Abstract This album contains photographs taken in France, circa 1900. It is most likely a travel album created by an (unknown) individual or family. The album documents Catholic sites and other points of interest in France including photographs of churches, buildings, parks, individuals, and monuments. Locations documented in this album include Lourdes, Betharam, Bagnères de Bigorre, Vallée d'Argelès, Gavarnie, Bayonne, Biarritz, Pontarabie, Arcachon, Bordeaux, Tours, Amboise, Blois, Chambort,...

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Faculty papers of George C. Biersack (1923-1980), professor of communication arts at the University of Dayton from 1952-1980. His papers include subject files, correspondence, memorabilia, and records of the Miami Valley Educational Television Foundation and the Ohio Council on Educational Television.

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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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Collection of video recordings produced by Glenn Walters and his production company, Valdhere, Inc., during his active career as a non-theatrical film and television producer. The recordings cover topics of business and industry throughout the twentieth century. In addition to video footage, the collection includes scripts; shooting, editing, and sound mixing notes; and pre-production research.

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Collection of Harriette Lane Baggett's papers from her activism in Catholic feminist organizations.

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Postcards of Roman Catholic churches around the United States and the world collected by Helen Borntrager Buschen, a lay Catholic woman.

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The Henri Koehler correspondence contains letters, photographs, articles, and brochures that Mr. Koehler received in response to his written requests to churches in France with Marian titles. The correspondence was initiated through the suggestion of Fr. Theodore Koehler, Henri's brother, and director of the Marian Library at the University of Dayton.

Scope and Contents The Herbert Woodward Martin papers provides a window into the life and career of poet and Paul Laurence Dunbar expert Herbert Woodward Martin. This collection is mostly comprised of material related to his writing and performing career, spanning from the 1970s through the present day. Though there is some material related to his private life and teaching career, the bulk of the material documents his poetry, with several drafts of various anthologies and poems. There are also programs and...

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This collection contains Christmas cards that were drawn, painted, or otherwise created by children as part of the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 Holy Childhood Association annual Christmas artwork contest. The cards primarily depict nativity scenes, Madonna and Child, and other Christmas themes. Original artwork was displayed in the Marian Library gallery in 2007.

Abstract The University of Dayton recognizes and honors individuals of extraordinary achievement or leadership, distinguished service, or exemplary character by awarding honorary doctorate degrees appropriate to their accomplishments. The University uses such occasions to make a public statement about its mission, aspirations and institutional values.The University awards honorary degrees to acknowledge a selfless spirit of service in an individual who makes significant and tangible...

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This collection contains Christmas cards created by international artists and/or representing cultural and ethnic groups. The cards primarily depict the nativity, Madonna and Child, and other Catholic themes.

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This collection contains correspondence, reports, publications, program details, and written materials related to the International Marian Research Insitute's (IMRI) African Marian Insitutes and seminars held in 1980. Publications include a pre-press version of "Mary in Faith and Life in the New Age of the Church". A large portion of the collection is comprised of correspondence of Fr. Theodore Koehler and the papers of Fr. William Cole, both of IMRI.

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The Italian Marist school scrapbooks contain the collages, illustrations, and writings of primary school students and were created in 1952 and 1953 as part of the curriculum to study of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Abstract This collection contains research materials collected by Rev. Jean-Marie Salgado, O.M.I., which he used to write the article, La devotion Mariale au XVIe siecle : a la lumiere des manuels de catechese en usage en Amerique Latine, en France, en Espagne et en Italie, published in Marian Library Studies, volume 13 (1981). The materials are primarily photocopied reproductions of 16th century books published in Latin America and Spain, from approximately...

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This collection consists of 33 VHS tapes and digital copies of those tapes of the Flyerettes, cheerleaders, JV cheerleaders, and UD Flyer Girls filmed between 1990 and 1996.

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Primary source material and notes by Catholic historian John Gilmary Shea, as well as correspondence concerning his work on American Catholic history.

Abstract This collection contains the personal papers of John S. Stokes, Jr., and the records of his organization, Mary's Gardens. Materials in the collection date primarily from 1952 through 1990. The collection includes Stokes' manuscripts, correspondence, research materials, articles, photographs, audio recordings and ephemera related to his interests in Catholicism, the Blessed Virgin Mary, gardening, names and symbolism of plants and flowers associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mary's...

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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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Personal and professional documents pertaining to dancer and choreographer Josephine Schwarz and to the Schwarz School of Dance and Dayton Ballet, both of which she founded in Dayton, Ohio, in 1927 and 1937, respectively.

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This collection contains the professional and personal papers of the librettist and poet, Karl West Flaster (1905-1965).

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Programs and sheet music collected by Kenneth and Micheline Kuntz. The collection is primarily local in scope, although it also covers performing arts events around the United States and abroad. The collection spans the late 19th to early 21st centuries.

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Faculty papers of Dr. Kenneth C. Schraut, professor of mathematics at the University of Dayton from 1940-1993. The materials include subject files, correspondence, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and books.

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The Knights of Columbus Council 500 is the Dayton Chapter of the Knights of Columbus Catholic fraternal service order. Their archives contain pictures of celebrations and events, newsletters, official publications, correspondences, Council Records, and a collection of photos and ephemera from the Aces Social Club, which many members were also a part of.

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 Papers of Robert C. Koepnick (1907-1995), Dayton sculptor and long-time art instructor at the Dayton Art Institute. Koepnick is well known for his modern perspective on ecclesiastical art, and many of his works appear as architectural elements on churches and professional buildings throughout southwestern Ohio as well as around the United States. This collection includes photographs and sketches of many of his pieces, as well as correspondence related to commissioned work, scrapbooks of...