Rebecca Somerset
Helena Wintour and the Jesuits
A blog post exploring the Jesuits connected with Helena Wintour and her embroidered vestments featured in new exhibition Hot, Holy Ladies.
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Lucy Vinten
Feb 7, 20227 min read
Women in the Jesuit Rare Book Collection
The Jesuit collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century books is not an obvious place to look for women, but in a recent blog post I...
Mary Allen
Jan 18, 20222 min read
Anniversary: 130 years of Wimbledon College
On 18 January 1892 Wimbledon College, a Catholic boys' school run by the Society of Jesus in South London, opened its doors to its first...
Rebecca Somerset
Jan 6, 20224 min read
New Year Hopes
At this time of year, we often take time to reflect on the year just gone and set goals for the year ahead. Each of the Archives team...
Mary Allen
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Festive Highlights
Some festive favourites from the British Jesuit Archives. Br Thomas Moore's Christmas pudding recipe (ref. SJ/29/6) In the 1930s, Novices...
Rebecca Somerset
Dec 10, 20216 min read
Planning a Move: 10 Lessons learnt
A post that explores lessons learnt from preparing for extensive building work in an Archive with collections sent offsite.
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