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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
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
Traditional Music, Old and New: The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music
Irish traditional music followers worldwide can now access hundreds of music tracks in The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, a digital collection produced and published by the Boston College Libraries. This collection of tunes and songs was compiled over fifteen … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, Digital Projects, Irish Music Archives, Irish Studies, Staff Posts
Tagged Audio playlists, Boston College Libraries Digital Collections, Burns blog, burns library, burns library boston college, irish music, Irish traditional music, Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, seamus connolly
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Irish Women Rising: Maud Gonne (1866 – 1953)
In a letter to her suitor, William Butler Yeats, who complained that he was unhappy without her, Maud Gonne wrote “Oh yes, you are, because you make beautiful poetry out of what you call your unhappiness and you are happy … 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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Mary Boyle O’Reilly: World War I Journalist
Mary Boyle O’Reilly was born on May 18, 1873 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Her father, John Boyle O’Reilly, was a noted poet and Irish nationalist, and her mother, Mary Smiley (Murphy) O’Reilly, was a journalist. In 1913, O’Reilly accepted a position … Continue reading
