The Library consists chiefly of the Germanic volumes from Professor Bluhm's own extensive personal research library, which he amassed over the period of six or more decades. Upon his death in November of 1993, Professor Bluhm bequeathed his collection to Boston College. The particular strengths of the Library are (1) Martin Luther, (2) the Age of Goethe and (3) Nietzsche, although the full spectrum of German life and letters--from the Middle Ages well into the Twentieth Century--is richly represented as well.
The Library opened in the summer of 1996. It is located in Lyons Hall 201E on the Boston College middle campus. The Library is open during the academic year on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is available for use by the entire Boston College community.