John J. Burns Library's Blog
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The Burns Library serves the research needs of external scholars, hosting researchers from around the globe interested in using the collections. The University's special collections, including the University's Archives, are housed at John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections.
John J. Burns Library's Blog
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Organizational records don't immediately scream wicked cool archives, but they are. They can be the most fascinating sources of historical inquiry you'll encounter ..read more
John J. Burns Library's Blog
1M ago
Published in Italian in 1604, the second edition of Breve Relatione (Brief Relations) describes the region of Peru from the perspective of the Spanish Jesuit missionary Diego de Torres Bollo. Originally published in Rome in 1603, Breve Relatione represents one of the first printed sources of Jesuit missionary endeavors in early modern (ca. 1400-1750) South ..read more
John J. Burns Library's Blog
1M ago
Twelve and a half miles northeast of Boston College’s Chestnut Hill campus is the Weston Observatory. Bought by Boston College in 1947, the observatory has been monitoring earthquakes since 1931. Currently the facility hosts instruments for the New England Seismic Network and the World-Wide Standardized Seismograph Network. These instruments are used to monitor earthquakes globally ..read more
John J. Burns Library's Blog
1M ago
Over the next few days, millions of people will flock to march in and watch numerous St. Patrick’s Day parades. Particularly in Boston, St. Patrick’s Day is an important tradition and holiday to many, especially considering our historically large population of people with Irish ancestry. But do you know the larger history of St. Patrick’s ..read more
John J. Burns Library's Blog
2M ago
Burns Library holds over 600 archival collections, over 215,000 volumes and hundreds of three dimensional objects ranging from a 14th century Franciscan antiphoner to the records of a “house of hospitality” founded in Roxbury in 1966. With such a range of resources, it can be difficult to know where to start! The Burns Public Services ..read more
John J. Burns Library's Blog
2M ago
The Burns Library reading room is the place to bring reference questions about Boston College history. Because Burns holds the BC Archives, we regularly hear from students, alumni, and other researchers who are seeking sources and information. Our answers often include a link to our Archives LibGuide which provides an overview of what’s available, with ..read more
John J. Burns Library's Blog
2M ago
If you are interested in the Irish Revolution or the Abbey Theatre, chances are that you are acquainted with Maud Gonne- the actress, suffragette, and revolutionary leader who founded groups for women such as Inghinidhe na hÉireann (or, Daughters of Ireland), and was also the muse of famous Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats ..read more
John J. Burns Library's Blog
2M ago
John Dryden wrote within a literary world of aristocratic verse and satire-induced beatings. With the return of the monarchy and the end of the Puritan Protectorate, the seventeenth-century English imagination exploded beyond its former boundaries. Bawdy stage plays and bombastic poetry created new literary circles as well as new literary rivalries, many centered around John ..read more
John J. Burns Library's Blog
3M ago
Who Are You? I’m Marta Crilly, Head of User Engagement and Burns Library Public Services. I lead the Burns Library’s Public Services program as well as coordinating and managing the University Library’s user engagement and outreach initiatives. My role specifically focuses on promoting and providing access to the Libraries’ special collections and archives. What path ..read more
John J. Burns Library's Blog
3M ago
The Justice League of America (JLA) has a long and storied history in comics. With their first ongoing book dating back to October 1960, there had been hundreds of issues, along with dozens of annuals and specials, by the time ..read more