Guide to the Brother Eugene Lappin, FSC papers, 1993-2005
Salve Regina University Archives
McKillop Library
100 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI 02840
archives@salve.edu
URL: http://library.salve.edu/archives/
Published in 2022
Collection Overview
| Title: | Brother Eugene Lappin, FSC papers |
| Date range: | 1993-2005 |
| Creator: | Lappin, Eugene, Brother, FSC |
| Extent: | .21 Linear Feet 1 half-document-box |
| Abstract: | This collection contains teaching and faculty service materials related to the career of Brother Eugene Lappin, FSC, mainly from his time teaching at Salve Regina University. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Salve Regina University Archives |
| Collection number: | RG21.8 |
Scope & content
This collection includes materials mainly related to Brother Eugene Lappin's work on the faculty at Salve Regina University, particularly in the doctoral program in the humanities, from the 1990s to his death in 2005. There are also some materials related to an oral history project in which he participated related to brothers from his fraternity who taught in Ethiopia and Eritrea.Access Points
Subject Organizations Subject TopicsArrangement
Materials are arranged in one series, alphabetically by subject.
Biographical Note
Brother Eugene Lappin, FSC was born John Peter Lappin September 27, 1935 to Patrick and Lena (Prior) Lappin in Brooklyn, New York. In 1953 he entered the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La Salle Brothers or Christian Brothers, in Barrytown, New York.He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Spanish at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1958. In 1960 he pronounced his final vows, and then went on to earn Masters degree in French and Spanish from the Catholic University in 1961. He earned a Doctorate in Romance languages from Harvard University in 1975.
Brother Eugene's assignments took him all over the world, including service at the De La Salle Generalate in Rome. He taught at colleges in Illinois and Pennsylvania as well as at La Salle Academy in Providence and at schools in Ethiopia.
In the spring of 1992 he became an instructor in the Ph.D. program at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. He chaired the English and Languages departments for six years. He was on the faculty of Salve Regina until his death on May 13, 2005 at the Christian Brothers Center in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is available for research with the exception of the Correspondence with Students file, which contains information privileged under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and is restricted. These papers were separated from the main body of the Correspondence, which is unrestricted. |
| Use of the materials: | Various copying restrictions apply, according to the Archives' use policy. Salve Regina University owns the copyright to material produced by employees and trustees of the University and work for hire. Requests for permission to publish material from the University Archives should be directed to the Archivist. See also the Archives' copyright and publication statement. |
| Preferred citation: | [Identification of item], in RG21.8: Brother Eugene Lappin, FSC papers, Box 1, Folder [#], Salve Regina University Archives and Special Collections, McKillop Library, Newport, Rhode Island. |
| Contact information: | Salve Regina University Archives McKillop Library 100 Ochre Point Ave. Newport, RI 02840 archives@salve.edu URL: http://library.salve.edu/archives/ |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Genna Duplisea, University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace and Dreamweaver on 2022-04-28. |
| Descriptive rules: | Describing Archives: A Content Standard |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Biographical information |
ca. 2004 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Correspondence |
2002-2005 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Correspondence with or regarding students Access restrictions: This folder includes student information protected for 75 years under the Family Education Rights and Privact Act (FERPA) and access is restricted. |
2002-2005 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Oral History Project on De La Salle Brothers in Eritrea and Ethiopia |
1997 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Ph.D Program Anniversary Lecture |
2004 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Ph. D Program NEASC Accreditation Notes and Planning Documents |
1993-1997 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Research and Faculty Service |
2005, undated |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Teaching: HUM 590/598 (Ph. D Orientation) |
1993-1997 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Teaching: Humanities Ph.D Program |
1993-2004, undated |