Special Collections, which includes Rare Books, had a bumper crop this past reporting year of carefully considered rare book acquisitions via purchase, fourteen items from nine both nationally and internationally respected vendors. The latter include new dealer contacts in England, France, Holland, and Italy. Several examples are reviewed in some detail while others due to Read More
Posts with the tag: Mexico
The Archivist’s Nook: Inquisitio – Rare Book Acquisitions, 2023-2024
Posted in: News & Events The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Imitation of Christ, Mexico, Papal Vice Chancellor | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Catholic U’s Centenary Alum and Scholar – Karl M. Schmitt
Kentucky born Karl Michael Schmitt (1922- ), a recent centenarian and alumnus of Catholic University, is a distinguished scholar and teacher on Latin American studies. Special Collections, which includes University Archives, is fortunate to have a small but important collection of Dr. Schmitt’s materials, mostly photographs, documenting his World War II era time on campus, Read More
Posted in: Digital Scholar Bytes The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Blogs, Humanities, Latin American Studies, Lima Library, Mexico, University Archives, University of Texas | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Special Collections Resources on the History of Mexico
Scattered throughout Catholic University’s Special Collections are a range of resources related to the history of Mexico. We are happy to offer a new Library Guide to those materials. Here are a few of the highlights: The National Catholic Welfare Conference, forerunner of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, became involved in U.S.-Mexican affairs just after its Read More
Posted in: Digital Scholar Bytes The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Archives, Blogs, catholic history, Catholic History, Humanities, Mexico, Rare Books, Religious Studies, research, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Adeptio-Rare Book Acquisitions, 2021-2022
Special Collections, including the Rare Books Department, like the rest of the world, is continuing to emerge from the shadow of the COVID Pandemic. We continue to purchase new books and related materials, which we reported on in our November 2020 and November 2021 blog posts, and are pleased to announce further acquisitions during the 2021-2022 Read More
Posted in: Digital Scholar Bytes The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Blogs, Collection Management, France, Humanities, Italy, Jansenist, Mexico, rare books, Rare Books, Sammelband, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Attainment-Rare Book Acquisitions, 2021
Special Collections, including the Rare Books Department, like the rest of the world, is operating under the strictures of the COVID Pandemic. Fortunately, we were able to acquire new books and related materials during the vicissitudes of 2020, which we reported on in a November blog post, and are pleased to announce further significant purchases Read More
Posted in: News & Events The Archivist's Nook | Tags: almanac, Anti-Catholic, Antwerp, Brussels, Collection Management, COVID, England, Humanities, Jansenist, Mexico, rare books, Rare Books, recusant, San Francisco, special collections, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Rare Book Acquisitions, 2019-2020
Rare Books was formally added to Special Collections in May 2019, joining the University Archives, Museum, and Manuscripts, also known as the American Catholic History Research Collection. New acquisitions have been a challenge while operating in a climate of budget and staff limits even before the onset of the COVID Crisis. However, we are pleased Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: anti-Catholicism, apologetics, Blogs, France, Humanities, Ireland, John Hughes, Mexico, otomi, Philadelphia, Rare Books, rare books, special collections, University Archives | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: Two Emperors and a Baby: The Strange Journey of the Iturbide-Kearney Papers
Our tale begins with the Mexican War of Independence from Spain. Our key figure is that of Agustín de Iturbide, who reigned as the emperor of Mexico from 1822 to early 1823, following the ten-year period of warfare and instability that culminated in Mexican independence. Iturbide, who advocated breaking away from Spain, also embraced monarchy Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Catholic History, D.C., Georgetown, imperial, Iturbide, Kearney, Mexico, University Archives, Washington | Comment
The Archivist’s Nook: The World is My Parish – James Magner
Author Katherine Santa Ana served as Graduate Library Pre-Professional (GLP), 2015-2017. One particular character looms large at the American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives: the Rev. Msgr. James Magner (1901-1995). Born in Illinois, he attended Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, was ordained in 1926 and completed his higher education in Rome at Read More
Posted in: The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Catholic University of America, Elephant, India, Iturbide, Mexico, Poland, Rev. Msgr. James Magner, Soviet Union, University Archives | Comment