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Here's what happens to our Ford Tower entrance when we combine a "no backpack' rule with a BIG class. We were happy to welcome the students from Prof. Morello's Intro to Latin American Societies yesterday.A page from Elma Ehrlich Levinger's, Holyday Stories; Modern Tales of the American Jewish Youth. New York: Bloch, 1925, with wishes for a meaningful and easy fast for those who observe Yom Kippur.A few items from Burns' Williams Collection to highlight the start of #HispanicHeritageMonth!Burns Library is the place to begin researching the history of #BostonCollege. This week's blog post highlights our BC Archives collections. https://bit.ly/2YWCa0tFollow us on Twitter!
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Possession & Extrapolation: Herman Moll & Charles Wilkes
Herman Moll, Enlightenment Geographer Working as a printer, engraver, and geographer in London, Herman Moll made the acquaintance of some of the leading thinkers of the English Enlightenment, including John Locke, Robert Hooke, and Jonathan Swift. The Dutchman’s contemporaries held … Continue reading
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