Boston College. Office of the President

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The Office of the President was established at the founding of Boston College in 1863.

The first president and rector of Boston College, John Bapst, S.J., served from 1863 until 1869. During the college's inception, the term "vice-rector" was used instead of rector because the College was still in the process of formation. The early presidents performed administrative as well as religious duties, and often taught as well. President Fulton was the only president to hold the office twice non-consecutively.

During the University's early years and according to Jesuit custom the term was three years in duration and renewable for an additional three years at the discretion of the General of the Order of Rome. By the 1950s, the term had been extended to six years, and some presidents were allowed to remain longer. An extension of the president's administration was made possible through a policy decision made in Rome that a superior of the Jesuit Community should be appointed to ease the burden of the rector. At this time, Rome was no longer involved in the selection of the president; instead, the president was chosen by the Superior General of the Society of Jesus in consultation with the New England provincial and his consultors. Seavey Joyce, SJ was the last president to be named by the administration of the Society of Jesus. Since then, the president has been elected by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees.

The position of Academic Vice President was created in 1958. The position relieved the President of some academic responsibilities. In 1959, President Michael P. Walsh, SJ established the Board of Regents which served as an advisory board and with the addition of ten Jesuit members later evolved into the Board of Directors in 1968. Since January 1, 1971, the President no longer serves as Rector of the Jesuit Community. This change was recommended by the trustees to strengthen the office.

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. Michael P. Walsh President's Office Records, 1921-1971, (bulk 1958-1968). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. William J. Murphy President's Office records, 1911-1947, (bulk 1939-1945). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf J. Donald Monan, SJ, President's Office Records Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Joseph R.N. Maxwell President's Office Records, 1929-1970, (bulk 1951-1958). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. James H. Dolan, SJ, President's Office records, 1909-1993, (bulk 1925-1932). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. John Bapst, SJ, collection, 1851-1982, bulk 1851-1887. Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. Louis J. Gallagher President's Office records, 1920-1945, (bulk 1932-1937). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. John McElroy, SJ, collection, 1813-1981, (bulk 1813-1878). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. Edward I. Devitt President's Office Records, 1864-1891. Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Newton College of the Sacred Heart (Newton, Mass.). Newton College of the Sacred Heart Records, [1918?]-[1975?], (bulk 1946-1975). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. Thomas I. Gasson President's Office records, 1868-1930, (bulk 1907-1914). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. William Devlin President's Office records, 1915-1930, (bulk 1919-1925). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Robert J. Fulton, SJ, President's Office papers, 1866-1895, undated. Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf W. Seavey Joyce, SJ, President's Office Records Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Timothy Brosnahan President's Office Records, 1898-1929, (bulk 1898-1900). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf William James McGarry President's Office Records, 1922-1982, (bulk 1937-1939). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. Scrapbooks of the Leonard Feeney controversy, 1949. Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. W.G. Read Mullan, SJ, President's Office records, 1898-1900. Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Boston College. Office of the President. William L. Keleher, SJ, President's Office records, 1937-1975, (bulk 1945-1951). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
creatorOf Charles W. Lyons President's Office Records, 1914-1979, (bulk 1914-1919). Boston College. John J. Burns Library
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associatedWith Ames, James Barr, 1846-1910. person
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associatedWith Association of American Universities. corporateBody
employerOf Bapst, John, 1816-1887. person
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associatedWith Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. corporateBody
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associatedWith Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. Self-study Executive Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. College of Business Administration. corporateBody
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associatedWith Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College High School corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. Law School. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. President's Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. School of Education. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. School of Management. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. School of Nursing. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. School of Social Work. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. University Academic Planning Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. University Academic Senate. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. University Academic Senate. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston College. University Planning Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Boyle, Esmeralda, 1840- person
associatedWith Bristed, Grace. person
employerOf Brosnahan, Timothy, 1856-1915 person
associatedWith Cambridge Center for Social Studies. corporateBody
correspondedWith Catholic Church corporateBody
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associatedWith Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Boston (Mass.) corporateBody
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associatedWith Charles Logue Building Co. (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Charles Logue Building Co. (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Church of the Immaculate Conception (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970. person
employerOf Devitt, Edward I., 1840-1920 person
employerOf Devlin, William J., 1875-1938 person
associatedWith Doherty, Joseph G. person
employerOf Dolan, James H., 1885- person
employerOf Donovan, Charles F. 1912- person
correspondedWith Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926 person
associatedWith Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926. person
associatedWith Feeney, Leonard, 1897-1978. person
associatedWith Foch, Ferdinand, 1851-1929. person
employerOf Fulton, Robert, 1826-1895. person
employerOf Gallagher, Louis J. b. 1885 person
employerOf Galvin, John T., 1914-1994. person
employerOf Gasson, Thomas Ignatius, 1859-1930 person
associatedWith Georgetown University. Office of the President. corporateBody
associatedWith Guiney, Louise Imogen, 1861-1920. person
associatedWith Harvard Law School corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard Law School. Office of the Dean. corporateBody
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correspondedWith Jesuits corporateBody
correspondedWith Joyce, W. Seavey 1913-1988 person
associatedWith Keleher, William L. person
associatedWith Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963. person
associatedWith Lawrence, William, 1850-1941. person
employerOf Lyons, Charles W., 1868-1939 person
associatedWith Maginnis and Walsh. corporateBody
associatedWith Maginnis and Walsh. corporateBody
associatedWith Maginnis and Walsh. corporateBody
associatedWith Maginnis and Walsh. corporateBody
employerOf Maxwell, Joseph Raymond Nonnatus, 1899- person
associatedWith McCormack, John W., 1891-1980. person
employerOf McElroy, John, 1782-1877. person
employerOf McGarry, William James, 1894-1941 person
employerOf Monan, J. Donald person
associatedWith Mullan, W. G. Read. person
employerOf Murphy, William J. person
associatedWith National Conference of Church-Related Colleges. corporateBody
associatedWith Newton College of the Sacred Heart (Newton, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994. person
associatedWith O'Connell, William, 1859-1944. person
associatedWith Penobscot Indians. Tribal Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Richards, Joseph Havens, 1851-1923. person
associatedWith Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary corporateBody
associatedWith St. Benedict's Center (Still River, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith St. John's Church (Bangor, Me.) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army Service Forces. Army Specialized Training Program corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Students' Army Training Corps corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. National Youth Administration. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. War Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. War Dept. Committee on Education and Special Training. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Works Progress Administration. corporateBody
employerOf Walsh, Michael P., 1912- person
associatedWith Ward, Anna. person
associatedWith Young Men's Catholic Association of Boston College. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Massachusetts MA US
Boston MA US
Chestnut Hill MA US
Subject
Affirmative action programs
Campus planning
Catholic universities and colleges
Chaplains, Military
College buildings
College presidents
Excavations (Archaeology)
Fourth of July orations
Law schools
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Missionaries
Penobscot Indians
Public schools
Salvation outside of the Catholic Church
School integration
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
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Administering colleges
Chaplain
College presidents
College teachers
Missionaries
Priests

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Establishment 1863

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