Brendan Connolly coins and artifacts collection

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Brendan Connolly coins and artifacts collection

approximately 407-411

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1034

Brendan Connolly, SJ was the Director of Libraries at Boston College from 1959-1974. The collection is composed of Connolly's collection of nine ancient coins, a necklace made up of two blue stones, and one trinket-sized ancient ram or goat figurine.

1 linear feet, 1 container

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11672479

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Connolly, Brendan C. (Brendan Cyril)

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Brendan Cyril Connolly, SJ was born in Boston, MA on February 10, 1913 to Daniel Connolly and Mary E. Keane. Connolly was a graduate of Boston College, entered the Jesuit novitiate at Shadowbrook in 1931, and was ordained into the priesthood in 1943. Connolly was the first Jesuit priest to hold a doctorate in library science and received his degrees from Catholic University (B.S. in 1946) and the University of Chicago (Ph.D. in 1955). Connolly served as a librarian and professor of theology at W...