University of St. Francis Library Archives

On March 31, 2001, noted author and theologian Monica Hellwig came to the campus of the University of St. Francis and spoke on Social Justice in the Moser Performing Arts Center. While she was on campus, Sister Clare Edward Whalen took the opportunity to ask her to sign one of her books from the Library's collection. Ms. Hellwig consented and signed the copy of Jesus, The Compassion of God: New Perspectives on the Tradition of Christianity (1983). The signed book is now in the USF Library Archives' Autographed Books Collection . To view this and other books autographed by authors or illustrators, please visit the Archives on the 2nd floor of the Library. In addition to the book signed in 2001, the Library has 12 other titles by Monica Hellwig in the general stacks. Click here to search the catalog to read more by this author.

The University of St. Francis Library Archives has a handful of books in the special collections about Abraham Lincoln, including one that features reproductions of two letters written by him during the Civil War. During February 2009, we are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, and the Archives will be featuring a small display of books and information about Lincoln. So stop by, view the display and feel free to ask for more information. "Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it." ~ February 27, 1860 "'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect that it will cease to be divided." ~ at the Republican State Convention in Springfield, IL - June 16, 1858 "In giving freedom to the