{"id":31127,"date":"2016-10-12T11:01:52","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T15:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=31127"},"modified":"2016-10-12T11:01:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T15:01:52","slug":"jacob-here-jacob-there-jacob-out-jacobin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2016\/10\/jacob-here-jacob-there-jacob-out-jacobin\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Here, Jacob There. Jacob Out, Jacobin"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Sydney Vollmer<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Jacobins\"<\/a>A few weeks ago, Kevin walks into my office and tells me that word on the street is people want me to write about the Jacobins.\u00a0 After reading about the difference between Jacobites and the Jacobean Era, some people wanted to know if Jacobins had anything to do with either one of those. It all has to do with the recent donation of over 500 rare books on the Jacobites in Britain, providing a little context on what we have in the Archives & Rare Books Library and who all these Jackos or Jamesies are.<\/p>\n

Well, to answer the question of Jacobins and Jacobites\u2014NO!<\/strong>\u00a0 Needless to say, I was utterly and completely (not) shocked.\u00a0 I went to Wikipedia to gain some basic knowledge on Jacobins and this was the first thing I found: \u201cThis article is about the term \u2018Jacobin\u2019. \u00a0For the defunct French political society, see Jacobin<\/a>. For the American political magazine, see Jacobin (magazine)<\/a>.\u00a0 Not to be confused with Jacobitism<\/a> or Jacobean era<\/a>.\u201d \u00a0Doesn\u2019t it always make you feel better when you realize the whole world is confused?\u00a0 What started out as a search for another historical group turned into an investigation of the French Revolution.<\/p>\n

Jacobins, as they first came to be known, were members of the Jacobin Club, a name that would strike fear into your heart if you knew anything about them. \u00a0The club was formed during the French Revolution as an organization for political discourse and was named because they initially met on Rue de Saint-Jacques. \u00a0Members were generally of the higher ranks in society, but the occasional few slipped through the cracks of the system. \u00a0At the height of their membership in 1793, there existed over 5,000 sects of the club throughout France, holding roughly 500,000 members.<\/p>\n

\"robespierre\"<\/a>During that same time, the club fell largely under the influence of Maximillien Robespierre. \u00a0Under his direction, the club became increasingly violent. \u00a0They heavily supported the execution of Louis XVI.\u00a0 Acting on that support, many members were active participants in the Reign of Terror\u2014striking fear into, and punishing, those who opposed the revolution. \u00a0There were lots of guillotines and discord all throughout the land. \u00a0Because of these actions, the club is remembered as a left-winged group.<\/p>\n

Throughout the years, the club garnered multiple different names including Society of the Friends of the Constitution, Society of the Jacobins, Friends of Liberty and Equality, or French Club des Jacobins, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Amis de la Constitution, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Jacobins, and Amis de la Libert\u00e9 et de l\u2019\u00c9galit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Today, the term \u201cJacobin\u201d is still associated with leftist political views. \u00a0The title has stretched beyond France and into England. Even in America, the term has meaning. \u00a0Jacobin<\/em> is the title of a New York-based, quarterly magazine that upholds left-wing politics.<\/p>\n

One more mystery settled. \u00a0Please, let me know if you have any more \u201cJacob-\u201c -based terms you would like me to look into. \u00a0Before you ask, I\u2019m not going to do P.I. work on your friend named Jacob or James. \u00a0If you would like to do some investigating into the Jacobites, the somewhat related Jacobean Era, or these completely unrelated Jacobins, you know where to find us. \u00a0We\u2019re on the 8th<\/sup> floor of Blegen Library, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm. \u00a0We can also be reached at 513.556.1959 or archives@ucmail.uc.edu<\/a> to set up an appointment. \u00a0\u00a0And, we have a pretty good Facebook page, http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/arb.html<\/a> as well as a special one just for those Jacobites, http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/jacobite\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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