Page of typescript with title "The Stagnant Economy" with handwritten note "April 1970 (?), Milwaukee, (First) Earth day lecture, U of Wis"
dyk that Jane Jacobs was involved in the 1st #EarthDay? In 1969, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, inspired by teach-ins related to the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, made plans for a spring “National Teach-In on the Crisis of the Environment. Jacobs was on his list of teachers! 🧵
Book with title "Heroes of the Battle Road" and cover image of man in a tricorn hat on a horse in front of other books on a shelf
In 1930, Walton Advertising and Printing Co published this booklet, documenting Paul Revere’s ride and the Battle of Lexington and Concord. They advertised the booklet’s retelling of Paul Revere's ride and “other stirring incidents.” Digitized version: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102203704
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Black and white photograph of individuals in Victorian dress on a Swan Boat in the Boston Public Garden Lagoon
Mayor Wu will take the first Swan Boat ride of the season today, marking 149 years of Swan Boats at the Public Garden. dyk that the boats are still powered by a foot propelled paddle wheel. This image from the late 1800s/early 1900s lives in our collections. More: library.bc.edu/iiif/view/BC...
Mr. Bernard Shaw receives daily a mass of appeals from charitable institutions, religious sects, and Churches, inventors, Utopian writers desirous of establishing international millennial leagues, parents unable to afford secondary education for their children: in short, everybody and every enterprise in financial straits of any sort..."
Whether or not you filed your taxes yesterday, enjoy this postcard from playwright and activist (George) Bernard Shaw. Shaw sent this pre-printed postcards to people who reached out seeking charitable donations. Contact us to see more. Finding aid here: findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...
Black and white image of Seamus Heaney standing on a pier, gazing at water
otd in 1939, poet, playwright, & translator Seamus Heaney was born in Northern Ireland. Heaney once compared his pen to his father’s spade, a tool he used to unearth truths large and small. We hold a collection of Heaney’s original correspondence and manuscripts. findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...
Professor Christy Potroff poses holding artwork of Robert and Catharine Morris reading together
Presenter stands at podium in book lined room with a powerpoint display behind them reading "Uncovering the Legal Archive of Robert Morris Esq, A Book History Project"
We also heard updates from campus and community members about ongoing grassroots restoration efforts, including searches for dispersed library volumes and missing sacred textiles.
Contact us to learn more about Robert and Catharine Morris, their lives and legacy.
Four individuals pose together with artwork of Robert and Catharine Morris in the background
Presenter stand at podium in book lined room with a powerpoint display behind them showing covers of "A Colored American" magazine
This March, we welcomed the Texts & Textiles of Robert & Catharine Morris miniconference! The conference presented new grad student research into Robert & Catharine, two of Boston College’s early and essential supporters. Presentations explored the Morris family books, textiles, and legacy at BC.
Ray Cashman delivered a fantastic Burns Scholar Lecture on how Irish deathcare workers believe, disbelieve, or hedge their bets on the existence of spirits.
Cashman's focuses on stories of spirits of the dead making themselves known, a term folklorists call "memorates."
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Apollo 15 sticker with stylized outline of eagle over stars and stripes, bust of Apollo, and moon in background
Fabric patch for Apollo 11 with image of eagle landing on moon
Congressman Boland’s collection lives at Burns Library and documents his interest in space exploration and his support for NASA. These patches and pamphlets live in his records.
For more, see the finding aid: findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...
Red, white, and blue Apollo 15 sticker
Cover of Apollo 11 Misson Program with image of moon and lunar module
For the first time since 1972, NASA has sent humans on a lunar mission. We’re stepping back to into time to the era of the Apollo missions, when Massachusetts Congressman Edward Boland took an active role in funding the Apollo program and NASA through his role on the Appropriations Committee.
Join us on Wed, April 8, for Ray Cashman's Burns Scholar lecture, Exploring Belief in Spirits of the Dead Among Contemporary Irish Death Care Workers." Complimentary reception at 5 pm, lecture at 6 pm. All are welcome!
closeup detail of Village Voice page showing cartoon of individual sitting at table and text starting with "First to Stephanie Harrington, Sally Kempton, and Leticia Kent to find out what's up with pot, pornography, and the Women's House of Detention."
Village Voice page with cartoon of individual sitting at table and text reading "The Village Voice, The Weekly Newspaper of New York is now available on newsstands in Rockefeller Center, 15 cents"
The papers of 20th century journalist and urban planning activist Leticia Kent are now available!
Kent’s papers document her career at the Village Voice, her urban planning activism, and her relationship with friend and mentor Jane Jacobs. 🔗 https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/resources/993
group of women outdoors at a suffragist rally
Suffragette and Irish Nationalist Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington co-founded the Irish Women’s Franchise League in 1908. By 1912, it was Ireland’s largest suffrage organization. This photo postcard shows members of the organization at a suffrage rally. For more: findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...
