Theological disagreements between family members are not a new phenomenon, as evidenced in this week’s letter. Few families, however, contain one of the most prominent religious and philosophical thinkers of the last two centuries, a student of the founder of “higher criticism” and a self-taught woman who defied rigid theological and societal definition. Mary Moody Read More
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Two Presidents battle for history
This Friday, Christie’s auction house in New York is selling a blockbuster item–George Washington’s annotated copy of the Constitution. Houghton holds a book from Washington’s library that, while not so iconic a work, gives quite a bit more insight into Washington’s actions as President.
You’ve Got Mail: Send some mail of your own!
“You’ve Got Mail”… Isn’t that such a nice thing to hear and doesn’t it feel good when friends and family take the time to reach out to you with a good old-fashioned notecard? Please take a moment to stop by the lobby at Houghton Library where you will find a collection of notecards for sale Read More
Raise your glass to Champagne Charlie!
Who is Charlie?? He drinks all day, gets into trouble with his friends at night, and won’t settle down with one woman because he’s addicted to champagne! Champagne Charlie was composed by Alfred Lee in the 19th-century British music hall scene. Music hall involved a mixture of popular songs, comedy, speciality acts, and variety entertainment. Read More
You’ve Got Mail: Some Beautiful Observations of the Georgium Sidus
The excitement of this week’s transit of Venus was somewhat dampened in Boston by cloudy skies and rain. To make up for this, we offer a bit of astronomical history from the time of the first widely viewed transits of Venus in the 18th century. Though we’ll never see it transiting the sun, William Herschel’s Read More