This exhibit tells the story of the effect of the First World War as it may be gleaned from archival sources available in the University’s special collections, housed in the John J. Burns Library. These documents provide a wealth of information on the life (and death) of “B.C. boys,” as they came to be known, during the war, as well as the impact the conflict had on their Alma mater.
O'Neill Reading Room Back Wall Exhibit
There are three horizontal cases against the Back Wall of the O'Neill Reading Room.
Over There: Boston College and the First World War
May 2015
Sponsored by The Boston College Libraries and the Bauman Family
This exhibit tells the story of the effect of the First World War as it may be gleaned from archival sources available in the University’s special collections, housed in the John J. Burns Library. These documents provide a wealth of information on the life (and death) of “B.C. boys,” as they came to be known, during the war, as well as the impact the conflict had on their Alma mater.