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Category Archives: Boston History
Sounds of Mid-20th Century Irish America: Irish Traditional Music in Boston and New York
Two collections of open-reel tapes of Irish traditional music in Boston and New York (1950s-1960s) have been digitized by Boston College Libraries. Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, Boston History, Digital Projects, Irish Music Archives, Irish Studies
Tagged Ireland, music
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In His Own Grave: Undertaker Thomas Murray’s Record of St. Augustine Cemetery Burials, 1833-1839
1840 Janury 7 Thomas Murray 59 yrs in his own grave Buried from South Boston ~~ Final entry in Thomas Murray’s record ~~ In 21 pages of closely written entries in a slim 8″ x 10” notebook, undertaker Thomas Murray … Continue reading
Boston in the Early Republic
The John J. Burns Library’s Boston collection houses approximately 4,500 works about the city and its neighboring municipalities. While the majority of this collection encompasses material from the 19th and 20th centuries, as a result of the remarkable growth in … Continue reading
Fenway Park: Boston’s Bandbox
Fenway Park is one of the long-standing treasures of New England, that contains within it the history and tradition of many generations and their beloved baseball team, the Boston Red Sox. Nestled on the intersection of Lansdowne and Yawkey Way, … Continue reading
Robert Morris: A Man of “Energy and Iron Will”
The John J. Burns Library holds books from the personal library of the eminent nineteenth century Boston lawyer, Robert Morris (1823-1882). The majority of the Morris Library has been housed in the Bostonia Collection, a group of materials aimed at … Continue reading
Posted in Boston History, Conservation
Tagged abolitionists, african american, anthony burns, anti-slavery advocates, anti-slavery laws, Burns blog, burns library boston college, conservation burns library, conservator's notebook burns library, fugitive slave act, judges, magistrates essex county, massachusetts, massachussetts men, nineteenth century, robert morris, robert morris african american lawyer, robert morris collection, separate but equal, separate but equal doctrine, shadrach minkins, student posts burns library
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Archives Diary: John L. Sullivan, The Game of Life
John Lawrence Sullivan (1858-1918) started his career as an outlaw engaged in illegal prizefighting, became a popular hero and the first American heavyweight champion, went on to the vaudeville stage, and ended his life on a quiet farm. Best known … Continue reading
Archives Diary: The Making of the John Boyle O’Reilly Memorial
The Boston College University Libraries have digitized the James Jeffrey Roche Letters. This Burns Library collection is now available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1119 as part of Boston College University Libraries Digital Collections. Roche (1870 – 1908) was an Irish born journalist who edited The Pilot, starting … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, Art at the Burns Library, Boston History, Digital Projects
Tagged BC Libraries Digital Collections, Boston College Libraries Digital Collections, Burns Library blog Roche, Daniel Chester French John Boyle O'Reilly Monument, James Jeffrey Roche Letters, John Boyle O'Reill Monument, John Boyle O'Reilly, John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial, Roche, Roche Letters Burns Library
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