{"id":17,"date":"2017-03-21T16:45:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2017-03-21T23:21:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T03:21:05","slug":"transforming-the-boston-college-campus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/transforming-the-boston-college-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming the Boston College Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to opening the Thomas P. O&#8217;Neill, Jr. Library in 1984, Fr. Monan oversaw the acquisition of the Newton campus and the construction of a number of new campus buildings and the renovation of existing ones. Robsham Theater, the Law Library, and numerous student dormitories were among the new structures he saw to completion. Bapst Library changed from Boston College&#8217;s main research hub into one of the University&#8217;s branch\u00a0libraries that also included expansive study space and special collections. The physical landscape of Boston College today is by and large the product of Monan&#8217;s efforts.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC2000005ref3976001.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC2000005ref3976001-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Father Monan laying a cornerstone\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-75\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-75'>\n\t\t\t\tFr. Monan helps lay the cornerstone of Robsham Theater in 1981. <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2345.2\/BC2000_005_ref3976\">View in BC Libraries collections<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref637001.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref637001-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fr. Monan &amp; 2 other men pose with feet poised on shovels.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-73\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-73'>\n\t\t\t\tGroundbreaking ceremony for the Law Library, featuring Fr. Monan, Aviam Soifer, and John J. Curtin, Jr., June 28, 1994. <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2345.2\/BC1987_012_ref637\">View in BC Libraries collections<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref208001renbapst.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref208001renbapst-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bapst Libary during renovations\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref208001renbapst-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref208001renbapst-920x920.jpeg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-278'>\n\t\t\t\tBapst Library&#8217;s old auditorium, cleared before renovation, mid-1980s. <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2345.2\/BC1987_012_ref208\">View in BC Libraries collections<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bc0000036bapstcrane.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bc0000036bapstcrane-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A crane and Bapst Library\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bc0000036bapstcrane-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bc0000036bapstcrane-920x920.jpeg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276'>\n\t\t\t\tCrane outside of Bapst Library during renovations, mid-1980s. <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2345\/6907\">View in BC Libraries collections<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref1451001gallerybapst.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref1451001gallerybapst-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fr. Monan speaking in Bapst Library.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref1451001gallerybapst-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref1451001gallerybapst-920x920.jpeg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-273'>\n\t\t\t\tFr. Monan speaking at the dedication of Bapst Library, September 22, 1987. <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2345.2\/BC1987_012_ref1451\">View in BC Libraries collections<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bc0000033.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bc0000033-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Kresge Reading Room, Bapst Library\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69'>\n\t\t\t\tBapst Library&#8217;s Kresge Reading Room, ca. 1985. <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2345\/6607\">View in BC Libraries collections<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref197001.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BC1987012ref197001-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Students studying in Gargan Hall\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-71\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-71'>\n\t\t\t\tStudents studying in Bapst Library&#8217;s Gargan Hall, probably in the mid-1980s. <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2345.2\/BC1987_012_ref197\">View in BC Libraries collections<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bc0000004.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/father-monan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bc0000004-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Father Monan and Tip O&#039;Neill shaking hands\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68'>\n\t\t\t\tTip O&#8217;Neill shakes Fr. Monan&#8217;s hand in a recreation of O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s office opened as an exhibit in Bapst Library, ca. 1987. <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2345\/6713\">View in BC Libraries collections<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to opening the Thomas P. O&#8217;Neill, Jr. Library in 1984, Fr. Monan oversaw the acquisition of the Newton campus and the construction of a number of new campus buildings and the renovation of existing ones. Robsham Theater, the Law Library, and numerous student dormitories were among the new structures he saw to completion. 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