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William M. Bulger papers
Papers that document the professional and personal life of twentieth-century American politician and lawyer William M. Bulger in the Massachusetts legislature and as University of Massachusetts president. Materials include correspondence, clippings, photographs, legislative material, speeches and remarks, audio and video recordings, and ephemera.
Collection is open for research.
Audio and video recordings 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.
Robert W. Bullock papers
Papers document the religious career of twentieth-century Boston Catholic priest Robert W. Bullock. Materials include correspondence, sermons and talks, photographs, ministry documents, awards, artifacts and ephemera, and a scrapbook. It also contains material relating to Bullock's work with the non-profit organization Facing History and Ourselves.
Collection is open for research.
Materials from Series VII. Sermons and talks, including Subseries D. Sermons and Subseries E. Talking Religion radio shows, were received digitally. This content has been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Florence and Ellen Burke letters
This collection contains letters between Florence Burke, a Union soldier during the American Civil War, and his wife Ellen. There is also a letter from Charles Brown and Joseph Bell Alexander to Ellen concerning the exhumation of her husband's body from the battlefield. Additionally, there are tintypes and a copy of a land purchase deed.
Collection is open for research; digital version also available.
George D. Cahill papers
Collection is open for research.
Patrick Cahill Collection of Belloc and Chesterton Materials
Papers pertain to writer Patrick Cahill's research and publication on Hilaire Belloc and G.K. Chesterton. It contains manuscripts and typescripts of Cahill's essays on Belloc and Chesterton; Cahill's research notes; correspondence; Distributist League Reports from 1927-1936; a sound recording of Hilaire Belloc, and a photocopy of Hilaire Belloc's will.
Collection is open for research.
Thomas P. Cahill Papers
The papers contain manuscripts and publications of journalist and historian Thomas P. Cahill, as well as photographs, periodicals, newspaper clippings, correspondence and related items, mainly concerning Irish history and the role of James Cahill in the Manchester rescue of 1867. Also included is an account of the Boer War by P.A. Cronje.
Collection is open for research.
Patrick Callanan scrapbook
The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings (mostly poetry), programs, brochures and other ephemera. It also includes a few passages written in Callanan's own hand. Much of the material relates to music, theater, religious and oratorical activities sponsored by Boston College.
Open for research. Fragile; use care in handling.
Muise Family Collection of Cape Breton and Irish Music
This collection consists primarily of field recordings of Cape Breton and Irish traditional music performed by various musicians in the Boston area, as recorded on home recording equipment by Johnny and Mary Muise. Included are informal music gatherings and social events that took place in the Muise home in Dorchester (1951-1965) and Roslindale (1965 and later), as well as concerts and other gatherings. Some of the audio recordings also contain published material.
Collection is open for research. Open reel tapes and audiocassettes are restricted (boxes 2-6). All open reel tapes have been reformatted, and digital versions are available for use in the Burns Library Reading Room. All audiocassettes have not yet been reformatted, but can be upon request. Note that there may be a delay in availability of digitized versions.
Elizabeth Capell recipe book
Contains culinary recipes and recipes for medical remedies, in the handwriting of several different authors. The last page is a copy of "the Story of Bembo, a Primitive Christian," originally published in Oxford in 1689 by minister Richard Allestree.
Open for research; digital version available.
Philip Caraman, SJ papers
Collection is open for research.
Heather Kelley Carr alumni papers
Collection is open for research.
Thomas J. Carroll papers
The collection documents the life and work of Reverend Thomas J Carroll. It includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, postcards, and published works.
Collection is open for research.
Roger Casement letters
Consists of correspondence of Casement including a letter to THE PILOT on English restrictions on Irish trade in 1914.
Collection is open for research.
William Van Etten Casey, SJ papers
Papers documenting the work and life of William Van Etten Casey, SJ, a twentieth-century Jesuit author, academic, and faculty member at Boston College. Materials include correspondence, clippings, photographs, manuscript and printed materials, artifacts, and personal materials.
Collection is open for research. One folder containing student works is closed.
Carlson R. Chambliss collection of Vatican City postage stamps
Complete collection of postage stamps issued by Vatican City between 1929 and 2014, with a history of their issuing written by Carlson R. Chambliss, the collector.
Collection is open for research.
Charitable Irish Society records
The Charitable Irish Society records consist of the professional and historical records of the Charitable Irish Society of Boston. These include administrative files, reports on committees and special projects, constitutions, membership records, anniversary dinner programs, subject files, photographs, artifacts, and financial records.
Collection is open for research. Materials in Series IX: Financial records are closed for 75 years from date of creation.
Boston College collection of G. K. Chesterton
Collection of materials concerning the life and work of early twentieth-century Catholic British author and artist G. K. Chesterton. Included are correspondence, drawings, ephemera, writings, and materials about Chesterton.
Collection is open for research.
Christian Scholars Group on Christian-Jewish Relations records
The records include papers, minutes, and correspondence of the Christian Scholars Group on Christian-Jewish Relations (CSG) from their founding in 1969 to their joining the Boston College Center for Christian-Jewish Learning in 2002.
Collection is open for research.
Annie and Elizabeth O'Brien Christitch papers
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.
Collection is open for research.
City medal for females
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.
Collection is open for research.
City of Boston: the introduction of pure water from Lake Cochituate into the city of Boston, will take place and be celebrated under the direction of the city government, on the 25th day of October, 1848, by a public procession and other ceremonies suited to the occasion, under the direction of the Committee of Arrangements ...
Open for research.
Citywide Coordinating Council records
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.
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.
Eugene Clancy Irish music collection
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.
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.
Annie White Frary Clark diary, 1898: manuscript.
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.
Open for research.
Charles Upson Clark papers
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."
Collection is open for research.