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