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Matrix and the Whittington Press
Long may Matrix continue to excite mind, fingertips, and eye, for it is the unique ability of printing to be able to appeal to and satisfy these three senses … Continue reading
Irish Women Rising: Mollie Gill (1891–1977)
Mollie (or Máire, in Irish) Gill is the first woman featured in our Irish Women Rising blog series who did not come from the well-to-do, Anglo-Irish class. Hailing from an Irish family, Mollie Gill’s life is representative of thousands of young … Continue reading
The Red Scare and the Liturgy and Life Pamphlet Collection
The odds are high that, at some point, you have noticed the pamphlets that tend to be offered in the vestibules of churches and other houses of worship. Often cheaply designed and produced, usually free to take or sold for … Continue reading
Philip Caraman, SJ: the Travelling Jesuit
Philip George Caraman, S.J., Jesuit priest and author, was born in 1911 in London, England, to René André Caraman and Betina Pasqua. Both parents were Armenian Catholics and instilled strong religious beliefs in their nine children; their sons, Philip and … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, Featured Collections & Books, Staff Posts, Student Posts
Tagged archives, boston college, british catholic authors, burns blog boston college, burns library, burns library blog, caraman, edith sitwell, evelyn waugh, graham greene, jesuits, Philip Caraman
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“Through Adversity to the Stars”
Louis Belloc was the son of British Catholic author Hilaire Belloc. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War I and tragically lost his life. The above certificate was sent to his family after his death. “Before Cambrai” … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, British Catholic Authors, Exhibits & Events, HS600 Posts, Student Posts
Tagged amiens, belloc, Burns blog, burns blog boston college, burns library, burns library blog, cambrai, correspondence, Great War, hilaire belloc, louis belloc, royal air force, soldiers, WWI
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From Jesuitica to Graham Greene: A Student Intern’s Experiences with Conservation
As a Boston College student who had participated in the creation of an exhibit in the John J. Burns Library and enjoyed a great many more, I was always baffled when fellow undergraduates were unaware of its presence on campus. … Continue reading
Posted in British Catholic Authors, Conservation, Featured Collections & Books, Rare books
Tagged boston college burns library, Boston College Conservation Lab, british catholic authors, Burns blog, burns blog boston college, burns library blog, ephemera, graham greene, jesuitica, jesuitica collection burns library, jesuits, john j. burns library blog
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The Harsh Realities of War
These images were taken by German soldier, H. A. Reinhold and are part of the H.A. Reinhold Papers, 1908-1997. A native of Hamburg Germany, Reinhold chronicled his war experience by taking pictures throughout Europe. Although many of his images captured the … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, Exhibits & Events, HS600 Posts, Student Posts
Tagged archives and manuscripts, burns blog boston college, burns library blog, France, Germany, H. A. Reinhold, HS600, hs600savage, john j. burns library blog, making history public, making history public exhibit, Memel, world war i, WWI
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