Charitable Irish Society membership application card for John F. Kennedy Jr. dated March 7 1945
#otd in 1737, a group of largely protestant, Irish immigrants in Boston founded the Charitable Irish Society. Over two centuries later, JFK (not a Protestant!) joined, showing the org's evolution. His membership card lives in the society's records at Burns. findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...
The BC Chronicle interviewed Burns Scholar Ray Cashman before his lecture on Wednesday, April 8!
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A smiling Leonard Nimoy surrounded by college students
Happy Birthday to Leonard Nimoy, born on this day in 1931! Raised in Boston’s West End, Nimoy supported the arts and arts education at many Boston educational and cultural institutions, including Boston College. Here he is on campus in 1974.
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Kierkegaard's in this? I'm sold
Woman working at a printing press
It included an embroidery, weaving, and tapestry studio; a printing press; and a bindery. Burns Library holds a number of prints and embroideries created by Cuala Industry workers as well as records documenting its founders and history. See more here: findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...
Women working setting type
We're celebrating Women’s History Month with these recently digitized photographs of Cuala Press workers. Established in Ireland in 1908, by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats and Lily Yeats, Cuala Industries promoted Irish crafts and employed Irish women. 🧵
title page reading "Newes from the New Exchange, or, the Commonwealth of Ladies,"
The Commonwealth of Ladies denounces women who drink, gamble, and generally do as they please, but it also reveals the surprisingly feminine social fabric of 1600s England. Read our blog post for more!
https://bit.ly/commonwealthofladies
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Title page reading: The trial of the British soldiers, of the 29th Regiment of Foot : for the murder of Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Patrick Carr, on Monday evening, March 5, 1770, before the Honorable Benjamin Lynde, John Cushing, Peter Oliver, and Edmund Trowbridge, esquires, justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize, and general gaol delivery, held at Boston, by adjournment, November 27, 1770.
printed page with heading "Trial of the British soldiers"
Printed page with transcript of testimony of Ebenezer Bridgham
Otd in 1770, British soldiers in Boston fired on a crowd, killing 5 civilians. Surprisingly, when the soldiers went on trial, future US President John Adams defended them
We recently digitized a trial transcript, Read it for yourself here: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/103271253
Visiting post-doc Zoë Van Cauwengerg aided students from Prof. Jim Smith's class in a visit to the Burns Library, where they examined early 19th-century Irish books (by Edgeworth, Owenson, Young, Brooke, etc.) as part of a class discussion on Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent.
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Image of a Black Virgin Mary holding Jesus with text "Born of the Virgin Mary, nacio de Virgen Maria"
Burns Library holds a copy of his illustrated Apostles Creed, created in the 1950s, and signed by Crite. Take a look at some of his illustrations and visit us to see the entire work.
Crite, Allan Rohan. The Apostles’ creed = Credo de los apóstoles. S.n., 1954.
Image of of a Black Jesus with text "and in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord, y en JesuCristo, su unico hijo, nuestro Senor"
By the 1930s, he had shown pieces at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Much of Crite’s art depicts the everyday lives of Black Bostonians living in the South End and Roxbury, but he also created religious and devotional art.
Cover of The Apostles Creed, illusrated by Allan Rohan Crite
We're wrapping up #BlackHistoryMonth with art by Bostonian Allan Rohan Crite. Crite lived in the South End and graduated from English High and the School of the MFA. He worked as a draughtsman and artist for the Charlestown Navy Yard and the Boston Naval Shipyard, while also creating his own art.
title page reading "Boston, One Hundred Years a City, a collection of Rare Prints and Old Photographs showing the changes which have occurred in Boston during the one Hundred Years of its existence as A City
Photograph of Scollay Square showing pedestrians, street cards, and the Suffolk Savings Bank
Photograph of the Old Bromfield House on Bromfield Street in 1858 showing the Bromfield Methodist Church and pedestrians
On this day in 1822, Boston incorporated as a city. A century later, State St Trust Co published this commemorative booklet documenting the changes in the city's landscape and built environment over its first 100 years. @universalhub.com @hubhistory.com bc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
Antique car parked in outdoors with evergreen trees in background
Antique car parked in outdoors with evergreen trees in background
Antique car parked in outdoors with evergreen trees in background
Antique car parked in outdoors with evergreen trees in background
We just processed a family photo collection that is full of images of pre-1930 cars! The Lyons family collected cars, donating two of them to the Smithsonian. Their photo collection contains nineteen images of cars owned by the family. Visit us to see more. findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...
