American athlete and author. It includes writings by and about him, newspaper clippings and ephemera, and a full run of Limelight magazine for which he served as an editor.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1914 - 1965

Séamus Connolly papers

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This collection documents the musical activities and career of Irish traditional fiddle player Séamus Connolly. The collection includes field recordings, correspondence, press clippings, publications, photographs, awards, and artifacts. It also includes research notes and materials collected by Connolly on Irish traditional music.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research. Digitized versions of original recordings are available for Burns Library Reading Room use. Some audio and video items may not be immediately available due to formatting issues.

Dates: 1929 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1957 - 2013

Boston College collection of Constance de Markievicz

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Abstract

The collection primarily consists of correspondence of Irish politician, revolutionary, nationalist, and suffragist Constance de Markiewicz. Also includes posthumous materials documenting the 150th anniversary of Markievicz's birth and more, including biographies, newspaper clippings, exhibit ephemera, a real estate catalog, and photographs.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: approximately 1868-2019; Majority of material found within 1892-1927

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