University of St. Francis Library Archives

You may have read our post here , announcing that our book proposal had been accepted by Arcadia Publishing . The work was all sent off in March and we received word that the book will be published the week of August 31st, 2010. Just in time for the start of the new school year, Founder's Day and Homecoming. We're all very excited and can't wait to share this printed collection of information and photos from the Archives. We'll post more information as it gets closer to the release date.

The USF Library Archives has processed and completed the Finding Aids of six new collections. We are happy to open the following collections for research: History of the University (10-117) City History (40-100) Diocese History (40-105) English Department (20-120) Speech & Speech Pathology Department (20-210) Foreign Language Study (20-135) See a complete list of our processed collections here . The USF Library Archives is open Monday-Friday, 9-4am.

The USF Library Archives will have the following schedule over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend: Wednesday, Nov. 25 - 8:00am-3:00pm Thursday, Nov. 26 - Sunday, Nov. 29 - Closed We will open again Monday, Nov. 30 at 8:00am and return to our regular hours. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

In 1939, the Great Depression was nearing an end and the U.S. had not yet entered into World War II, making this an era at CSF of lightheartedness and optimism. Seniors from the class of 1939 enjoy the spring weather out on the quad. (l to r) Evelyn (Mintert) Schanzle, M. Ruth (Kerper) Tofanelli, Margaret (Zabrowski) Palinski, Olive (Pommier) Ross, Patrice (McShane) Austgen, Marie (Ribordy) Fogarty, Novita (Moddrel) Crockett, Minola C. (Williams) Sturm, Elizabeth (Assell) Wallers, and Frances (Fencel) Fordyce. The USF Library Archives was fortunate to have help in identifying the people in this photograph. Mrs. Minola C. (Williams) Sturm (third from the right) celebrated her 70th class reunion this fall and kindly sat down to look through Archives photos from her time at CSF. Her information helped solve the mystery of "who?" in quite a few of our unidentified photos. Many thanks from the USF Library Archives.

The USF Library Archives submitted a book proposal to Arcadia Publishing in October. This book would be a part of Arcadia's Campus History Series and would visually chronicle the history of USF. We just received word that Arcadia has accepted our proposal! We will begin work soon and hope to have the book published and available by Homecoming 2010. Go Saints!

This year, Founder's Day at USF is on September 15. To find out more about the celebration please see my previous post or the USF website . For my part this year I've created three displays of materials from the USF Library Archives showing the history of the school and celebrating the Sisters who worked so hard to make the school what it is today. Please take some time to visit the displays around campus. Be sure to look for familiar faces and places as you "Walk the Gospel Road" through history: The Motherhouse - located in the display cabinets across from the Solutions Office on the 3rd floor down the hall from San Damiano Hall. This display focuses on the Sisters and the early years of their time at USF. The Library - located in the display case just inside the main doors, across from the Circulation Desk. This display focuses on Sisters and faculty with an emphasis on more recent years. Tower Hall: Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery - located in the po...

Founder's Day at USF is Tuesday, September 15th. This is the time when we celebrate our founding congregation, the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate. They gave so much of their lives to making the school what it is today. This year's theme is Walking the Gospel Road in Faith and the activities include: 10:30 am - Blessing of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Quad. 11:00 am - Mass in St. Joseph Chapel, Motherhouse. Noon - Lunch in San Damiano Hall. That evening at 7:00 pm in San Damiano Hall Sister Margaret Eletta Guider, OSF will be speaking at the Fifth Annual Bishop Imesch Women in the Church Lecture Series. Her talk is titled The Wonders and Woes of Mother Moes: Life Lessons from the Foundress on Being a Woman in the Church and the World . Mother Alfred Moes The USF Library Archives will be displaying materials from the Archives that celebrate the Sisters and others who have been important in the history of USF. Please take some time to look at the displa...