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Memoires de la Reyne Marguerite, by Marguerite de Valois and Auger de Mauléon. Brussels: F. Foppens, 1658. Call Number: SpC. 944.031092 M331mr1658 A full-text version of this volume may be viewed here. As far as we can tell, the young Vincent de Paul arrived in Paris by late 1609
On February 1st, HathiTrust Executive Director Mike Furlough will visit DePaul University to provide an update on the HathiTrust Digital Library, the HathiTrust Research Center, and ways in which DePaul students, faculty, and staff can benefit from our participation in HathiTrust. HathiTrust is a worldwide partnership of more than 100
25 small prints celebrating the Chicago artist, Jose Guerrero, will be on view at the John T. Richardson Library from February 2 to May 31. The prints were created by his former students to honor the beloved artist, community organizer, teacher and muralist. DePaul is honored to participate in remembering Jose’s
It hasn’t taken long for DePaul scholars to get down to business this quarter! Here is a small sample of the types of questions Research Librarians and Peer Research Tutors have been busy helping researchers with in January, 2017: Catholic /Protestant relations in Argentina since the election of Pope Francis
On Wednesday, January 25, DePaul University commemorates the 400th anniversary of a transformative moment in the life of St. Vincent: his sermon at the church in the French hamlet of Folleville. In 1617, Vincent was in the employ of the wealthy and powerful Gondi family as a tutor to their
Libraries transform communities. Over the past year, this simple message has been at the center of the “Libraries Transform” advocacy campaign spearheaded by the American Library Association (ALA). Beginning with simple statements such as “Because Fake News Can Have Real-World Consequences” and “Because Students Can’t Afford Scholarly Journals on a
Best known as a musician and the lead guitarist and songwriter for “The Band,” Robbie Robertson has just published Testimony, his new memoir. In Testimony, you’ll find a treasure-trove of memories and headline news from Robertson, detailing his childhood in Canada, growing up on the Six Nations Indian Reserve and in
Are you a first-year student and want to show off your research skills? If so, get prepared to apply for the new First-Year Program Library Research Prize! The DePaul University Library will be offering the new Library Research Prize in conjunction with—and in addition to—the existing First-Year Program Writing Showcase from
In preparation for the upcoming renovation of the second floor of the John T. Richardson Library, a number of materials from our collections are being reviewed and re-shelved. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, materials may be moved to new areas on the second floor, or elsewhere in the building,
Centuries before J.K. Rowling gave her devoted readers the fictional textbook, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Ambroise Paré (1510-1590) compiled his own textbook that included descriptions of unicorns, basilisks, and centaurs. A 1678 translation of renowned surgeon Ambroise Paré’s collected work, The Works of That Famous Chirurgeon Ambrose