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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 17h

Three of the Mashpee governing counsel members, Israel Amos, Isaac Coombs, and Ezra Attaquin penned an introductory letter to readers. We hold an 1834 copy of the book.” To read it, visit us!

Introductory letter to William Apes' work directed to "The White People of Massachusetts" and signed by "the three Selectmen of the Marshpee Tribe ath the Council House in Marshpee"

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 17h

In 1835, William Apes published “The Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Mashpee Tribe, Or, The Pretended Riot Explained,” to recount what had happened in Mashpee.

Titlepage reading "Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Mashpee Tribe or The pretended Riot Explained by William Apes, An Indian and Preacher of the Gospel"

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 17h

The Mashpee’s white neighbors reacted to the petition with belligerence, but in 1834, after conflict and court cases, the legislature voted to recognize the Mashpee nation as a community, allowing residents to elect their own government + paving the way for Mashpee to become its own town in 1870.

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 17h

At least partially in response to Apes’ counsel, the Mashpee elected a 12 person governing council. They also sent a petition signed by 108 Mashpee community members to the legislature. The petition protested abuses by white settlers and stated “ that we as a tribe will rule ourselves.”

Excerpts from the petition stating that "We as a tribe will rule ourselve and have the right to do so; for all men are born free and equal says the Constitution of the country." As well, excerpts stating that white men were not permitted to cut or carry off wood or hay or any other article and that those who trespassed would be thrown off the plantation

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 17h

Apes, in addition to being a minister, was a passionate advocate for his own Pequot nation +other indigenous groups. When Apes arrived, he familiarized himself with the issues facing the Mashpee nation, and became involved in the religious, political, and legal issues facing the community.

An printed page recounting that William Apes of the Pequod tribe came to Mashpee to preach and took wood back from a white settler, Mr. Sampson, who was stealing it. The excerpt ends by stating the Apes was imprisoned for thirty days

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 17h

Settlers stole wood from Mashpee land, grazed their livestock on Mashpee farms, and fished in Mashpee waters unchecked despite frequent complaints to the Mass legislature. Members of the Mashpee nation, many of them Christians, also found themselves barred from church buildings used by settlers.

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 17h

In early 1833, William Apes, an itinerant Methodist minister and member of the Pequot nation journeyed to Mashpee Plantation, an area inhabited by the Mashpee nation. Apes had heard that nearby settlers were causing trouble for the Mashpee residents. 🧵

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 3d

100 years ago today, author Juanita Casey was born! Some of Casey’s correspondence, writings, photographs, and books live at Burns Library, including this copy of “The Circus" with a handwritten note and sketch by Casey in the front cover.

Want to look for yourself? Contact us!

Cover of "The Circus" by Juanita Casey with colorful rendering of a horse

Title page of "The Circus" by Juanita Casey with a doodle of a horse and handwritten note by Casey

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 5d

We practiced reading archival objects together, including immigration records, ration books, daily diaries, and even a toy car! We loved learning about the students’ writing projects and how they will use the skills we practiced to recreate the past.

Students examine special collections materials on book cradles and in folders

Student examines archival materials in folders

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Professor Elizabeth Graver and her class, Topics in Creative Nonfiction: Writing the Past, visited us at Burns Library recently!

Student discussing a toy car with member of Burns Library staff

Book with colorful illustration on a book cradle

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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 10d

The Institute for the Liberal Arts launches the "Flourishing Together" series with a keynote by Harvard's Robert Waldinger, an expert on what constitutes a meaningful life. There will be a BC faculty panel exploring loneliness & its remedies.

Register: https://on.bc.edu/FlourishTogetherLaunch25

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 11d

"It's beautiful, it's rapturous, and it's frightening"- Taylor Swift on Burns Library

Join us for a skills based, TSwift themed special collections workshop. Enjoy hands-on learning and learn (or relearn) how to find materials for your research. 3- 5 pm, 10/3, Burns Library. All welcome.

Image of a book with text "Research like a Swifty, Find the Easter Eggs"

Image of a stack of books with text "The Life of Special Collections Research at Burns Library"

Image of Burns Library with text Taylor Swift Life of Showgirl album track list

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 12d

More on Fannie Farmer and her famous cookbook in this classic podcast. www.hubhistory.com/episodes/fan...

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 12d

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 12d

In the fall of 1879, Fannie Farmer founded her famous School of Cookery. Our 1945 promotional booklet for the school advertises the courses taught at the school, including “A Course for Men” and an “Intensive Salad Course.”
#FannieFarmer

Blue cover of "Miss Farmer's School of Cookery" booklet

Booklet page with headings "A Course for Men" and "Summer course"

Black and white photographs of students checking a market order and a finished meal printed on a booklet page

Booklet page with heading "Intensive Salad Course"

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 21d

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 21d

Digitization alert! We digitized the “Father Rector’s Office and President of Boston College scrapbook, which documents BC and Boston history from 1919-29. It's full of photos, clippings, and more. Check it out: https://library.bc.edu/iiif/view/BC1986-020F-151714

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 23d

Recently, Rene and Patricia Moran visited us to learn more about their father Joseph, BC class of 1950 and former Boston FBI agent. They looked through records about intramural sports, the English Department, and Sodality. Have a BC alum you’d like to learn more about? Contact us!

two smiling women review archival materials at a table in the Burns Library Reading Room

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 24d

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 25d

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 25d

Digitization alert! We recently digitized materials by and about Irish patriot and suffragist Maud Gonne. The materials include correspondence, photo, articles, Women's Prisoners' Defence League records, and more. Check them out: https://findingaids.bc.edu/repositories/2/resources/254/digitized

Collage of a newspaper clipping, hand colored image of Maud Gonne, and handwritten letter over a black and white photo of an elderly veiled Maud Gonne

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · Sep 12

Cleanse your timeline with our Friday morning reading room vibes

Burns Library reading room with researchers seated at tables using archival materials and an archivist helping a student research

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · Sep 10

In Spring 2024, Professor Pheme Perkins' students visited Burns Library and wrote rhetorical analyses of items in our collections. Read Michael Tran ‘27's exploration of a palm leaf manuscript of Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises! http://bit.ly/4n5945e

manuscript written on palm leaves and bound with string

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · Sep 7

Over 80 students explored the materials and reflected on how past decisions around engineering, infrastructure, and design can inform our present actions. Want to see any of the records we shared with the class? Contact us or drop by!

Pamphlet with image of a snow plow and title "Electric Railway Snowplows"

Group of students around a table look at comic books and velum bound book resting on a book cradle

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · Sep 7

We kicked off our semester by hosting sections of Making of the Modern World: Design, Ethics, and Engineering. We shared wiring plans for St. Mary’s Hall, a Boston Elevated Railway photo album, a mining diary, environmental engineering plans from the Everglades, and much more.

Group of students around a table look at archival documents

Book plate with schematic drawing of a building pillar

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