Blog Posts from the Booth Family Center for Special Collections
Photographs of John Glenn
John Glenn (1921-2016), a trailblazing astronaut, was the first American to orbit the Earth. We pulled a few photographs from our collections.
Nineteenth-Century Women's Scrapbooks from Special Collections
In 19th-century England, scrapbooking was a popular pastime for women of means.
George Saunders
On April 11th, Lauinger library will be hosting the author, George Saunders, who will give the Annual Casey-McIlvane Memorial Lecture on the intersection of Catho
Women Champion Peace and Justice Through Nonviolence
In celebration of Women’s History Month 2019, you are invited to view a new online exhibition honoring women who have led efforts to end violence and social injustice through peaceful mean
St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day
In honor of the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas, we're republishing a blog by Amy Phillips.
Esther Neira de Calvo: Women's Rights Advocate
Esther Neira de Calvo (1890-1978) was a prominent Panamanian educator, women’s rights advocate, politician, and diplomat.
The Cottonian Bindings of Robert Southey (and Company)
A look at the Cottonian bindings in the library of Romantic poet Robert Southey, from one of Booth's student research assistants.
The Empire, Long Divided, Must Unite; Long United, Must Divide
Among the keep-sakes the Woodstock Jesuits brought back from their work in China are a group of beautifully colorful scrolls. Read about their significance to Chinese history.
The Crucified of El Salvador
On this day in 1989, six Jesuits and their domestic worker and her 16 year old daughter were brutally murdered by American trained Salvardoran soldiers at their residence at the University of Central America (UCA) in the city of San Salvador.