Cataloguing the papers of Fr Frank Hannan, a Jesuit passionate in his support for blind Catholics
Our volunteer, Jane, reflects on the experience of cataloguing the papers of Fr Frank Hannan
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Blog Posts
Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.
Mary Allen
- May 14
- 4 min
Gerard Manley Hopkins Exhibition
On Saturday 27 April The Hopkins Society visited the Archives for an exhibition on the Jesuit priest and poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Volunteer
- Nov 30, 2023
- 5 min
Calendaring the letters of William Strickland SJ, Procurator of the Suppression
In this blog post volunteer Claire reflects on her project to calendar the letters of Fr William Strickland SJ, written during and...
Lucy Vinten
- May 31, 2023
- 7 min
A Catholic translation of Bede’s History
This blogpost discusses Thomas Stapleton’s 1656 translation of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People. It looks at...
Alexander Taylor
- Apr 20, 2023
- 4 min
Jesuit Sailors: Fr Law & Fr Kerr
Brief overview of two Jesuits who led remarkable lives in the Royal Navy before entering the Society of Jesus.
Lucy Vinten
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
Fr Forrester, a suppressed Jesuit
This blog post investigates the ownership mark C Forrester SFJ discovered in three of the antiquarian books.
Rebecca Somerset
- Apr 4, 2022
- 9 min
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.
Mary Allen
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
Celebrating the Ignatian Year
This year, 20 May marks the 500th anniversary of the injury that Ignatius of Loyola received at Pamplona, sparking his conversion.
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