While digitising Letters and Notices, volunteer Eleanor discovered Fr Aloysius Cortie, a Jesuit priest and astronomer. By tracing his appearances in the publication, this piece follows his development from student to teacher and researcher, highlighting his scientific work, travels, and reflections on religion and science, as well as the value of the publication as a historical source.

This year marks the anniversary of 175 years of Jesuit involvement in Belize. This is the story of the four Gillet brothers who served the mission in the late 19th century.

Archivist Rebecca introduces key sources available at the British Jesuit Archives for family history research, illustrating their value through the example of the five Whiteside brothers who all became Jesuit priests.

Francesca shares her research into the identity of the English translator of St Ignatius' testament published in 1900.

Jamie looks back on his experience cataloguing the personal papers of four Jesuit priests.

Our volunteer, Jane, reflects on the experience of cataloguing the papers of Fr Frank Hannan

On Saturday 27 April The Hopkins Society visited the Archives for an exhibition on the Jesuit priest and poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.

In this blog post volunteer Claire reflects on her project to calendar the letters of Fr William Strickland SJ, written during and...