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By Eric Johnson-DeBaufre, Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian On April 8, 1546, the Council of Trent—formed, in response to the challenges posed by Protestantism, to clarify the doctrines and positions of the Catholic Church and to address calls for Church reform—met for their fourth session in the northern Italian city of that name. Calls …

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By Jessica Sullivan (Simmons University, Intern at the Watkinson Library, Fall 2020). Preserved among the numerous manuscript collections at the Watkinson Library, the Martha Linsley Spencer papers and Edwin Arlington Robinson papers offer a personal look into the lives of two 20th century American poets. Both sets of papers contain correspondence, proofs, and newspaper clippings …

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