Occasional Papers
Rev. Charles F. Donovan, SJ, the first University Historian, was the author of The History of Íæż½ã½ãÌý(1990), a full-length study that traced the history of Íæż½ã½ã 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 Íæż½ã½ã's history. Titles include the following:
Íæż½ã½ã's First Boston Brahmin FriendsÌý(1982)
Íæż½ã½ã's Classical CurriculumÌý(1982)
Íæż½ã½ã's Beacon Hill ConnectionÌý(1982)
Nineteenth Century Íæż½ã½ã: Irish or American? (1982)
The Foster Cadets of Íæż½ã½ãÌý(1983)
Rules of Gentlemanly ConductÌý(1983)
Íæż½ã½ã's StreetsÌý(1983)
Íæż½ã½ã's Move to Chestnut HillÌý(1983)
Student Enrollment at Íæż½ã½ã in the Nineteenth CenturyÌý(1984)
Joseph Coolidge Shaw: Boston Yankee, JesuitÌý(1990)
Íæż½ã½ã's Second SpringÌý(1991)
The Spirit Maketh Alive (Early Protestant View of Íæż½ã½ã) (1991)
Íæż½ã½ã Remembered: 1891–1900
Debate at Íæż½ã½ã: People, Places, Traditions (1991)
Gasson's Rotunda: Gallery of Art, History, and Religion (1992)
Íæż½ã½ã's Boston PriestsÌý(1993)
Fulton of Fulton HallÌý(1995)
St. Patrick in Gasson HallÌý(1995)
Rev. Timothy Brosnahan, SJÌý(1996)
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Original in Hopkins House (1997)
Pioneers at Chestnut Hill: Recollections of the Class of 1917
Íæż½ã½ã and the Lawrence FamilyÌý(1998)
In 1999, Dr. Thomas H. O’Connor 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, 1912-1998Â (2000)
The College and the City: A History of the Íæż½ã½ã Club (2003)
Copies of these Occasional Papers may be found in the Burns Library or accessed online from the Íæż½ã½ã University Libraries .