Posts with the tag: Pope Leo XIII

The Archivist’s Nook: Images to Inspire – The Accidental Invention of Lithography

One cannot get far in any museum or archive before encountering a lithograph print. In the case of the Catholic University of America’s Special Collections, you need not look further than our office walls in Aquinas Hall to see examples of such a familiar, kitschy, art style. From the unknown artists behind recognizable Catholic images Read More

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The Archivist’s Nook: If This Table Had Ears!

This week’s post is guest authored by Angela Geosits, archives assistant and doctoral student in English. Any visitor to McMahon Hall is likely familiar with the massive marble table which dominates the central foyer. Set between the two great staircases out of the flow of foot traffic, this stately table blends in with the neutral Read More

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The Archivist’s Nook: On McMahon’s Oldest Resident

Good Old McMahon Hall. Built in 1892 to house the school of philosophy, arts and sciences, and the school of social sciences, this Romanesque structure has had many occupants across the last 123 years.  Sociology, biology, languages, math, a plethora of administrative offices—all have been in, out, and back again across the decades. The second Read More

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