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