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