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This collection contains correspondence, publications, reports, and ephemera related to Fr. Bert Buby's study of Ephesus. A large portion of the collection includes letters and email exchanges with Joseph Quatman of The American Society of Ephesus, Inc. regarding Ephesus.

Abstract According to his book La Anunciación: Conversaciones con Fray Angélico (1998), Fr. José María Salaverri, SM had a lifelong fascination with the mystery of the Annunciation. He was born on the Feast of the Annunciation in 1926, and he always viewed the mystery as in some way "his" (14). For Fr. Salaverri, the Annunciation/Incarnation event is the central mystery of the Christian faith, a unique moment in which heaven and earth met and God became one of us...

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This collection pretains information sand materials recieved from Marian shrines in Germany. In 1995 the Marian Library sent out letters to Marian shrines all over Germany asking if they had any material for the libary. Contained in this collection are the responses to these letters. There was a second mailing that took place in 2004 and these are also in this collection. There is a directory at the end of the collection that lists all the locations the letters were sent to.

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This collection includes postcards, photographs, holy cards, and clippings depicting Marian shrines, paintings, statues, and other Catholic artwork. The collection primarily covers Marian art in western Europe during the second half of the 20th century.

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A partial set of 40 black and white cards with photographs of the Oberammergau Passion Play, published by F. Bruckman in 1922. Two of the cards are signed by actor Anton Lang, who played Jesus.

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This collection contains ephemera from Marian Shrines around the globe. It is organized by country of origin in alphabetical order. Ephemera are usually things that given out at shrines and can be like souvenirs. Some examples of material in this collection include brochures, prayer sheets, and calendars.