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Southend, Soberton, Sussex: Books in an early Jesuit mission-centre
This blogpost looks at Jesuit missionary activity in England in the 17th and 18th centuries, focussing on books in relation to one small Jesuit mission station at Southend Farm in Soberton, Sussex.

Lucy Vinten
Jul 217 min read


James Stanley SJ the Jesuit Printer of Roehampton
This blog post takes a closer look at Jesuit printing in Britain in the nineteenth century through looking at one of the bookplates found in the library at the British Jesuit Archives at 114 Mount Street, and the printing circumstances of two core Jesuit publications: Letters and Notices and the Provincial Calendars.

Ted Simonds
Mar 198 min read


Six Months with 18th-Century Books
Volunteers Lisi and Iris reflect on the interesting things they have found in the eighteenth century books they have been listing over the last six months.
Volunteer
Jul 28, 20253 min read


Work in Progress 3
Summary of what the archives team has been doing over past six months.

Rebecca Somerset
Mar 31, 20256 min read


An Archivist Abroad
A visit to a collection of rare books in Rome, closely related to Jesuit libraries

Lucy Vinten
Feb 18, 20257 min read


Work in Progress 2
The second in a series in which the archives team shares what they have been doing over the last few months.

Rebecca Somerset
Oct 25, 20245 min read


Babington's Books
A deep dive into the history of two books which have stayed together through different collections since the 1550s

Lucy Vinten
Sep 25, 20246 min read


Work in Progress 1
A new series in which the archives team shares what they have been doing over the last few months.

Rebecca Somerset
Mar 26, 20245 min read
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