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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Archives Diary: Tip O’Neill and Bipartisan Friendships “After 6 p.m.”
As election day closes in on us and the antagonism of the campaign trail intensifies, it is hard to imagine a time of bipartisan cooperation in either personal or political life. Yet the congressional papers of Cambridge politician and Speaker … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, Exhibits & Events, Featured Collections & Books, Student Posts
Tagged tip o'neill and gerald ford, tip o'neill and ronald reagan, tip o'neill bipartisan frienships, tip o'neill boston college, tip o'neill burns library, tip o'neill congressional archives burns library
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Archives Diary: Susan Sontag & The Humanities Series
Last year, we celebrated the tradition of humanities at Boston College with an exploration of the history of the Humanities Series under the direction of Francis W. Sweeney, SJ, and its contribution to the burgeoning cultural and intellectual vitality of the university. … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, B. C. History, Featured Collections & Books, Flickr Sets, Student Posts, University Archives
Tagged boston college susan sontag, burns library sontag sweeney, francis sweeney sj, Humanities Series, lowell lectures, susan sontag francis sweeney, susan sontag humanities series
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Archives Diary: Charlestown Burning
Opened in 1820, the Ursuline Convent Academy was the first Roman Catholic school for girls in Massachusetts. The sisters of Mount Benedict taught young ladies ages six to fourteen. The school boasted a more diverse and rigorous curriculum than was … Continue reading
Exhibitions Update: The Bibliopegistic Art
The John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections regularly hosts exhibits related to the institution’s holdings. This fall an exhibit of bookbindings is featured. Mark Esser, Book Conservator at the Library from 1994-2008, during his tenure had … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits & Events, Featured Collections & Books, Staff Posts
Tagged bibliopegistic, bookbinding exhibit, boston college cataloging, boston college conservation, breviarum romanus, burns library bindings, burns library exhibits, burns library exhibits bookbinding, catena aurea, il valderrama qvuadragesimale burns library, summa azonis
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