The Jesuits in Britain Archives has produced two blog posts that relate to the lockdown and remote working which may be of interest. They can be found here and here.
Category: News from members
VEC blog post on epidemic
Fr Nicholas Schofield has been producing blog posts for the English College in Rome and his most recent blog post is very topical on the cholera epidemic of 1837 in Rome. You can read this blog post here and find other blog posts of VEC here.
Bar Convent Symposium
The Bar Convent York is delighted to announce a special one-day symposium to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the convent chapel, first opened on 27th April 1769. Four papers will present different aspects of the chapel’s history at the Bar Convent on Friday 26th April 2019, including Professor Bill Sheils (York), Dr Jan Graffius (Stonyhurst), Professor Maurice Whitehead (Venerable English … Continue reading Bar Convent Symposium
Job ad: Cataloguing Archivist
The Jesuits in Britain Archives is looking for a Cataloguing Archivist to join them for a fixed term one year contract, preferably starting in September 2018, on a full time (35 hours/week) basis. The main tasks will be cataloguing the collection and making the archives accessible to others. This position would ideally suit those who … Continue reading Job ad: Cataloguing Archivist
Piranesi exhibition
Mary McHugh, Archivist for the Archdiocese of Glasgow, has contributed a blog post to the Catholic Heritage website on the Piranesi exhibition at Blairs Museum, which may be of interest. It emphasises the range and breadth of Catholic Heritage, and focuses on a museum this time. It also highlights what can be achieved by working jointly with a … Continue reading Piranesi exhibition
Job ad: Archivist
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS, OXFORD ARCHIVIST (3 year fixed term contract) Salary: £27,000-£30,000 Required from: November 2018 The Society, a congregation of Roman Catholic sisters, is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced archivist to manage, organise and promote all aspects of the Society’s active archive in Oxford which contains holdings from the 19th century to … Continue reading Job ad: Archivist
Canon law and archives
Members might be interested to read this short blog post by the Jesuits in Britain on the centenary of canon law and what it states about archives. You can read it here.
Job ad: Records Management Assistant
Vacancy: Records Management Assistant, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark Location: Archdiocesan Finance Office, Westminster Bridge Road, Southwark One vacancy: 21 hours per week, fixed term with possibility of extension. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark is looking to recruit a Records Management Assistant to work with the Archdiocesan Archivist in reviewing and processing the Finance … Continue reading Job ad: Records Management Assistant
Training review
Lucy, Archives Assistant at the Jesuits in Britain Archives, has written about attending a Catholic Archives Society training day as well as an in-house training session. To read this blog visit: https://www.jesuit.org.uk/blog/archives-what-do-when-disaster-strikes
Jesuit Archive closed
Please be advised that the Jesuits in Britain Archives will be closed for refurbishment work for the month of April. Remote enquiries will still be dealt with.
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