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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


Family History Research in the British Jesuit Archives: Insights from a Case Study
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.

Rebecca Somerset
Jan 208 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
Sep 16, 20212 min read


Letters and Notices
In today’s ‘From the Archives’ blog post we revisit this post from January 2018 on the 155th anniversary of the Jesuit publication...

Mary Allen
Feb 1, 20215 min read


Flying Fr Vaughan
Just over 100 years ago, in April 1915, the renowned Jesuit preacher, Fr Bernard Vaughan, spent several days at Farnborough with Lord...

Mary Allen
Apr 27, 20204 min read


Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ visits Britain
This year, 5 February marked the 28th anniversary of the death of the Society’s 28th Superior General, Fr Pedro Arrupe. The anniversary...

Mary Allen
Feb 11, 20193 min read


ArchI've Celebrated
As 2018 draws to a close, we reflect on some of the anniversaries that the Archives have researched this year. A universally commemorated...

Rebecca Somerset
Dec 31, 20182 min read


155 years of Letters and Notices
One of the Archives' most frequently consulted sources is a publication called Letters and Notices. It is an internal publication,...

Mary Allen
Jan 29, 20184 min read
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