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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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The Witches, Werewolves, and Vampires of Montague Summers
“This is exactly the Vampire who with his sharp white teeth bites the neck of his victim and sucks the blood from the wounds he has made, gorging himself, like some great human leech, until he is replete and full, … Continue reading
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Discovery of Witches: Materials on Witchcraft at the Burns Library
In pre-1750 Europe, witch hunts were formal, structured legal ordeals. Countless women were put on trial and burned for supposed witchcraft, leading one to wonder what would cause such a phenomenon to occur. Evidence what may have sparked these witch hunts can be traced through careful examination of some books in the Burns Library’s collections. Continue reading
