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


Rebecca Somerset
Jun 14, 20222 min read
Royal visit 1961
Queen Elizabeth II paid a royal visit to Beaumont College in May 1961 as part of the Jesuit College's centenary celebrations.


Mary Allen
Sep 16, 20212 min read
160th Anniversary: The Jesuits Take Possession of Manresa House, Roehampton
On 25 September 1861 Fr Alfred Weld (Rector of Beaumont Lodge and Director of Novices) met Fr Henry McCann, Procurator of the Province,...


Mary Allen
Nov 5, 20184 min read
Armistice and the Legacy of the First World War
Over the last four years, the Jesuits in Britain Archives have published several blog posts to commemorate events of the First World War,...


Sally Kent
Sep 11, 20173 min read
A Look at the Records of Mount St Mary's College and Other Jesuit Schools
A brief overview of some of the collections of school records held by the British Jesuit Archives.


Work Experience Placement
Jul 2, 20173 min read
Work Experience in the Archives
This week's blog post has been guest-written by work experience student, Natasha Wilkinson. Hello! My name is Natasha Wilkinson, I am 16...


Sally Kent
Apr 23, 20173 min read
Beaumont College and the First World War
Next month alumni of Beaumont College will travel to the battlefield of Verdun to commemorate the Beaumont Old Boys who fought and died...
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