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Blog Posts
Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.


An Archivist Abroad
A visit to a collection of rare books in Rome, closely related to Jesuit libraries
Lucy Vinten
Feb 187 min read


Reflections on cataloguing personal papers
Jamie looks back on his experience cataloguing the personal papers of four Jesuit priests.
Jamie Hennessy Jackson
Jan 293 min read


The Silver Jubilee album, St Beuno’s and Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ
A new accession contains 3 poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ in 3 different languages, and beautiful illustrations.
Lucy Vinten
Dec 18, 20245 min read


Collaborative Cataloguing
A reflection on a new cataloguing approach attempted in September.
Rebecca Somerset
Nov 15, 20244 min read


Work in Progress 2
The second in a series in which the archives team shares what they have been doing over the last few months.
Rebecca Somerset
Oct 25, 20245 min read


Babington's Books
A deep dive into the history of two books which have stayed together through different collections since the 1550s
Lucy Vinten
Sep 25, 20246 min read
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