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Wifredo Lam and Graham Greene
Over my past three years working as Assistant Conservator at the Burns Library, one project has been a constant: jacketing the Graham Greene collection. On Monday, March 26th, 2018, I finally wrapped the final dust jacket in a sheet of … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, Art at the Burns Library, British Catholic Authors, Conservation, Student Posts
Tagged Alain Jouffroy, artists' books, conservation, conservation student, Cuban artists, graham greene, McMullen Museum of Art, Wifredo Lam, Wifredo Lam: Imagining New Worlds
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Impersonation before and after Social Media: From Graham Greene’s “Other” to Jon Ronson’s “Infomorph”
In September 1954, writer Graham Greene received a curious letter from a man who had met him at the Cannes International Film Festival. There was one problem: Greene had never attended the Festival. Green responded, explaining that he must have … 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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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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Graham Greene & Sherlock Holmes
Graham Greene’s private library contains various Victorian detective works. Of particular interest to Greene is the definitive Victorian detective, rather, the definitive detective, Sherlock Holmes. Greene possessed at least one copy of each case Holmes undertook with friend and biographer … Continue reading
Posted in British Catholic Authors, Featured Collections & Books, Rare books, Student Posts
Tagged arthur conan doyle, boston college, british catholic authors, burns blog boston college, burns library blog, graham greene, greene, holmes, john j. burns library blog, sherlock, sherlock holmes
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Graham Greene and The Bodley Head
By the end of the 1950s, novelist Graham Greene, whose private collection is housed at the Burns Library, was already an established, respected author. His interests extended beyond writing, however, as he sought to enter the publishing world. He did … Continue reading
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Tagged archives and manuscripts, british catholic authors, Burns blog, burns blog boston college, burns library, burns library blog, burns library boston college, graham greene, john j. burns library blog
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Family Life, Friends, and Espionage: The Graham Greene Papers Re-Opened
The papers of British author Graham Greene are now open to the public after careful reprocessing. Researchers will find the collection streamlined, with a more in-depth and detailed finding aid available online. Prior to this work, the collection was described in segments with finding … Continue reading
