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#onthisday in 1921, Marshall Ferdinand Foch, the Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during World War I visited Boston, making a special stop at Boston College where he received an honorary degree. @hubhistory.com @universalhub.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#onthisday in 1921, Marshall Ferdinand Foch, the Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during World War I visited Boston, making a special stop at Boston College where he received an honorary degree. @hubhistory.com @universalhub.com
On November 7, 1872, the Great Fire of Boston ignited in the basement of a downtown warehouse. By November 10, the fire had destroyed 776 buildings over an area of 65 acres and killed between 20 and 30 Bostonians. 🧵 @universalhub.com @hubhistory.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
On November 7, 1872, the Great Fire of Boston ignited in the basement of a downtown warehouse. By November 10, the fire had destroyed 776 buildings over an area of 65 acres and killed between 20 and 30 Bostonians. 🧵 @universalhub.com @hubhistory.com
Everett Henry drew these illustrations for a 1934 edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A copy of the edition lives in Burns Library. Intrigued and want to browse it yourself? Visit us! #Frankenstein #MaryShelley
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Everett Henry drew these illustrations for a 1934 edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A copy of the edition lives in Burns Library. Intrigued and want to browse it yourself? Visit us! #Frankenstein #MaryShelley
On November 6, 1911, American Sally Fairchild wrote about her front row seat to the Xinhai Revolution, a revolution marking the end of China’s last imperial dynasty.🧵
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
On November 6, 1911, American Sally Fairchild wrote about her front row seat to the Xinhai Revolution, a revolution marking the end of China’s last imperial dynasty.🧵
Attn Boston genealogist and historians! We recently digitized student ledgers from St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing in Brighton. @universalhub.com @shamrockgen.bsky.social @lizlgenealogy.bsky.social @dlgenealogist.bsky.social @allston-brighton.boston.gov findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Attn Boston genealogist and historians! We recently digitized student ledgers from St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing in Brighton. @universalhub.com @shamrockgen.bsky.social @lizlgenealogy.bsky.social @dlgenealogist.bsky.social @allston-brighton.boston.gov findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...
In the early 1900s, Bridget Murphy and her 7 children began hearing loud noises and footsteps in their Coneen, Ireland home They heard banging and rapping to the tunes of The Soldiers Song, saw plates thrown across rooms, and that the children’s beds were lifted off the floor.
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In the early 1900s, Bridget Murphy and her 7 children began hearing loud noises and footsteps in their Coneen, Ireland home They heard banging and rapping to the tunes of The Soldiers Song, saw plates thrown across rooms, and that the children’s beds were lifted off the floor.
Did you know that Burns Library has a copy of Dracula translated into Irish? This 1933 volume was translated by Seán Ó Cuirrín and features cover art by Dublin born artist Austin Malloy. Want to look at it yourself? Visit us!
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Did you know that Burns Library has a copy of Dracula translated into Irish? This 1933 volume was translated by Seán Ó Cuirrín and features cover art by Dublin born artist Austin Malloy. Want to look at it yourself? Visit us!
Happy Birthday to lawyer, suffragist, and presidential candidate Belva Ann Lockwood, born this day 1830. This photo of Lockwood was taken in the Boston Public Garden in 1908, presumably on a visit to the city. Take a look at the album it lives in: https://library.bc.edu/iiif/view/BC2023-014-168624
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happy Birthday to lawyer, suffragist, and presidential candidate Belva Ann Lockwood, born this day 1830. This photo of Lockwood was taken in the Boston Public Garden in 1908, presumably on a visit to the city. Take a look at the album it lives in: https://library.bc.edu/iiif/view/BC2023-014-168624
Our new digital exhibit is live! “A Part to Play” draws on Burns Library collections to explore the cultural sphere of The Troubles considering how individuals used cultural forms to explore their communities’ perceived heritage, values, and aspirations.
https://bit.ly/part-to-play
https://bit.ly/part-to-play
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Our new digital exhibit is live! “A Part to Play” draws on Burns Library collections to explore the cultural sphere of The Troubles considering how individuals used cultural forms to explore their communities’ perceived heritage, values, and aspirations.
https://bit.ly/part-to-play
https://bit.ly/part-to-play
Find something to take the edge off in our special collections
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Find something to take the edge off in our special collections
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Join us on Wed., Oct. 22 for a book panel discussing James O'Toole's new book, For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America, from 5:30 -7pm in Devlin 101. This panel is co-sponsored with BC Libraries.
