| CARVIEW |
-
Rediscovery, Realization, and Reframing The Roman Baths
The city of Bath, England, is aptly named for the Roman Baths, constructed about 70 AD. By the fifth century, however, the Roman reign over England was drawing to a close and Bath’s infrastructure largely fell into obscurity. The country town remained quiet and quaint throughout medieval and early-modern times, but by the year 1700,… Read More
-
Exploring the Palm Leaf Manuscript of Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises
In Spring 2024, students from Professor Pheme Perkins’ Perspectives class visited the Burns Library to explore some of the historical materials living in our collections. Some students wrote a rhetorical analysis of an examined item. We’re excited to share one of those analyses by Michael Tran ‘27 on the Burns Library blog! Read More
-
“I can always come back”: Supporting Undergraduate Experiences in Special Collections with the Burns Library First-Year Writing Pilot Program
Beginning last fall, Burns Library hosted a new instruction initiative for first-year writing classes. Collaborating with the First-Year Writing seminar program (FWS) and O’Neill librarians, the Burns FWS Pilot Program welcomed first-year undergraduate students to Burns Library and encouraged hands-on engagement with rare books and archives. Read More
-
A Spotlight on DC Comics’ Solo: A Creative Anthology Ahead of Its Time
When DC Comics launched the anthology series Solo in 2004, it represented a daring and refreshing experiment in comic book storytelling. Each issue of the twelve-issue series was dedicated to a single artist, granting them near-complete creative freedom to explore stories, characters, and styles. Read More
-
Introducing Maggie Erwin, Outreach and Access Assistant
In late August 2024, Maggie Erwin joined the Burns Library staff as the 2024-2025 Outreach and Access Assistant. Maggie is a full-time Master’s student at the Simmons College School of Library Science, where she specializes in rare books and special collections librarianship. Read More
-
2024 Burns Library Wrapped
The stats are in, the students are back, and we’re kicking off the spring semester. As we head into 2025, join us in looking back at a full and rewarding 2024 in our Burns Wrapped! Read More
-
Cotton Mather Letters
332 years ago, just 30 miles from Boston College’s main campus, a series of accusations of witchcraft in Salem Village would launch what we know today as the Salem Witch Trials. Read More
-
Women Travelers
Tales from far-off cultures and lands have always captivated the human imagination. From Marco Polo to Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days, both true, exaggerated, and fictionalized accounts of global adventures have had a lasting appeal for the reading public. Read More
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
John J. Burns Library Blog 