Occasional Papers
Rev. Charles F. Donovan, SJ, the first University Historian, was the author of聽The History of 成人快播 College听(1990), a full-length study that traced the history of 成人快播 College from its origins in 1863 as a small liberal arts college to its status in 1990 as a major national university.
In addition to this official history, Fr. Donovan also inaugurated a series of smaller booklets he called "Occasional Papers," which drew upon historical sources to document little-known aspects of 成人快播 College's history. Titles include the following:
成人快播 College's First 成人快播 Brahmin Friends听(1982)
成人快播 College's Classical Curriculum听(1982)
成人快播 College's Beacon Hill Connection听(1982)
Nineteenth Century 成人快播 College: Irish or American?聽(1982)
The Foster Cadets of 成人快播 College听(1983)
Rules of Gentlemanly Conduct听(1983)
成人快播 College's Streets听(1983)
成人快播 College's Move to Chestnut Hill听(1983)
Student Enrollment at 成人快播 College in the Nineteenth Century听(1984)
Joseph Coolidge Shaw: 成人快播 Yankee, Jesuit听(1990)
成人快播 College's Second Spring听(1991)
The Spirit Maketh Alive (Early Protestant View of BC)聽(1991)
成人快播 College Remembered: 1891鈥�1900
Debate at 成人快播 College: People, Places, Traditions聽(1991)
Gasson's Rotunda: Gallery of Art, History, and Religion聽(1992)
成人快播 College's 成人快播 Priests听(1993)
Fulton of Fulton Hall听(1995)
St. Patrick in Gasson Hall听(1995)
Rev. Timothy Brosnahan, SJ听(1996)
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Original in Hopkins House聽(1997)
Pioneers at Chestnut Hill: Recollections of the Class of 1917
成人快播 College and the Lawrence 成人快播听(1998)
In 1999, Dr. Thomas H. O鈥機onnor was named to succeed Fr. Donovan as University Historian, and continued to follow the tradition of Occasional Papers with the following titles:
Rev. Charles F. Donovan, SJ, 1912-1998聽(2000)
The College and the City: A History of the 成人快播 College Club聽(2003)
Copies of these Occasional Papers may be found in the Burns Library or accessed online from the 成人快播 College University Libraries聽.