The BC Bookstore will be on hand selling copies.
The BC Bookstore will be on hand selling copies.
October 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Join us on Wed., Oct. 22 for a book panel discussing James O'Toole's new book, For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America, from 5:30 -7pm in Devlin 101. This panel is co-sponsored with BC Libraries.
The BC Bookstore will be on hand selling copies.
The BC Bookstore will be on hand selling copies.
One of these things (is not like the others) 🐶🐶🐶🦊🐶🐶🐶
Joe Ritchie with a fox and some of his dogs and cats, Ardglass, County Down, 1217. John J. Burns Library. https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/2656
Joe Ritchie with a fox and some of his dogs and cats, Ardglass, County Down, 1217. John J. Burns Library. https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/2656
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
One of these things (is not like the others) 🐶🐶🐶🦊🐶🐶🐶
Joe Ritchie with a fox and some of his dogs and cats, Ardglass, County Down, 1217. John J. Burns Library. https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/2656
Joe Ritchie with a fox and some of his dogs and cats, Ardglass, County Down, 1217. John J. Burns Library. https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/2656
In early 1833, William Apes, an itinerant Methodist minister and member of the Pequot nation journeyed to Mashpee Plantation, an area inhabited by the Mashpee nation. Apes had heard that nearby settlers were causing trouble for the Mashpee residents. 🧵
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In early 1833, William Apes, an itinerant Methodist minister and member of the Pequot nation journeyed to Mashpee Plantation, an area inhabited by the Mashpee nation. Apes had heard that nearby settlers were causing trouble for the Mashpee residents. 🧵
100 years ago today, author Juanita Casey was born! Some of Casey’s correspondence, writings, photographs, and books live at Burns Library, including this copy of “The Circus" with a handwritten note and sketch by Casey in the front cover.
Want to look for yourself? Contact us!
Want to look for yourself? Contact us!
October 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
100 years ago today, author Juanita Casey was born! Some of Casey’s correspondence, writings, photographs, and books live at Burns Library, including this copy of “The Circus" with a handwritten note and sketch by Casey in the front cover.
Want to look for yourself? Contact us!
Want to look for yourself? Contact us!
Professor Elizabeth Graver and her class, Topics in Creative Nonfiction: Writing the Past, visited us at Burns Library recently!
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Professor Elizabeth Graver and her class, Topics in Creative Nonfiction: Writing the Past, visited us at Burns Library recently!
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The Institute for the Liberal Arts launches the "Flourishing Together" series with a keynote by Harvard's Robert Waldinger, an expert on what constitutes a meaningful life. There will be a BC faculty panel exploring loneliness & its remedies.
Register: https://on.bc.edu/FlourishTogetherLaunch25
Register: https://on.bc.edu/FlourishTogetherLaunch25
October 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Institute for the Liberal Arts launches the "Flourishing Together" series with a keynote by Harvard's Robert Waldinger, an expert on what constitutes a meaningful life. There will be a BC faculty panel exploring loneliness & its remedies.
Register: https://on.bc.edu/FlourishTogetherLaunch25
Register: https://on.bc.edu/FlourishTogetherLaunch25
"It's beautiful, it's rapturous, and it's frightening"- Taylor Swift on Burns Library
Join us for a skills based, TSwift themed special collections workshop. Enjoy hands-on learning and learn (or relearn) how to find materials for your research. 3- 5 pm, 10/3, Burns Library. All welcome.
