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Have you ever noticed an iconic image in multiple settings or used in different ways? Perhaps a Campbell’s soup can label on an Andy Warhol canvas? While not bearing an image as widely known, a poster in Special Collections and Archives can be visually appreciated in different contexts as well.
L’Hospital General Charitable. A Paris: Chez Charles Savreux, 1657. Call Number: SpC. 362.110944 H828s1657 This broadside is the 1657 public prospectus for the establishment of the famous Hôpital Général of Paris by Louis XIV. In the middle years of the seventeenth century, the cumulative effects of decades of continental war, civil
DePaul Special Collections and Archives (SPCA) will be hosting an open house on October 31st as part of the world-wide celebration of the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein known as Frankenreads. Visitors can compare and interact with different editions of Frankenstein including two illustrated editions and other materials directly related to
In 1968, the Young Lords Organization (YLO) was founded in Lincoln Park. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Young Lords’ transition from a street gang and social club into an organization with the purpose of “uniting people in the community for the improvement of the neighborhood,” DePaul Special Collections
Dinet, Jacques and Antoine Girard. L’idée d’une belle mort ou d’une mort chrétienne : dans le récit de la fin heureuse de Louis XIII. surnommé le juste, roy de France et de Navarre, tiré de quelques mémoires du feu P. Jacques Dinet, son confesseur, de la compagnie de Jésus et dédié
Marchetty, François and Sébastien Huré. Le Vie de Messire Iean Baptiste Gault: Evesque de Marseille. Paris: Chez Sebastien Huré, 1650. Call number: SpC. 282.092 G271Ym1650 Vincent de Paul believed that one of the most important challenges facing the reform of the French Church was the appointment of worthy bishops. After
The Vincentian Studies Institute has announced the open-access publication of an updated, English-language translation of Louise de Marillac: Come Winds or High Waters by Élisabeth Charpy, D.C. Originally published in France as Contre Vents et Marées: Louise de Marillac in 1988, this new edition has been re-designed for presentation as
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the tumultuous summer of 1968, Special Collections and Archives acquired two underground newspapers published in Chicago. Our student assistant, Graeme Evenson (a junior history major), became so absorbed during a project involving the newspapers that we invited him to write the following piece. The editors
School Library Journal has included the DePaul University Library in its discussion of Chicago Collections and engagement by member libraries, museums, and archives, with K-12 students and teachers in Chicago. In addition to working with Chicago Collections colleagues on programs designed to promote student use of primary source materials for
This month marks the 52nd year since Chicago’s Division Street riots of 1966. In conjunction with this anniversary, DePaul Special Collections and Archives is proud to announce a soon-to-be-available collection related to the June 12-14 events and the West Town community of that time. The Janet Nolan Ethnographic Research on