Abstract:

Collection of Christian songbooks from the United States, as well as a songbook of Mexican songs featuring Christian songs.

Abstract:

A collection of holy cards printed by Boumard Fils, a French publisher of religious images.

Scope and Contents

The Catholic ephemera collection is an artificial collection of ephemeral items on American Catholicism. Items in the collection have been created or published by various Catholic organizations in the United States. The collection includes a variety of material types, such as brochures, pamphlets, prayer cards, publicity materials, and newsletters. The materials were published throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Accruals are frequent.

Abstract

The chaplet collection contains nearly 100 chaplets and instructions on how to pray the particular chaplet. Materials in the collection date from circa 1800 through the present day, with the bulk from circa 1960 to the present day.

Abstract:

Collection of holy cards created to commemorate ordinations, vow professions, jubilees, memorials, and other events.

Abstract:

Collection of reliquaries and relics of various Catholic saints, and the accompanying documentation.

Abstract

This collection contains greeting cards, postcards, commemorative cards, clippings, pamphlets, and other printed ephemera depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary, Maddonna and Child, the life of Jesus and Mary, and other religious themes in the style of Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox art.

Abstract:

Collection of research material and correspondence of Father Edward O’Connor of the University of Notre Dame.

Abstract This collection contains the course materials, lectures, manuscripts, and published articles of French theologian, Father René Laurentin. Documents in the collection date from 1948 through 2003 and cover Catholic theology and Mariology. Course materials in the collection were developed primarily for the Marian summer institutes and International Marian Research Institute at the University of Dayton from circa 1966 through 2003. Course materials in English were translated from the French by...

Abstract:

A collection of holy cards and other devotional materials printed by Fratelli Bonella, an Italian publisher of religious images.

Abstract The Knights of Lithuania is a Catholic cultural organization that prides themselves on continuing their rich history. Knights of Lithuania began as a youth organization and soon blossomed into an active community across the United States. Members of The Knights of Lithuania are active in the organization, their own communities, politics, and the fight to maintain the freedom of fellow Lithuanians. During their over one hundred years' history, the K of L members have developed the...

Abstract This collection contains correspondence, personal accounts, articles, newsletters, photographs, audio recordings, artifacts, and ephemera documenting reported Marian apparitions in the United States and around the world. The collection primarily includes material related to apparitions in the 20th century from circa 1980 to circa 2000. The collection contains some material dealing with the major, approved Marian apparitions (for example, Fátima and Lourdes), but its focus is documentation of...

Abstract

This collection contains bulletins and newsletters published by Catholic organizations with a Marian dimension. The collection also contains some information about organizations including promotional, historical, or ephemeral material. This collection is international in scope with a focus on Marian organizations and movements in the United States. Documents date from circa 1950 through the present day.

Abstract

This collection contains approximately 10,000 holy cards and printed ephemera related to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Madonna and Child, events in the life of Jesus and Mary, Marian titles, and Marian shrines.

Abstract The Marian postcard collection contains approximately 41,000 photographic and picture postcards (as of 2019) documenting: Marian shrines around the world, Marian artwork, and Marian themes. The shrine postcards include images of shrine statues and art works; interiors and exteriors of structures including churches, basilicas, sanctuaries, and grottos; pilgrimages and celebrations at shrines; and other images related to Catholic shrines and churches in over 70 countries. The countries that...

Abstract

This collection contains Marian prayers in the form of cards and small leaflets and includes prayers in both English and foreign languages. The materials in the collection were most likely used in private devotion and represent a variety of popular and unique American and European Marian prayers since the 19th century.

Abstract This collection contains Catholic and Marian printed ephemera including postcards, Christmas cards, greeting cards, photographs, souvenirs, brochures, pamphlets, marketing materials, and clippings. The images date from circa 1850 through 2011 and depict the Blessed Virgin Mary, Madonna and Child, events in the life of Jesus and Mary, Marian shrines, and Marian titles. In some cases, the images include text such as a prayer or advertisement. The materials in this collection primarily date...

Abstract

This collection contains sheet music with a Marian dimension. This collection is international in scope, and a bulk of the music dates from the 1860s through the present day.

Abstract

This collection includes index cards with bibliographic citations for a variety of Marian topics. Citations are generally from the 1900's - 1960's.

Abstract

The Mariology article file contains both published and unpublished material on a variety of Marian topics. Items are arranged alphabetically by author's last name when known.

Abstract

The Miraculous Medal collection contains nearly 400 devotional items related to the Miraculous Medal. Some are the medals with inscriptions in different languages, while others are objects with the Miraculous Medal affixed to them. Materials in the collection date from circa 1900 through the present day.

Abstract:

Collection of postcards depicting New Subiaco Abbey and one prayer card published by the Abbey.

Abstract:

A collection of holy cards and other devotional materials printed by N.G. Basevi, an Italian publisher of religious images, primarily dating from the 1930s.