Join us for a skills based, TSwift themed special collections workshop. Enjoy hands-on learning and learn (or relearn) how to find materials for your research. 3- 5 pm, 10/3, Burns Library. All welcome.
October 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"It's beautiful, it's rapturous, and it's frightening"- Taylor Swift on Burns Library
Join us for a skills based, TSwift themed special collections workshop. Enjoy hands-on learning and learn (or relearn) how to find materials for your research. 3- 5 pm, 10/3, Burns Library. All welcome.
Join us for a skills based, TSwift themed special collections workshop. Enjoy hands-on learning and learn (or relearn) how to find materials for your research. 3- 5 pm, 10/3, Burns Library. All welcome.
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More on Fannie Farmer and her famous cookbook in this classic podcast. www.hubhistory.com/episodes/fan...
October 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
More on Fannie Farmer and her famous cookbook in this classic podcast. www.hubhistory.com/episodes/fan...
In the fall of 1879, Fannie Farmer founded her famous School of Cookery. Our 1945 promotional booklet for the school advertises the courses taught at the school, including “A Course for Men” and an “Intensive Salad Course.”
#FannieFarmer
#FannieFarmer
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In the fall of 1879, Fannie Farmer founded her famous School of Cookery. Our 1945 promotional booklet for the school advertises the courses taught at the school, including “A Course for Men” and an “Intensive Salad Course.”
#FannieFarmer
#FannieFarmer
Digitization alert! We digitized the “Father Rector’s Office and President of Boston College scrapbook, which documents BC and Boston history from 1919-29. It's full of photos, clippings, and more. Check it out: https://library.bc.edu/iiif/view/BC1986-020F-151714
September 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Digitization alert! We digitized the “Father Rector’s Office and President of Boston College scrapbook, which documents BC and Boston history from 1919-29. It's full of photos, clippings, and more. Check it out: https://library.bc.edu/iiif/view/BC1986-020F-151714
Recently, Rene and Patricia Moran visited us to learn more about their father Joseph, BC class of 1950 and former Boston FBI agent. They looked through records about intramural sports, the English Department, and Sodality. Have a BC alum you’d like to learn more about? Contact us!
September 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Recently, Rene and Patricia Moran visited us to learn more about their father Joseph, BC class of 1950 and former Boston FBI agent. They looked through records about intramural sports, the English Department, and Sodality. Have a BC alum you’d like to learn more about? Contact us!
Digitization alert! We recently digitized materials by and about Irish patriot and suffragist Maud Gonne. The materials include correspondence, photo, articles, Women's Prisoners' Defence League records, and more. Check them out: https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/resources/254/digitized
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Digitization alert! We recently digitized materials by and about Irish patriot and suffragist Maud Gonne. The materials include correspondence, photo, articles, Women's Prisoners' Defence League records, and more. Check them out: https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/resources/254/digitized
Cleanse your timeline with our Friday morning reading room vibes
September 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Cleanse your timeline with our Friday morning reading room vibes
In Spring 2024, Professor Pheme Perkins' students visited Burns Library and wrote rhetorical analyses of items in our collections. Read Michael Tran ‘27's exploration of a palm leaf manuscript of Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises! http://bit.ly/4n5945e
September 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In Spring 2024, Professor Pheme Perkins' students visited Burns Library and wrote rhetorical analyses of items in our collections. Read Michael Tran ‘27's exploration of a palm leaf manuscript of Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises! http://bit.ly/4n5945e
We kicked off our semester by hosting sections of Making of the Modern World: Design, Ethics, and Engineering. We shared wiring plans for St. Mary’s Hall, a Boston Elevated Railway photo album, a mining diary, environmental engineering plans from the Everglades, and much more.
September 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We kicked off our semester by hosting sections of Making of the Modern World: Design, Ethics, and Engineering. We shared wiring plans for St. Mary’s Hall, a Boston Elevated Railway photo album, a mining diary, environmental engineering plans from the Everglades, and much more.