Work Experience PlacementJul 2, 20173 min readWork Experience in the ArchivesThis week's blog post has been guest-written by work experience student, Natasha Wilkinson. Hello! My name is Natasha Wilkinson, I am 16...
Rebecca SomersetAug 15, 20163 min readJesuit BrothersFrom a family of 10 children, five brothers became Jesuits at the turn of the last century. In order of age they were Louis (1877-1969),...
Will MannJul 5, 20164 min readFirst World War Army Chaplain's LettersTo commemorate 100 years since the start of the Battle of the Somme on the 1st July 1916, we remember a Jesuit Chaplain, Fr Denis Doyle...
Rebecca SomersetFeb 29, 20162 min readTwo 1916 ChaplainsLast week marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, which was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916....
Rebecca SomersetJan 8, 20166 min readJesuits at GallipoliThe Gallipoli Campaign, occurred in what was then the Ottoman Empire but is now Turkey, between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916. The...
Mary AllenDec 21, 20153 min readChristmas with Fr Leslie Walker SJThe personal papers of Fr Leslie Ignatius Walker contain some of the Archives’ most treasured items, particularly his sketch books. Among...
VolunteerMay 10, 20153 min readTranscribing 'The Chaplains’ Weekly'On May 9th 1915 Fr William Feran composed the first edition of The Chaplains’ Weekly; a newsletter whose purpose he explained in the...
Mary AllenMar 16, 20153 min read Fr John Luck SJ's personal papersA short summary of Jesuit John Luck and his collections of letters relating to his work as military chaplain in the First World War.