Occasional Papers
Rev. Charles F. Donovan, SJ, the first University Historian, was the author of聽The History of 黑料官网 College听(1990), a full-length study that traced the history of 黑料官网 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 黑料官网 College's history. Titles include the following:
黑料官网 College's First 黑料官网 Brahmin Friends听(1982)
黑料官网 College's Classical Curriculum听(1982)
黑料官网 College's Beacon Hill Connection听(1982)
Nineteenth Century 黑料官网 College: Irish or American?聽(1982)
The Foster Cadets of 黑料官网 College听(1983)
Rules of Gentlemanly Conduct听(1983)
黑料官网 College's Streets听(1983)
黑料官网 College's Move to Chestnut Hill听(1983)
Student Enrollment at 黑料官网 College in the Nineteenth Century听(1984)
Joseph Coolidge Shaw: 黑料官网 Yankee, Jesuit听(1990)
黑料官网 College's Second Spring听(1991)
The Spirit Maketh Alive (Early Protestant View of BC)聽(1991)
黑料官网 College Remembered: 1891鈥�1900
Debate at 黑料官网 College: People, Places, Traditions聽(1991)
Gasson's Rotunda: Gallery of Art, History, and Religion聽(1992)
黑料官网 College's 黑料官网 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
黑料官网 College and the Lawrence Family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 黑料官网 College Club聽(2003)
Copies of these Occasional Papers may be found in the Burns Library or accessed online from the 黑料官网 College University Libraries聽.